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Episodes

Feb. 16, 2024

#125 Rajan Dhall: Great Trading Lessons from a Humble Trader

Welcome to the AlphaMind Podcast! In this episode, we're thrilled to sit down with Rajan Dhall, a remarkable trader and the head of the UK-based proprietary trading firm, DND Capital. Rajan generously shares insights from hi…
Feb. 14, 2024

#124 Mohammad Ali: The Macro and The Micro of Trading, and so much more.

In this episode we dive deep into the world of trading with Mohammad Ali, a seasoned trader with a rich background in financial markets. As the former Head of Global FX Trading at TD Securities, Mohammad brings a wealth of e…
Jan. 31, 2024

#123 Steven Goldstein: New Book - Mastering the Mental Game of Trading

AlphaMind Podcast co-host Mark Randall engages in a dynamic interview with fellow co-host Steven Goldstein about his new book, "Mastering the Mental Game of Trading." This groundbreaking book has been making waves in the tra…
Jan. 10, 2024

#122 Mark Randall: Setting your Trading Edge for 2024

AlphaMind Podcast co-host Mark Randall reflects on insights gained from our podcast guests that he considers vital for traders as they look forward to 2024. With an illustrious career spanning over four decades in the financ…
Dec. 19, 2023

#121 Jason Shapiro: The Ultimate Contrarian Trader is Back

In this compelling episode of the AlphaMind Podcast, we immerse ourselves in the captivating realm of 'contrarian trading' with the remarkable Jason Shapiro, renowned as 'the contrarian' in Jack Schwager's "Unknown Market Wi…
Nov. 29, 2023

#120 Louisa Nicola: The Synergy of Fitness, Nutrition, Wellness, and Trading Mastery

It is all to easy to think the answer to success in trading solely hinges on top-tier analysis and the application of sophisticated trading approaches and systems. However, overlooking the essential factor of nurturing and o…
Nov. 8, 2023

#119 JTrader: What It Takes to Succeed in Trading

Welcome to the AlphaMind podcast, where we delve deep into the world of trading with the seasoned trader and trading educator Joseph Gasperoni, more widely known as Jtrader. Join us as we journey to San Marino in the heart o…
Oct. 19, 2023

#118 Adam Birkett – Global Trading Lead Cargill OT: The Power of Non-Attachment

In this insightful episode, we sat down with Adam Birkett, the Global Trading Lead at Cargill Ocean Transportation division, which trades physical and derivative cargo, freight, and shipping products globally across all majo…
Oct. 1, 2023

#117: Susquehanna's Todd Simkin: Great Traders Are Made, Not Born

Susquehanna International Group (SIG) is renowned as one of the world’s leading global proprietary trading firms, highly esteemed for its entrepreneurial ethos and meticulous analytical decision-making processes. Founded wit…
Sept. 13, 2023

#116 Jonny Matthews: Ex Hedge Fund Trader - Lessons From a Lifetime at Trading's Top-Table

In today's episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with Jonny Matthews, a true luminary in the finance industry boasting an impressive 28-year track record. Jonny's journey commenced during the legendary 'Liar's Poker'…
Aug. 23, 2023

#115 Robert Van Eyden: Badass Trader - How to Trade Your Way To Riches

This week we talk with Robert Van Eyden, author of Badass Trader: How to Trade Your Way to Riches Robert is a true veteran of the markets with over three decades of invaluable experience in the dynamic world of markets, pred…
Aug. 1, 2023

#114: Maria Iliffe-Wood: Creating an Empowering 'State of Mind' for Success and Happiness

Life, markets and trading, often tries to wear you down, challenging your confidence, and shattering your self-belief. This week's guest on the AlphaMind Podcast takes us on a unique journey, deviating from our usual guests.…
July 11, 2023

#113 What The Market Needs From You, So It Can Win, and How You Can Fight Back

In this captivating podcast episode, Co-host Steven Goldstein delves into the intriguing world of trading and markets, offering insightful thoughts and reflections. Drawing from his extensive experience spanning nearly four …
June 14, 2023

#112 Applying Analysis in Trading: Insights from Former JP Morgan Trader Clive Ponsonby

Clive Ponsonby graduated from Cambridge University as a Mathematician and then ventured into the dynamic and unpredictable world of Spot FX trading in the 1990s. This move was unconventional for someone with a highly academi…
May 23, 2023

#111 Reminiscences of a Day Trader with David Hale

In the enticing world of trading, where money, glory, and glamour beckon, millions are drawn each year, hoping to strike it rich. Yet, only a fraction ever truly succeed, and even those who do often emerge battered, bruised,…
May 3, 2023

#110 Radical Responsibility in Trading with Mandi Rafsanjani

In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of 'Radical Responsibility' with Mandi Rafsanjani, a performance coach who specializes in trading psychology. Mandi defines Radical Responsibility as an extreme form of accounta…
April 19, 2023

#109 Ken Long: Fear & Greed in Trading

This week’s AlphaMind podcast episode on fear and greed in trading features a true expert on the subject - Dr. Ken Long. Though retired from the US Army after 25 years’ service where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colone…
March 28, 2023

#108 Cory Mitchell: Trading, The Intuitive Game

In this episode, we chat with Cory Mitchell, who has been a successful prop trader for some twenty years. Cory shares his reflections on the development of what it takes to deliver consistent and profitable trading results o…
March 14, 2023

#107 A US Navy Seal Commander, A Mindfulness Expert, and Self-Compassion

The battle for success in trading, is not a battle fought in the market, on your trading screen, or in the dealing rooms of a major trading firm, it’s a battle which takes place in those few inches between your left ear, and…
Feb. 21, 2023

#106 Simon Mundie: Developing Psychological Flexibility

The world of sports and high-performance offer so many great metaphors and analogies for trading, where the mind, and the noises in our head, can become the blocker to the potential people possess. In this episode we talk wi…
Feb. 7, 2023

#105 Jacob Holm: The Evolution of a Trader

Jacob is a young trader from Denmark who is still going through the relative early stages of his trading career. As you will hear in this interview, Jacob has a wise head on young shoulders. Jacob discovered a passion for in…
Jan. 24, 2023

#104 Jonathan Baird: Macro Fundamentals and Trading

We're delighted to welcome back a friend of the show Jonathan Baird, an award-winning money manager and publisher of the Global Investment Letter , who speaks and writes about macro themes in markets based on this his many d…
Jan. 10, 2023

#103 Mark & Steve: Working With Your Ego in Trading

Trading legend Marty Schwartz aka Pitbull said, " the most important change in my trading career occurred when I learned to divorce my ego from the trade ." The ego gets a bad wrap in trading, and often seen as the enemy. Bu…
Dec. 13, 2022

#102 Matt 'PAX' Kenah: A Futures Trader's Story - Part 2

In this 2nd part of this outstanding chat with former Chicago pit trader Matt ‘Pax’ Kenah. Matt takes us to a deeper exploration of his story. We discuss Matt's personal battles, hiss loss caused by the collapse of MF global…