Interviews I've done over the years: Click on the link to listen/read.
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Richard Moglen and Tom talk about mindsets, position sizing and lots of other topics affecting new traders. We covered a lot of ground. Two engineers talking to each other about a wide range of subjects.
Rodrigo Gordillo, Adam Butler and Michael Philbrick talk trading during one of their Friday Happy Hour Riffs in September, 2021. In a relaxed setting of Friday afternoon post market Happy Hour we cruised all over many trading topics and had a lot of fun doing it.
JJ (@vwaptrader1) and Ray (@AllxDayxRayx) interview Tom for Confessions of a Market Maker on Zoom in August, 2021. We had a great time talking as the summer monsoons came into our mountain area to drench us. We covered the story behind New Market Wizards, the mental side of trading, a little about this website, the books I've written, putting in golf, and a variety of other things. We were enjoying the ride!
Michael does it again. He interviewed me live for a Virtual Summit in Singapore from his home in Vietnam. We had to do this one at 11:30PM to get everyone on the same Zoom session, but it worked. Michael hit me with random questions on all sorts of topics and we discussed the background on our new book: Trend Following Mindset.
Jacek Lempart interviews Tom about trading topics from buy & pray investing to mental topics, to systems trading July, 2021 This was another lengthy discussion and really well done by Jacek. Available in audio download, audio streaming and video streaming.
Tom and Jason Perz, from Against All Odds talk trading July, 2021 This conversation went so long we had to do it in two parts. Total run time 1 hour and 57 minutes, but since Jason is a Commodity Trader, he asked a lot of great questions.
Tom and Jeff Malec from RCM Alternative Investments talk about the origins of Standpoint Funds. May, 2021
This discussion tells the story of the origin of the Standpoint "All-Weather" concept and the subsequent BLNDX fund that evolved from those initial discussions.
Tom and Jeff Malec from RCM Alternative Investments talk Tom's life, Standpoint and a variety of other investing topics. May, 2021
This discussion ranged from stories about starting out in trading, meeting Brenda, meeting, becoming involved in Standpoint Asset Management as the Chairman, and a variety of other fun stories on Tom's life in the investment world.
Tom and Eric Crittenden from Standpoint Funds talk about all-weather investment strategy - January, 2021
This discussion ranged from stories about investment psychology, examples of markets that look like they have a bad return/risk going forward to why investors would have a hard time doing this themselves. We also discussed how we met each other decades ago and why we are so in tune with each other's trading philosophies. Disclaimer: I'm the Chairman of Standpoint these days.
Tom is interviewed by Sylvia Muchai in Nairobi, Kenya - January, 2021
This interview had a lot of discussion of a complete trading strategy requirement and the use of automation in dealing with volatility/risk in the markets. Part interview, part webinar.
Tom is interviewed by Austin Silver, from ASFX in December, 2020
Austin is a fun interviewer. We had a great time talking trading on a variety of subjects.
Jeff Malec, from RCM Derivitives interviews Eric Crittenden of Standpoint Alternative Investments in October, 2020
One of my long-standing trader friends has a great conversation with Jeff on traditional diversification versus what makes sense in today's situation. Disclaimer: I am Chairman of the Board of Eric company, Standpoint Alternative Investment Management.
Michael Covel interviews Eric Crittenden of Standpoint Alternative Investments in October, 2020
Eric is one of the smartest, thoughtful traders and trading philosophers I've run into in my days. I agreed to chair the board of Standpoint and invest in the company, because of Eric's involvement. I've known him for a few decades now and always love listening to his simple, easy-to-understand analogies. Great interview!
Vivel Gododia interviews Tom in September, 2020 from Mumbai, India
Vivek, who specializes in algo trading, and Tom have share an in depth tete-a-tete on a variety of topics, particularly on starting out as a new traders, some of the keys to successs in trading and other trading topics.
Khaled Maziad Interviews Tom, September, 2020
Khaled and Tom have an in depth discussion of dealing with yourself as a trader, overcoming fear, improving self esteem and lots of stories on how Tom found his mental balance as a trader.
Meb Faber Interviews Tom, August 2020
Meb and Tom talk everything from buy/sell, position sizing, mental aspects of trading to fly fishing and life. A very relaxed interview with Meb and fun for both of us. We could have talked for hours!
Austin Silver interviews Tom in July, 2020
Austin and Tom explore how Tom got from Chemical Engineering to money management, risk and volatility management, cryptos, foreign exchange, the mental side of trading and a variety of other trading topics.
Meb Faber Interview with Eric Crittenden of Standpoint Funds on Meb's Podcast
An hour of Eric's brilliant discussion of typical investor psychology and how to help investors take on investments they really want, but for some cognitive dislocation, miss out on some sensible choices. Eric is one of the traders out there that I've known for decades and I love the way he thinks. (Disclaimer: I am Chairman of the Board of Eric's firm, Standpoint Alternative Asset Management)
Interview with Van Tharp on his weekly podcast
Almost an hour and a half of reminiscing about meeting, the Peak Performance Seminars Tom did with Van in the 90's, the Jack Schwager interview for The New Market Wizards, trading topics and so many other stories. A fun trip down memory lane. More information on Van Tharp and the Tharp Institute at: Van Tharp Institute.
Interview with Collin Seow from Singapore on trading
Over an hour on trading, position sizing for volatility and the mental side of trading during the coronavirus market shutdown.
Interview with Tom Hartle from Stocks & Commodities Magazine V. 11:11 (451-456)
Interview entitled The Traders' Psyche: Tom Basso
Article on Tom by Mark Etzkorn of Futures Magazine which was acquired by Modern Trader
Interview took place in January 1997. The article is entitled: Tom Basso: Objective Observer
