Guests: (4)

Blu Putnam
Chief Economist & Managing Director CME Group

Kirsten Wegner
CEO Modern Markets Initiative

Tim McCourt
Managing Director Global Head of Equity Index & Alternative Investment Products

Jim Downs
CEO Connamara Systems


Topics:

1. The Fed
2. Financial Transaction Tax
3. Micro E-mini S&P, Nasdaq, Dow & Russell
4. Custom Trading Applications & Risk Tools
5. FIA Boca


Futures Radio is a weekly talk show hosted by 20-year futures veteran and CME member Anthony Crudele, an ex-pit trader and one of the first to trade the E-Mini S&P. Each week Anthony talks with traders, CEOs, and other proven market participants about relevant trading and investing information.

https://www.FuturesRadioShow.com

Beyond The Charts – FIA Boca With Blu Putnam, Kirsten Wegner, Tim McCourt, Jim Downs

Guest:

Chairman Christopher Giancarlo
Chairman of CFTC
Record Date:  3/12/19


Topics:

1. Chairman’s message to the Futures Industry
2. CFTC’s role in monitoring bad market behavior
3. Difference between CFTC & NFA
4. HFT Impacts on Futures Markets
5. Growth in Reg Tech
6. Toughest decision as Chairman
7. Blockchain in the Futures Industry


Christopher Giancarlo's Resources:

• https://twitter.com/giancarloCFTC
• https://www.cftc.gov/


Futures Radio is a weekly talk show hosted by 20-year futures veteran and CME member Anthony Crudele, an ex-pit trader and one of the first to trade the E-Mini S&P. Each week Anthony talks with traders, CEOs, and other proven market participants about relevant trading and investing information.

https://www.FuturesRadioShow.com

Ensuring The Integrity Of The Futures Markets – Chairman Giancarlo

Guest:

Tony Sycamore 
Head Trader & Founder of TECHFX Traders
Record Date:  3/4/19


Topics:

1. Tony’s Backstory
2. Trading Process
3. Position Sizing 
4. Trade Execution
5. Trading Data


Rapid Fire:

Q. What Trader has influenced your life the most and why?
A. Traders I’ve worked with over the years.

Q. What was one of the hardest things for you to overcome in Trading?
A. Only wanted to be short the Equities markets.  

Q. How has your trading process evolved over the years?
A. Purely technical to learning how to implement fundamentals in my strategy. 

Q. What is one attribute that you believe every trader should have?
A. Discipline and strong work ethic. 

Q. Favorite Book About Trading?
A. Pit Bull

Q. Favorite Movie About Trading?
A. The Big Short

Q. What’s the best advice you’ve received about Trading?
A. Just look after downside and the upside will take care of itself.

Q. If you can give a piece of advice to the younger you, what would it be?
A. Quicker to incorporate fundamentals in my trading.  

Q. If you had to elevator pitch me your edge trading, what would it be?
A.  His process

Q. Favorite thing to do when not trading?
A. Paddle Board, Surfing, Tennis, Gym, Bike Riding, Family & Friends. 


Tony Sycamore's Resources:

•  https://twitter.com/tony_sycamore
•  https://techfxtraders.com/forex-tradi...


Futures Radio is a weekly talk show hosted by 20-year futures veteran and CME member Anthony Crudele, an ex-pit trader and one of the first to trade the E-Mini S&P. Each week Anthony talks with traders, CEOs, and other proven market participants about relevant trading and investing information.

https://www.FuturesRadioShow.com

Experience is Edge – Tony Sycamore

Guest:

Scott San Emeterio
CEO BallStreet Trading
Record Date:  3/19/19


Topics:

1. Scott’s Background
2. Poker compared to Trading
3. BallStreet Trading
4. Trading NCAA Tournament Games
5. Trading the Masters


Rapid Fire:

Q. What Trader has influenced your life the most and why?
A. Michael Milken

Q. What was one of the hardest things for you to overcome in Trading?
A. Bankroll management.

Q. How has your trading process evolved over the years?
A. More mature.  Methodically building momentum making better decisions.

Q. What is one attribute that you believe every trader should have?
A. Humility

Q. Favorite Book About Trading?
A. The Big Short

Q. Favorite Movie or TV Show About Trading?
A. The Big Short

Q. What’s the best advice you’ve received about Trading?
A. Understand what you don’t know. 

Q. If you can give a piece of advice to the younger you, what would it be?
A. Go into any other asset class other than mortgages. 

Q. If you had to elevator pitch me your edge trading, what would it be?
A.  Experience with a little bit of a gunslinger mentality. 

Q. Favorite thing to do when not working?
A. Cooking & Drinking Wine

Scott San Emeterio’s Resources:

• Twitter - https://twitter.com/BallStreetCEO
• Website - https://www.ballstreettrading.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ballstreetapp/


Futures Radio is a weekly talk show hosted by 20-year futures veteran and CME member Anthony Crudele, an ex-pit trader and one of the first to trade the E-Mini S&P. Each week Anthony talks with traders, CEOs, and other proven market participants about relevant trading and investing information.

https://www.FuturesRadioShow.com

Trade Live Sports - Scott San Emeterio

Sponsored by CME Group™, Trading Technologies™, RJO Futures & Topstep Trader™. Weekly interviews of industry professionals, elite traders, and influential CEO's. 

Each week, Anthony invites the top industry professionals, from leading investment firms to engage in discussion of current market trends, and using futures to manage risk.  

Topics will range from technical analysis, fundamentals, regulation, industry advice or events, and other key topics in today's markets.

Whether you are a retail, beginner, or professional trader, Futures Radio gives listeners the chance to learn more about the industry.  It also gives traders the opportunity to engage with the experts during, and after the show.