Chat With Traders 045: Jack Litle – Global Macro Trading, the Nature of Probability, and When to Place ‘Big Bets’
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Nov 5, 2015 From commodity floors to global macro, Jack Litle shares how he reads markets through broad themes and blends systematic rules with discretion. He explores the surprising parallels between poker and trading, why odds matter more than forecasts, and what comes together before he makes a much larger bet.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
The Investment Biker
04:48 • 4min
The Importance of Trading Independently
08:37 • 3min
How I Moved on From the Commodity Firm
11:46 • 2min
The Obstacles to Trading in a Crash
13:49 • 4min
How to Trade in Current Times
18:07 • 3min
The Unconventional Macroeconomic Perspective
20:41 • 4min
How to Be a Successful Day Trader
24:26 • 4min
How to Trade as a Game of Expectation
28:12 • 3min
How to Predict the Market
30:57 • 3min
How to Think Probabilistically in Poker
33:37 • 2min
How I Reverse Engineered the Styles of Traders
35:32 • 2min
The Importance of Understanding Probability and Expectancy
37:48 • 4min
The Importance of Position Sizing in Trading Success
41:28 • 4min
How to Trade Smaller and More Effectively
45:32 • 2min
The Importance of Consistency in Trading
47:12 • 4min
The Importance of Form and Technique in Trading
50:57 • 2min
The Importance of Experience in Trading
52:54 • 2min
How to Be a Professional Poker Player
54:52 • 2min
How I Learned to Trade Poker
56:40 • 3min
How to Be a Better Trader
59:14 • 3min