e-Algo Convention 2019

Alan Clement

Alan Clement is a trading strategy designer and independent trader with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. Following a successful professional career in both investment management and investment banking, he now manages his own independent trading business. His main focus is in the design and development of quantitative trading systems that trade multiple markets. He is an international speaker on trading and evidence-based market analysis. He also provides development services, consultancy and training in quantitative methods to private and institutional traders and investors. Alan is an IFTA Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) and a National Director of the Australian Technical Analysts Association. His website can be found at helixtrader.com and he tweets as @helixtrader

Andrea Unger

Born in  Tuttlingen (Germany) on  2/12/1966.

Graduated cum laude in Mechanical Engineering in  1990 at the internationally known  “Politecnico di Milano” and member of MENSA Andrea became an independent trader in  2001 and focused on development of trading Systems. In 2004 he attended a seminar of Larry Williams to improve his skills and in  2005 he won the TopTraderCup in futures division with over  60% performance in 3 months.  the same year he won the monthly race of the Tcup organized by the Italian broker IwBank with over 50% in one month. The obtained results allowed him to become honorary member of  the “National Investment Consultant Organization” and to become graduated “honoris causa” in “Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation”.

In 2006 his mathematical mind led him to publish the first book in Italian language about Money Management .

In 2008, Andrea became the first Italian trader to win the most famous trading championship all over the world, he won The World Cup Trading Championships®  in the futures division with an astonishing 672%.

In year 2009 Andrea became the first back to back winner of the competition in nearly 20 years winning again with 115%.

And in 2010 Andrea became the first trader ever winning the competition three years in a row ending first with 240%.

In 2012, after PFGBest bankruptcy Andrea enters the newly organized Q4 contest scheduled from October to December and wins with 82% performance.

Andrea has been part of scientific committee of SIAT, the Italian Technical Analyses Organization member society of IFTA (International Federation of Technical Analysts) and is now honorary member of this association.

Andrea has been invited as a speaker to several important financial events in Italy (Milan, Rimini, Rome), Germany (Aschaffenburg, Frankfurt, Lohr am Mein) , Czech Republic (Prague) , China, Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and New York. Also he has been presenting at IFTA annual conferences in Sydney 2016, Milan 2017 and Kuala Lumpur 2018.

David Bergstrom

My name is David Bergstrom, and I am the guy behind Build Alpha software. I have spent many years researching, building, testing, and implementing market making and trading strategies for a high frequency trading firm. We specialize in CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) products and trade a variety of strategies. Primarily in the Treasury Complex and Equity Indexes. I also consult and develop for a handful of CTAs, individual clients, registered money managers, and even a few aspiring retail traders.

I am a self taught programmer who primarily uses C++, C#, and Python but am also experienced with Perl, Java and even TradeStation’s EasyLanguage. Most of my experience has led me to a series of repeatable processes to find, create, test, validate, and implement trading ideas. Build Alpha is the growing culmination of this process from start to finish.

Dr. Van K. Tharp Ph.D.

In the unique arena of professional trading coaches, Van K. Tharp, Ph.D., stands out as an international leader.

Dr. Tharp has written eleven books, each one making profound advances in the understanding of what creates trading success. His research and modeling work with outstanding traders over the past 30 years has made his training programs among the most well-respected in the world. His programs offer unique learning strategies, and effective techniques for producing Super Traders.

Tharp is the only trading coach featured in Jack Schwager's best-selling book, The Market Wizard's: Interviews with Great Traders.

He is the author of:
• Trading Beyond the Matrix: The Red Pill For Traders;
• Super Trader;
• Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom; and,
• Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom.

His self-published Definitive Guide to Position Sizing Strategies is THE text book serious traders keep by their side, and the 5 books in his acclaimed Peak Performance Home Study Course offer powerful exercises to accelerate market success.
 
While Van Tharp’s expertise is in the area of finance, his mission is to transform people in a way that changes them for the better. In his books, courses and workshops, he uses the financial metaphor to do so.

Jay Shah

Jay comes with a rich 15 year experience in India markets with experience ranging from Trading to Arbitrage to Investments. He started his career as a Quant and went on to head the Edelweiss Alpha Fund up until Oct 2018. He was able to grow the AUM from 300Cr to 2000Cr within a short period of 18 months through client acquisition and a superior risk return performance (No negative months and Sharpe in excess of 4). Currently he is heading his own Wealth management firm, One Tree Hill, and helps clients navigate their investments into the Alts and Mutual fund space.

Linda Bradford Raschke

Linda Raschke started as a professional trader in 1981 on the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. She founded LBRGroup, Inc., a CTA, in 1991 and started several hedge funds over the next two decades, including the Granat Fund. It was recognized for its top performance over a multiple year period. She was one of the the traders featured in the New Market Wizards book, written by Jack Schwager. In 2009, she purchased a technology company with 140 servers and pursued the development of algorithmic trade execution strategies. Over the years, Linda has presented her research in multiple financial centers including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, Paris, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Toronto and New York to mention a few. She just released a new book, Trading Sardines: Lessons from a Lifelong Trader.

Mandi Pour Rafsendjani

Mandi Pour Rafsendjani has been an active trader in the financial markets for over 15 years, trading a variety of instruments such as Equities, Futures and CFD’s (SNP500, Dow Jones Emini, XJO, DAX, Commodities, and Forex).Today she is not only an active trader specializing in the German DAX and Forex, she is also a highly trained coach helping traders worldwide on the subjects of Trading Performance, Strategy Improvement, Increasing Profits, releasing Blockages around Money and Self-Sabotaging Behaviour, applying cutting edge tools from Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Neuro-Science and Behavioural Finance blending in elements from Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Yogic Principles.