Intuition and Impulse in a Great Trader

By Stephen Bornstein, Principal of Wall Street Counsel What Makes Some Traders Stand Out Can Also Bring Them Down A great trader is one who has the uncanny ability to predict price action based on the behavior of other market participants, particularly other professional traders. Is that skill analytical or intuitive? For the past several […] Read more »

Are Hedge Fund Managers with More Than Two Screens More Productive?

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By Simon Kerr, Principal of Enhance Consulting I worked with a portfolio manager in the Eighties who got a list of prices over the phone each morning – he did not have a price terminal at all. Today everyone in professional money management roles will have a screen with a price feed (Bloomberg, Reuters etc.), […] Read more »