PODCASTS: MY FAVORITE SOURCE FOR TRADING KNOWLEDGE
The trading industry is a competitive one and it can be hard to stay up-to-date on the latest news in this fast paced, ever changing world. Podcasts are a fantastic way to learn from the best in the business without having to spend all day reading blogs or watching videos.
Being a day-trader means spending several hours sitting at your desk staring at screens. So whenever I can take a break I like to go for a walk, do sports or anything outside. I love trading and everything that can relate to it, so the best way for me to acquire knowledge while doing activities are podcasts and audio-books. I find that listening to a podcast with someone who has already built up their own expertise in the field is one of the best ways to learn about something new and valuable.
In this blog post I’ll list my favorite podcasts for traders in order of appreciation and why I listen to them.
This is probably the best trading podcast around imo. Aaron Fifield is a great host. He always asks smart and detailed questions. There are more than 200 episodes online and I’ve listened to all of them. They’re not focused on one asset class or trading style or concept, they vary in topics and to be honest there’s at least one nugget in every show. Something interesting that you can take away. Some episodes were so good that I took notes from it. Literally. Save them in my concept journal and re-read them every now and then.
This podcast is a good one. Most of the conversations are about mindset, psychology, discipline, etc… But there are so many amazing stories. The host Steven Goldstein is an experienced performance coach. And you can clearly see he knows what he’s talking about. He’s worth the follow on Twitter too. Many of his tweets are good advice.
I’m not a systematic trader, I’m a discretionary one. Still, listening to systematic traders and the way they look for edges in the market and refine their strategies is fascinating. Also Andrew Swanscott hosts plenty of discretionary traders too as well as psychology experts. I really like this show.
Etienne Crete hosts a show mainly based on Forex trading. It’s a livelong show, he has more than 300 episodes online. Not all the episodes are high quality – for me. But still I find value in many of them. He also interviewed many FX prop firm owners, comparing features and characteristics.
Despite being almost exclusively based on equity traders, I still enjoy a lot the stories shared in this show. In the end the struggle is similar per every type of trader. Also it features many times with Lance Breitstein. One of my fav traders around. His YouTube channel is another incredible source of free knowledge. Definitely worth to check.
Kim is a super experienced trading coach. Her guests are always interesting characters related to the trading world and not only. She also hosted athletes, managers, psychologist and other type of experts. I’ve literally listened to all her episodes. Don’t ask me how, she even managed to host Matthew McConaughey, the infamous Hollywood actor winner of an Oscar award - in a hilarious episode.
These podcasts have helped me improve my skills and become a better trader overall! I do listen to other podcasts shows too, maybe someday I’ll add them in another blog post. As well as some good audio-books. But that’s it for now. Enjoy.
