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Talking with Traders

Now into an eighth season, featuring an in-depth insight into Online Trading in South Africa hosted by Financial Trader, Garth MacKenzie and proudly brought to you by IG, the world leader in online trading. For more info on IG, visit /www.ig.com/za. You can also follow us on Facebook on www.facebook.com/IGtradersSA/.

CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter derivative provider.

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Weekly English South Africa Investing
116 Episodes
64 – 84

S04E21: Simon Brown. Lazy trading and patient investing

Simon Brown is nearing three decades in the market. He’s one of the most disciplined traders and investors I’ve met in my career. In this podcast, I welcome him back as a returning guest. We discuss his lazy trading system, and his disciplined approach to long term investing. CFD losses…
13 Apr 2022 43 min

S04E20: Gary Booysen - founder of Rand Swiss, Investor, Entrepreneur

Gary Booysen tells of his back story to getting into the financial markets, how he has positioned his business - Rand Swiss – to be a “go-to” for clients wanting a low cost entry to the market, and how trading without the right partner at your side is like trying…
6 Apr 2022 43 min

S04E19: Talking charts with IG technical analyst Shaun Murison

In this episode, we talk charts and what levels we’re seeing on various markets. Focus is on the US and European equity indices, currencies, gold, oil, and soft commodities. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter derivative…
30 Mar 2022 47 min

S04E17: Kristia Van Heerden. Global Education lead at IG Markets

Kristia Van Heerden moved from JustOnLap last year to take up the role of Global Education Lead at IG Markets. In this role she has a chunky budget to pursue her passion for helping people to become more financially literate. We catch up during a Highveld thunderstorm to talk about…
16 Mar 2022 41 min

S04E14: Talking with Dr Adrian Saville about trading as an asset class

Equity markets have had a shaky start to 2022 and there are many reasons to suggest this may be just the start of a weak performance environment for years to come. If this is the case, “trading as an asset class” may become a theme that gains traction. In this…
23 Feb 2022 49 min

S04E13: Murray Legg: NFT speculator and investor

I had my mind blown wide open in this conversation with Murray Legg. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) have been gaining in popularity in recent months. What are NFTs? Why would you want to own them? Where do you trade them? In this interview, we unpack answers to all of these questions…
16 Feb 2022 49 min

S04E12: Sean Ashton: Seeking opportunities in beaten down growth stocks

We welcome back Sean Ashton for a follow up interview a year after he first appeared on Talking with Traders. He manages the Sierra Global Fund. In this podcast, we talk about various growth stocks that have been severely beaten down in recent months and are beginning to look attractive…
9 Feb 2022 50 min

S04E11: David Shapiro: 50 years anniversary on the JSE

This week sees David Shapiro celebrate his 50th anniversary as a stockbroker on the JSE. In this light-hearted interview, he shares some of his stories of 5 decades on the market. Get to know a bit more about the man behind the voice that has become affectionately known as “South…
2 Feb 2022 42 min

S04E10: Mike Ledwidge. First to the kill

Mike Ledwidge is one of a rare group of people who “eats what he kills” in the trading arena. He’s a prop trader at Storm Trading in Cape Town. This interview is a no holds barred discussion with a trader who is at the coal face of the markets. He…
26 Jan 2022 38 min

S04E08: Macro outlook for 2022 with strategist, Nick van Rensburg

Nick Van Rensburg is an independent macro strategist and trader based in Johannesburg. He consults to a number of hedge funds, family offices and high net worth individuals. In this interview, we take a high level look at the world from a macro perspective. Nick shares his views on the…
12 Jan 2022 1 hr 02 min

S04E07: Swapping seats. Richard Thomason interviews Garth Mackenzie

In this final episode for 2021, the roles have changed. Richard Thomason proposed interviewing Garth Mackenzie a few weeks ago. The sponsors agreed and so Garth and Richard have swapped seats. Garth becomes the guest on his own podcast and is interviewed by Richard. This interview goes back to what…
8 Dec 2021 56 min

S04E06: Florian Campuzan - Private trader and trading coach in Paris

This podcast takes me across the English Channel to France. I discovered Florian Campuzan on Twitter through his well-considered Tweets around trading psychology. An introductory chat convinced me that his story would make him a great guest to welcome to the podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed spending 45 minutes listening to…
1 Dec 2021 51 min

S04E05: Richard Thomason. Part time private trader with exceptional returns

Richard Thomason works a full time job with a large multinational company in Cape Town. Unlike many of the guests on this podcast, he’s never worked in the investment or trading industry professionally. Yet he achieves brilliant performance on his own portfolio with exceptional discipline and skill. I catch up…
24 Nov 2021 47 min

S04E04: Greg "Digger" Davies. Talking about cryptos, mining and markets

Greg Davies is the head of wealth at Cratos Asset Management. He’s a returning guest to the podcast and discusses the year gone by, cryptocurrencies mining and opportunities he’s seeing to invest locally and abroad. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP…
17 Nov 2021 36 min
64 – 84