Teamwork and Communication

I really liked Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers. The whole book was good, but one story in particular resonated with me. Gladwell was talking about why some airlines have better safety records than others. The biggest part of this, he said was communication, especially in a crisis. This is one of those “soft” skills that can be…

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Trade Ideas Podcast Episode 20, “Poker Face” — May 26, 2017

Special guest Cris Reed (founder of Ascend Trading, @Ascend_Trading, and Mr. Frush) joins our Dan Mirkin (@tradeideas1). Cris talks about growing his audience starting on Twitch.tv the online e-sport voyeur platform, the journey of learning to trade, and how he applied the lessons of playing over 2 million hands of competitive poker to trading. Thanks…

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Trade Ideas Podcast Episode 19, “Smart Stops” — May 12, 2017

Your hosts, Dan Mirkin (@TradeIdeas1) and Jamie Hodge (QuantBot), start out today’s podcast talking Smart Stops and how the new enhancements to the recently released beta (download at: www.trade-ideas.com/beta) expedite learning for new and novice traders. Trade Ideas is changing the game when it comes to trader education. Thanks for listening. Join the free Trade…

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