Opto Sessions – Invest in the Next Big Idea

A pre-eminent chronicler of financial crime, in 2013 Liam Vaughan led a team of reporters in the uncovering of a conspiracy to manipulate the 5 trillion dollar-a-day foreign exchange market, and has since covered high-profile white-collar crime on behalf of Bloomberg. On the release of his latest book, ‘Flash Crash’ - the definitive account of one of the most mysterious events in recent history - I ask Liam:Can we solely ascribe blame to just 1 individual trader for this trillion dollar market crash? How did a 36-year old trading out of his parent’s house dupe the US government and global financial markets? And how likely is it that we’ll see another Flash Crash in the near future? Liam reveals all....Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

In this episode I converse with an expert in macroeconomics, Fahad Kamal. Fahad is Chief market strategist at Kleinwort Hambros, part of the private banking and wealth management division at Societe Generale.We discuss the latest stock market rally in depth. Find out why this isn't just a FOMO rally, why US equities are expensive but could still continue higher and why you should normally ignore geopolitical turmoil.Fahad has been at Kleinwort since 2012 devising the firm’s macroeconomic views, and translating these views into actionable investment strategy. He chairs the Investment Committee at Kleinwort Hambros and also sits on the Private Bank Global Investment Committee for Societe Generale. Previously Fahad also worked for the US Agency for International Development and the RiskMetrics Group....Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Five years on from a now legendary short of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a bet that brought a $90 billion company to its knees - and which has since been documented in the critically acclaimed Netflix series, Dirty Money - I’m catching up with Fahmi Quadir, the 29 year-old short-seller shaking up Wall Street. 2020 brings with it a new foe, Wirecard, a German payments company currently embroiled in a market manipulation probe, and one that’s been firmly in Quadir’s crosshairs since the start of 2018.I ask how Fahmi identifies these high-conviction bets; how she battles discrimination in an industry marred by inequality; and which fraudulent, unethical business is next on her hit list....Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Newton IM is one of Bank of New York Mellon's eight investment firms, cumulatively the 7th largest asset manager in the world with $1.9 trillion assets under management. Today we were lucky to be joined by Newton's Global Strategist & Economist, Brendan Mulhern, a fulcrum of the institution's top-down macroeconomic thinking.Where are we at in this market cycle? Why has stock market performance diverged so significantly from global economic trends? And do emerging markets provide better value than developed right now? Brendan reveals all....Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Brian Shannon, founder of alpha trends, will help raise your trading game as we dive deep into the psychology driving price action in the markets. Why do technical indicators work? How you can use this knowledge to help you find great trading opportunities? Brian also reveals how he’s enhanced his trading using technical analysis on multiple timeframes.Brian is a swing trader with over 30 years experience, including roles at some major investment houses such as Leeman brothers. He founded AlphaTrends in 2010 as an online community providing swing trading analysis and education. He’s also the author of the highly regarded book “Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes.”If you'd like to hear more from Brian, check out his regular updates at alphatrends.net...Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

We caught up with Chris Kimble, founder of Kimble Charting Solutions and all-round technical analysis expert. With an archive of charts committed to memory dating back to the 1700's, spotting repeating patterns and likely outcomes in current markets is where Chris has made his name. Did overconfidence in ‘dumb money’ precede this market crash? Can we use crowd theory to understand pandemic-induced volatility? And which sectors most interest Chris if a market recovery holds? You’ll hear all this and more on today’s podcast.For further detail on Chris's trading process download our free 'Tricks of the Trade' eBook, '7 Interviews with the World's Top Traders: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/reports/tricks-of-the-tradeAnd for all the charts Chris mentioned in the episode, we'll be publishing a feature crammed full of extra content on Monday 1 June, on www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto...Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Today we have the great pleasure of talking to one of my favourite Opto contributors, William Hobbs. Will has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector and currently has the prominent position of chief investment officer for Barclays' wealth and investments. We discuss the current state of affairs in markets along with a deep dive on investment strategy.Will also talks about how he uses a market sentiment indicator to go risk on or off, the dynamics behind how the financial markets try and endlessly predict the future and even the top indicators to watch to guide your decision making in the current downturn. ...Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Today we're delighted to be interviewing Joe Kunkle, or OptionsHawk to his 67,000 Twitter followers. A former Equity Analyst at Thomson Reuters, and founder of OptionsHawk.com, Joe has made a living identifying the stocks others miss, digging deep to find that next small cap destined for ‘household-name’ status. Are options actually the most flexible way to trade? Is this where the Smart Money is? And can you follow options flow to track Big Money moves? Joe reveals all. ...Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

Today we’re lucky to have Ivan Ivanov (aka Ivanhoff) on the show, a portfolio manager at Zor capital who has successfully been trading equities & options for over 18 years. He’s also the author of numerous books on trading such as Crash - How to protect and grow capital during corrections - and his latest release ‘Swing trading with options’ - How to trade big trends for big profits. We’ll be digging into these themes in the podcast in detail along with discussing the momentum 50, a popular list of stocks he maintains which highlights stocks with strong momentum. ...Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

We're delighted to be interviewing Jim Rogers, investment legend and co-founder of the Quantum Fund, that famously returned 4200% over just 10 years. Rogers reveals the long/short unconstrained approach that achieved this extraordinary success, and explains while he’s not a “contrarian”, he hunts for the best value investments from around the globe. On this whistle-stop world tour, Jim identifies Russia as a region primed for outperformance, and we talk today’s financial downturn, the ‘epic crash’ Jim’s predicted for years, and why he expects it to be the worst of his lifetime....Thanks to Cofruition for consulting on and producing the podcast. Want further Opto insights? Check out our daily newsletter: https://www.cmcmarkets.com/en-gb/opto/newsletter-----The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.