#9 Garth Friesen: ‘A’ List Hedge Fund Manager shares his insights on Trader Mindset

From a small town in Canada, to a trading role at Merrill Lynch to the CEO of a $6 billion hedge fund and a member of NY Federal Reserve Investor Advisory Committee, Garth Friesen has had a unique journey to the top table of Financial markets.Being a successful trader, Garth shares his insights and perspectives on what it he believes it takes to succeed in the Financial Markets and shares his journey into financial markets. Garth also talks about his book ‘Bite the Ass Off a Bear’, which recounts his journey into trading, his experiences working on trading desks and his time sitting with some of the world’s greatest traders and investors at the NY Federal Reserve Investor Advisory Committee. This interview is full of great lessons and wisdom for traders at all levels of experience, from the novice just starting out to the experienced investment professional at the top of his or her game.AlphaMind: Powering Performance in Global Markets AlphaMind brings powerful change, growth and development to people and businesses within global markets. Driven by a deep understanding of how markets work, and how people and businesses function within them, we partner with clients to create personal performance improvements that elevate returns across their trading activities.Go to the AlphaMind website to know more.

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Mastering trading is not about mastering markets but mastering yourself. The AlphaMind Podcast focuses on the 'Trader Self'. We look at the person doing the trading, their interactions with the market, the impact the market has on them, and the skills, actions and activities needed to navigate their way through the complex and uncertain terrain of financial, commodity, energy and crypto markets.