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Al Brooks Journey from Eye Surgeon to Trader, Ep #34
Al grew up on the East Coast. He didn’t know he was poor until he was 4 years old. He saw people with fancy cars and boats. He never got what he asked for for Christmas. He could never buy the toys he saw shopping. He decided he didn’t like being poor. So his goal...
Amelia Bourdeau Shares Her Hedge Fund Trading Secrets, Ep #33
Amelia Bourdeau majored in economics and political science in college. After graduating, she was recruited to the Federal Reserve Board during the Asian financial crisis. She worked in the International Finance Division and was working on the Euro project in 1998 up...
Why Simple Trading Plans are the Best, Ep #32
Norman Hallett attended the University of Cincinnati to become an engineer, but ended up graduating with a degree in Math. He took a job selling gold and silver options over the phone. One day he walked in and everything was gone. The entire place was shut down....
Michael Patak Shares WHY Trading Discipline is Foundational to Success, Ep #29
The failure rate of people who dive right into the trading market is fairly high. Why? Because new traders don’t have the discipline or resources necessary to succeed. New traders need a safe place to hone their skills and craft their strategies. Michael Patak’s...
Michael Filighera’s Take on Mini & Micro Futures Trading, Ep #28
Michael Filighera started trading on the Pacific Exchange in 1979. He has been a professional trader for 40+ years. His journey started when he was taking classes at the Chicago Conservatory of Music. During breaks in classes, he would walk to the Chicago Board of...
Flex Your Mind Muscles with Richard Friesen, Ep #27
Richard (Rich) Friesen started his career with Merrill Lynch as a commodity futures broker before going to work at the Chicago Research and Trading Group in Chicago. When he got there, he was thrown into the S&P 500 pit—his first time on the trading floor. He had...
Kevin Davey’s Trading Secrets for Beginners, Ep #26
Kevin Davey, founder of KJ Trading Systems and World Champion Trader, said he did everything wrong at first. It all started after college when he received a direct mail piece detailing how great trading was. It filled him with the dream of making a lot of money with...
What A 70-Mile Backpacking Trip Taught Me About Trading, EP #25
Are you ready to set and break limits in your life? I took a 70-mile backpacking trip from Ohiopyle State Park to the Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown by myself. I learned a lot about myself and gained some insight into life in general. While choosing trading strategies...
Kevin Pyne Shares Why Emotional Equilibrium is Important, Ep #24
At the beginning of Kevin’s career, he worked at Investools (a former TD Ameritrade project). As an employee, he had access to the education he sold for free. So he took the courses and he started out paper trading with futures. Kevin learned the craft to be a better...
Akil Stokes: From Janitor to Forex Trader & Coach
Why is it SO important to have a tested forex trading strategy? What about risk management, why is that important? The bottom line is that you want to work from a strategy so that you have consistent results—not lucky ones. Today’s guest on the How To Trade It...