Behind The Scenes of Trading at Optiver
I have a friend whose son has just started work here. I have serious screen envy – I must lift my game.
The Confidence Trick
An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn’t quite add up – could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth?
What Does A Healthy Market Look Like?
In my recent Ten Minutes with Tate video that looked at the bed-wetting that accompanied markets moving to new all-time highs, I reflected on the fact that markets always warn you when they are about to fall over and I touched on what a healthy market looks like. In addition to this, I have often…
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Ten Minutes With Tate History Repeats Itself….Often
Once again we find financial pundits proclaiming the end of the world. As with most things, the true picture is much more nuanced. <
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Ten Minutes With Tate Can You Fake It For 64 Years?
When traders look at the returns from various trading systems and ideas they are instantly drawn to the percentage return. This is the last thing you should look at because it is the first thing used to lie to you.
Top broker Says Beaten-up ASX All Ords Stock Has 253% Upside
ASX All Ords healthcare stock Immutep Ltd (ASX: IMM) is down by 26% over the past two days, and one market analyst reckons it’s a golden buy-the-dip opportunity staring us right in the face. Immutep shares are currently trading for 32 cents, down 5.97% on Friday. The stock plummeted 47% to an intraday 52-week low of 23 cents yesterday after the…
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Big Bonuses Make Wall Street Analysts The Best Paid In The World
Analysts, the most junior-level position at most U.S. finance firms, made an average of $232,112, according to a newly published survey by financial careers site eFinancialCareers. The next-highest earners are in the UK with an average total compensation of $148,283 — nearly 57% lower than analysts across the pond. More – Quartz PS:I am always amazed at…
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What Does A Trader Do At Citadel Securities?
What does a trader do at Citadel Securities? This is a question you have probably never asked yourself – I know I haven’t but it is always interesting to find out what other people do. I usually wake up around 7am and the first thing I do is check my phone to see if any…
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Ten Minutes With Tate ETFs Are A Train Wreck
Hardly a week goes by without me receiving some piece of fluff extolling the virtues of ETFs. Sadly for the average investor or traders the people pumping ETFs have no idea of what ETF actually does whether it is suitable for the investor or what the consequences of getting it wrong are.
