12 The Philosophy, Habits and Personal Traits Required to Excel in the Hedge Fund Industry with Mathias Bucher of AllMountainCapital – 2of2
Summary: "I think we are in a major, industrialization of the finance industry. The CTA industry is no exception"<br> Welcome back to Top Traders Unplugged. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Mathias Bucher the Co-Founder of AllMountainCapital.<br> <br> In this episode we go deep in the philosophy, habits and personal traits required to excel in the hedge fund industry.<br> <br> It's a pleasure to have you here and we hope you enjoy the episode.<br> <br> <br> In This Episode, You'll Learn:<br> <br> About Stop Loss, Risk Management and overall Exit Strategies<br> How the current drawdown is effecting current testing and research at AllMountainCapital<br> How Mathias takes the stress of drawdowns and turns it into creative power<br> <br> "I always try to channel potentially negative emotion into some positive action. I think that is my personal way of dealing with the distress of drawdowns"<br> <br> The research cycles in the program and the company as a whole at AllMountain<br> An example of a research idea developed and how it was implemented<br> Current research interests in business development and market positioning as a CTA<br> Why Dr. Mathias Bucher and Dr. Tilman Keese base their business in Wollerau rather than a major financial hub<br> The threats and challenges involved in growing a young CTA firm<br> <br> "I strongly feel that there is a natural boundary to a reasonable leverage that you should take, as a manager, if you don't want to gamble your business"<br> <br> Dr. Mathias Bucher's perception on why the CTA industry excellence seems to be shifting to Europe<br> Learn about the concept of the Industrialization of the Global Financial System<br> The human traits needed to strive in the CTA industry<br> The vision for the future of AllMountain<br> <br> "Research is a two sided sword. You can do to little and lose your innovation or you can do to much and end up losing the robustness of the model"<br> Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:<br> <br> Larry Hite and ISAM<br> Watch another interview with Dr. Mathias Bucher on Opalesque TV.<br> <br> "We want to be invested only in the 10-20 best markets at any time."<br> Sponsored by Swiss Financial Services and Saxo Bank:<br> <br> Connect with AllMountain Capital:<br> Visit the Website: www.allmountaincapital.com<br> <br> Call AllMountain Capital: +41 (0) 55 511 05 85<br> <br> E-Mail AllMountain Capital: info@allmountaincapital.com<br> <br> Follow AllMountain Capital on Linkedin<br> "Sitting in the countryside for me personally is a very good thing. I get a lot of creativity from nature and doing sports. I think I would feel less comfortable sitting in London, for example"
