Rob Carver joins us today to discuss the different ways that Trend Following is perceived by investors, the optimum amount of positions to trade at once, rating the riskiness of various investment strategies, Trend Following on the VIX, suitable risk amounts per market, what to do with the free cash in your futures account, if Trend Followers pyramid positions, trading CFDs and dealing with transaction costs, and the best lookback period when measuring correlations.
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In this episode, we discuss:
The perception of Trend Following among various types of investors
How many positions to trade at once
The ‘riskiness’ of various investment strategies
Combining Trend Following and Volatility strategies
Risk-per-futures contract
How much cash to keep on the sidelines and what to do with it
Pyramiding positions
CFD trading and navigating commissions
Measuring correlations effectively

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Episode TimeStamps:
00:00 - Intro
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04:47 - Macro recap from Niels
08:17 - Weekly review of returns
11:01 - How has your new approach been working out, Rob?
19:33 - Q1; John: How should I approach risk-per-contract?
27:41 - Q2; Patrick: What is your opinion on using a fixed percentage of free-cash balance?
34:30 - Q3; Frederick: How do professional Trend Followers pyramid into a position?
46:24 - Q4; Michael: Which full-size contract would you say is a ‘must-have’?
01:01:19 - Q5; Rene: When it comes to trading CFDs, how can I deal with changing transaction fee percentages?
01:09:55 - Q6; Michael: Do you have any advice for a 34-year old who wants to enter the managed futures industry? Has Rob ever considered starting his own fund?
01:15:52 - Q7; James: How far back should we look when measuring correlations?
01:23:27 - Benchmark performance update
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