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Talking with Traders

Now into a seventh season, featuring an in-depth insight into Online Trading in South Africa hosted by Financial Trader, Garth MacKenzie and proudly brought to you by IG, the world leader in online trading. For more info on IG, visit /www.ig.com/za. You can also follow us on Facebook on www.facebook.com/IGtradersSA/.

CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter derivative provider.

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Monthly English South Africa Investing
104 Episodes
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S07E12: Sara Jorge - The Perceptive Trader. Coach and FX trader

Sara Jorge is an FX trader and trading coach based in Valencia, Spain. She’s also the author of an E-Book called Building the mind-set of a trader. In this podcast, she discusses her method of trading which is focused in a 3-4 hour window each morning, and also discusses all…
29 Nov 2023 42 min

S07E09: Craig Antonie: Investing in UNICORNS

Craig Antonie is one of the founders of AnBro Capital Investments and a manager of their Unicorns portfolio. In this podcast, we discuss what a Unicorn is in an investment sense, and how the team at AnBro scans the market for the best companies that meet the definition of a…
8 Nov 2023 48 min

S07E07: Brian McMillan: Structured Products specialist at Investec Bank

Structured products might not seem like the typical thing to talk about on a trading podcast. But this episode delves into the inner workings of Investec’s latest structured product to understand in the derivatives that go into creating a product with a capital guarantee, and leveraged upside. Brian McMillan has…
25 Oct 2023 41 min

S07E06: Adam Johnson: Bullseye Brief founder, former Bloomberg TV Anchor

Adam Johnson was a familiar face on Bloomberg TV for many years, including through the financial crisis in 2008. He got to rub shoulders with many high profile guests as a result. He has since evolved to running his own weekly newsletter – Bullseye Brief. This newsletter focuses on companies…
18 Oct 2023 44 min

S07E05: Austin Silver: Founding trader and coach at ASFX

Austin Silver has built a solid business trading and coaching others in how to trade. He follows specific rules that define what he looks for in a trade setup. In this podcast, we discuss his rules for trading, and a host of other things that make him tick. This is…
11 Oct 2023 43 min

S07E02: Tom Sosnoff - Founder & CEO: tastylive.

Tom Sosnoff has become the go-to guy when it comes to simplifying options trading. He is the founder of the tastylive channel and the tastytrade trading platform. tastytrade was sold to IG in 2021 for $1 billion. Before that Tom founded Thinkorswim which was sold to TD Ameritrade. He was…
20 Sep 2023 42 min

S07E01: Rob Van Eyden - Author of Badass Trader

Rob van Eyden’s full time job is head of IG South Africa, but outside of that he is also the author of a recently published book called Badass Trader. It’s Rob’s third book and comes after an illustrious career in financial markets. In this podcast, we talk about the book,…
12 Sep 2023 44 min

Behavioural biases unpacked - Season 1/Episode 10

We made it to the end of season 1! In this episode, we recap our discussions on the behavioural biases we’ve discussed so far. We also bring back all of our experts – they had to have the final word, of course! https://nudgingfinancialbehaviour.podbean.com/e/behavioural-biases-unpacked/ You’re in for a treat as they…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

Anchoring bias - Season 1/Episode 9

The anchoring bias is a fascinating one, and part of the human psyche that is sometimes quite hard to understand. We get ourselves anchored to pieces of information that may or may not have any bearing on the facts and the decision we need to make. https://nudgingfinancialbehaviour.podbean.com/e/anchoring-bias-episode-9-season-1/ To help unpack…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

The framing effect - Season 1/Episode 8

Welcome to our discussion on the framing effect. This bias is all about giving context to information – something that we require in order to understand the information we’re receiving. The problem with framing is that it can be done maliciously to make a decision that’s not in your favour…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

Confirmation bias - Season 1/Episode 7

Confirmation bias plays a massive part in the way we all think and make decisions. In this episode, we’re delving into what this bias actually is and how to recognise it in ourselves. It’s so important to be able to spot confirmation bias at play because we can miss a…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

Overconfidence bias - Season 1/Episode 6

Overconfidence – that feeling that you can do no wrong and your decisions will always work out for you. This is what we’re unpacking in this episode of the Nudging Financial Behaviour podcast. Overconfidence bias is a tricky one because there can be a fine line between confidence and overconfidence…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

System 1 and System 2 - Season 1/Episode 5

At last! We’re beginning our discussion on the actual biases that impact our behaviour and decision-making abilities. In this episode, we delve into what biases actually are and explore some psychology around how our brains process information. We thought it would be a good idea to start this discussion around…
29 Aug 2023 1 min

Have a Plan - Season 1/Episode 4

We’re wrapping up our discussion on the common pitfalls that land so many of us in financial trouble. In this episode, we look briefly at irrational behaviour – there’ll be a lot more on this in the rest of the season. Then, we unpack risk aversion, lack of motivation and…
29 Aug 2023 1 min
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