The Traders Podcast with Rob Booker

Welcome to Episode 300 of The Traders Podcast. For this celebratory show, Jason the producer revels in the 6,000+ minutes of The Traders Podcast since December 19, 2011. He takes you on a sentimental journey down memory lane, revisiting excerpts from past episodes of note. It’s a very good time.

This episode is dedicated to the listeners of The Traders Podcast. Thank you so much for all your support and for building such a tremendous community of fellow traders. Let’s do 300 more! And thanks again for listening.

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Published: 23 October 2014
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Forex   trading   opinion  

The Traders Podcast with Rob Booker

It’s Episode 299 of The Traders Podcast, where your host Rob Booker brings you a solocast with the theme of time. Rob reads an incredible e-mail that he received from a son of one of the listeners to this podcast. Rob asks how a trader treats the passage of time. And he strongly counsels traders to stop obsessing about time. Make sure you give this one a listen!

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Published: 20 October 2014
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Financial   opinion  

The Traders Podcast with Rob Booker

Welcome to The Traders Podcast, starring Rob Booker. In Episode 298, Rob starts off by talking about some New York Times headlines, which he quickly transposes into analogous trading metaphors. This leads Rob to talk about the critical importance of establishing a daily routine for your trading procedures. Next Jason plays some business television audio clips, and Rob responds to them — rambunctiously. Rob rants about worldwide fears about dropping oil prices, and we discuss deflation versus disinflation. Please leave us a comment, and let us know about your trading routine. And thanks for listening.

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Published: 16 October 2014
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trading   opinion  

The Traders Podcast with Rob Booker

In Episode 297 of The Traders Podcast, your host Rob Booker interviews Calvin, a listener of the show who is in the midst of his journey to become a full-time trader. So, Rob begins by talking about the beginning of Calvin’s trading career and his motivations for becoming a full-time trader. Calvin and Rob cover a lot of ground in this 43-minute episode, including how to deal with major losses, the psychology of trading, Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule, choosing a specific direction for your life, and much more! If you plan to trade for a living someday, be sure you don’t miss this one! Thanks for listening.

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Published: 14 October 2014
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Forex   opinion  

The Traders Podcast with Rob Booker

Welcome to The Traders Podcast. Episode 296 is for those who are interested in automated trading. Your host Rob Booker talks with Ryan, a Traders Podcast listener who works as a software engineer in California. Ryan has been writing his own robots for currency trading, and he has a very refreshing perspective for anyone who wants to start off on the right foot. Ryan talks about the frustrations of back-testing and especially forward-testing. He says he needed to start with the problem, so Ryan and Rob discuss how he went about identifying and understanding said problem. These are just a few topics of the many discussed in Episode 296. We enjoyed having Ryan on the show, and we think you’ll enjoy him, too. Thanks for listening.

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Published: 09 October 2014
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trading   opinion  
  1. Episode 295: A Ritualistic Rhythm and the Trader’s Morning Routine
  2. Episode 294: Perspectives on Determining Your Future as a Trader
  3. Episode 293: Bank in the Bank, Not in Your Head
  4. Episode 293: Bank in the Bank, Not in Your Head
  5. Episode 292: “Punxsutawney Bill” and the Long-Term Prospects of a Worldwide Economic Recovery