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Bestselling author Michael Covel is the host of Trend Following Radio with 15+ million listens. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trading -- all passionately explored and debated. Guests include Nobel Prize winners: Robert Aumann, Angus Deaton, Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Hart, Harry Markowitz & Vernon Smith. More guests: Jack Canfield, Howard Marks, James Altucher, Dan Ariely, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Kathleen Eisenhardt, Marc Faber, Tim Ferriss, Jason Fried, Gerd Gigerenzer, Larry Hite, Sally Hogshead, Ryan Holiday, Jack Horner, Ewan Kirk, Steven Kotler, Michael Mauboussin, Tucker Max, Barry Ritholtz, Jim Rogers, Jack Schwager, Ed Seykota, Philip Tetlock & Walter Williams. 1200+ episodes.

Aug 7, 2023

My guests today are Richard Liddle and Gareth Abbot.

Richard Liddle is the CEO of Bowmoor Capital. He was selected for the Barclays Military Fund Management Scheme to fast track a career into fund management, but decided first to pursue his entrepreneurial interests, including co-founding a company specializing in providing homes for people with support needs and raising over £500 million for a REIT. Richard is also a former military officer with 21 years of experience serving in both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force as a helicopter and fast jet pilot.

Gareth Abbot is the Investment Manager of Bowmoor Capital. He is a mathematician by profession and passion and is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (FIMA). Gareth has a trading, research and investment management career built over 20 years. Gareth designed and developed the Global Alpha strategy from 2003 to 2006 and continues to run the strategy and is responsible for its ongoing research and development.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Origin story and AHA moments
  • Empirical foundation
  • Trend following
  • Significance of trading only 21 markets
  • Primary, secondary, and minor trends in their approach
  • Benefits of tracking different calendar periods
  • Connection between math and trading

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