Geo Chen: How a Global Macro Investor Built an Audience with Fidenza Macro

FF Fraternity Brother Geo Chen is the author of Fidenza Macro, a newsletter with over 3,000 subscribers that provides valuable resources and insights to global macro traders who are looking to improve their skills.

Geo currently manages his family office, where he invests in financial markets, venture capital, and private equity. And uses the profits to support causes in climate change, nature conservation, and refugee aid. Prior to running his own family fund, Geo was a forex trading desk head with over 20 years of experience at global investment banks.

In this episode, we discuss how Geo built Fidenza Macro and how he makes good decisions in trading, in his career, and in life.

01:43 Geo Chen's Background and Career Journey
04:43 The Greatest Trade: Navigating the COVID-19 Market Crash
06:28 Transitioning to Independent Trading and Starting a Family Office
09:16 The Birth of Fidenza Macro: Authentic Financial Insights
11:47 Public Trading and Building Trust with Transparency
15:55 The Art of Trading: Strategies and Risk Management
33:20 Market Trends and Asymmetric Trades
33:57 Coping with Trading Losses
35:28 Mental Strategies for Traders
37:33 Balancing Trading and Personal Life
39:29 Exploring New Trading Strategies
42:13 Personal Fulfillment and Hobbies
44:01 Philanthropy and the Huang Chen Foundation
51:01 Fatherhood and Life Lessons
55:27 Systematic Trading and Risk Management
01:00:18 Future Aspirations and Creative Pursuits

FF is the oldest Chinese American fraternal organization. Founded in 1910 at Trinity College in Connecticut, it was established by young adults sent by China’s elite to study in America before the Cultural Revolution.

FF lodges are found across North America and Asia, including Ann Arbor, Boston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, and Taipei.

Brothers include Diplomat V. K. Wellington Koo who represented China at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. And Architect I. M. Pei who designed the Louvre, John F. Kennedy Library, and Bank of China Tower. This channel is to highlight the stories of FF brothers of today.