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Chapter Six
Mark Brown:
Why the Bad Boys of Commodities Trade Systems from the Hip |
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The name Mark Brown makes some people run the other way. He is candid, direct, and frank, quite a change from the "spin control" propaganda usually dished out to traders. Based in Dallas, Mark is a money manager and system trader. |
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Neal: What markets do you trade? |
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Mark: German bonds, Italian bonds, Long Gilt overseas 30-year bonds, S&P 500, Japanese yen, ten-year notes, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. |
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Neal: You are a system trader? Correct? |
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Mark: Yes, completely, no seat of the pants at all, although I did in the past. I'm not a textbook trader, and knowing it makes me a better trader. I can't control my emotions like some of the great traders can. I am like a gunslinger. When I get in trouble, I may win the fight. I may get wounded and win the fight. I may get wounded, win the fight, and die later from the wound. But I'm going to win the fight, if it kills me. So if I can win the fight when I get in trouble, why can't I just either stay in trouble or figure out how |
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