RT08: Two Turtles & their Mentor ft. Richard Dennis, Brian Proctor & Jerry Parker – 2of2

May 9, 2017

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On this episode my guests are Richard Dennis, creator of the Turtle program, Brian Proctor, managing director of EMC Capital Advices, and Jerry Parker, founder and president of Chesapeake Capital, for a rare conversation about the inner workings of the Turtle program, told for the first time by Richard himself.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

The good and bad of targeting volatility
How Jerry and Brian used the rules they learned through the Turtle experience
Why the Turtle program was just “another piece of risk” Rich took on his book
Jerry’s experience during and after the program
Brian’s two biggest takeaways from the Turtle program
If proper trading can be a real business?
What Rich would do differently in 2017
The state of trend following today
If being a good trader is enough to run a successful business?
About other passions of the Turtles outside of trend following and trading
Rich’s secret “career” in baseball
If Rich has found any counter-trend strategies that work
Jerry’s views on changing and adapting too much
What academia thought of trend following 40 years ago

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