Chat With Traders 071: Eric Hunsader – Rigged Markets, Stealing and Corrupt Regulators w/ Founder of Nanex
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May 5, 2016 AI Snips
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Self-Taught Programmer
- Eric Hunsader taught himself C programming in 1984 using a book by Stephen Prata.
- He wanted to optimize a 30-minute S&P 500 oscillator algorithm he'd built in Lotus 123.
Early Trading Interest
- Eric Hunsader's interest in trading stemmed from reading the Wall Street Journal.
- He was fascinated by the idea of independent living and creating something on his own.
Shift to Software
- Eric Hunsader found trading profitable but preferred programming's predictability.
- Archiving his CME futures data led to a data-selling business, which solidified his shift to software.