Today we rejoin the conversation with Martin Estlander the Founder and CEO of Estlander & Partners. If you missed the first part, feel free to listen to it here.

In this episode we explore the evolution of the CTA industry, the skills required to run a successful business and finally the fun, less known facts of Martin’s life outside of trading.

Welcome to the second part of our conversations with Martin Estlander.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

The best rule of thumb to visualize risk in a traditional CTA portfolio
What Martin has learned from being in drawdowns and the difference between drawdowns before and after 2009
The effect of volatility in the markets and how this impact CTA performance
How Martin Estlander manages the emotional roller coaster
Research processes and research cycles at Estlander & Partners
How to identify and address systems that were working but now aren’t
The biggest challenge for Estlander & Partners going forward
What are investors not asking that they should be asking when choosing a CTA
Where the misunderstandings can happen for investors when trying to understand the CTA industry
How to become better at communicating with investors
Martin’s key traits to success in the CTA industry
Personal habits that have contributed to the success of Martin Estlander
How Martin manages failures and improves from them
The things Martin would do differently if he started over today

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