TTU12: The Philosophy, Habits and Personal Traits Required to Excel in the Hedge Fund Industry ft. Mathias Bucher of AllMountainCapital – 2of2

Welcome back to Top Traders Unplugged. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Mathias Bucher the Co-Founder of AllMountainCapital.

In this episode we go deep in the philosophy, habits and personal traits required to excel in the hedge fund industry.

It’s a pleasure to have you here and we hope you enjoy the episode.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• About Stop Loss, Risk Management and overall Exit Strategies
• How the current drawdown is effecting current testing and research at AllMountainCapital
• How Mathias takes the stress of drawdowns and turns it into creative power
• The research cycles in the program and the company as a whole at AllMountain
• An example of a research idea developed and how it was implemented
• Current research interests in business development and market positioning as a CTA
• Why Dr. Mathias Bucher and Dr. Tilman Keese base their business in Wollerau rather than a major financial hub
• The threats and challenges involved in growing a young CTA firm
• Dr. Mathias Bucher’s perception on why the CTA industry excellence seems to be shifting to Europe
• Learn about the concept of the Industrialization of the Global Financial System
• The human traits needed to strive in the CTA industry

Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:

• Larry Hite and ISAM
• Watch another interview with Dr. Mathias Bucher on Opalesque TV

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