Do Hedge Funds have an Edge on Retail Traders?

Do Hedge Funds have an Edge on Retail Traders? Corvin Codirla, ex-hedge fund manager and independent traders comments. Discuss hedge funds strengths and weaknesses and how retail traders can compete. How can one identify and profit from institutional flows? How do the mindsets of institutional trading and retail/private traders differ?

Yes, hedge funds have an information advantage. Regulation has become much tighter these days. Hedge funds also the technology to engage in certain trading activities that are difficult for retail traders. But if you look at all the big hedge funds; they all have mandates which restrict hedge funds on what they can try out. Being nimble and looking for opportunities all over the place is what a retail trader should do.

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[vallurirajesh]

The fact that this great video has so few views and likes speaks volumes about human mindset. Flashy, hyped up videos attract lot more people than those with serious, honest content. This one deserves a lot of credit for the valuable info presented.

[jeffreyhua]

The biggest takeaway from this video- as retail traders, we need to hold ourselves accountable. Whether it's risk management, keeping our emotions in check, and take full responsibility for every trading decision we make.

[wongcheukkwan]

She manages to ask the meaningful questions. Corvin did give us a new picture which we retail traders cannot imagine how it looks like. What we can learn is to set up a portfolio like the fund manager and manage it with caution. We can reduce risks and make money.

[danman]

This guy is the smartest person you guys interview. Great speaker and excellent knowledge. Very intelligent bloke!

[OldSkoolLegend]

I find it hard to trade other peoples money. My own no pressure at all.

[habibbialikafe]

People at Fidelity get private meetings with c-suite of companies. Try and tell me that isn't an advantage. They also use satellite data for things like how many cars are in a big box retail store's parking lot so they can predict how well the store will do before earnings are reported. Same satellite data strategies are used for things like the world's oil reserves for commodities trading.

[covingtoncreek]

I've been a viewer of the channel for some time. This is the video that got me to subscribe. Speaking the truth. Unfortunately, I think most of us need to lose real money to learn these lessons.

[MrCharlesmabiru]

I've learnt that it is not entirely bad to trade stocks, bonds, options, futures, FX, ETFs. One just needs to understand those individual markets, their cycles, their movements and the variables that move these markets.

[socrates_the_great]

2d time I see this interview. He is the best of the best.

[Secretsofsociety]

The thing that confuse people is they think stocks are 50-50 odds. It's really only 33% chance you are right in the short term because the stock can go sideways. However if you hold well managed companies with good high demand products your odds of winning dramatically increase the longer you hold.

[DellaroyEngineering]

This video has low views becauss it is amazing info!!!

[LiLPAnCOoKie]

Those type of videos are good of content, hope we can see more of those interviews

[freedomtrading]

This interview is awesome and this guy is the real deal, but I must admit that when he started making negative generalizations about retail traders I took that shit personal! lol
No accountability, is there? Pffft. Watch me go! 😎

[Secretsofsociety]

The other thing people forget is you are not buying the price today you are buying the price 5 years from now. If you don't think the product will last 5 years it is a bad investment because 5 years of growth is priced in.

[arvincabugnason]

You ask a business if their business has an edge? of course they do. What business says otherwise.. What a question.

[zarni]

...and they had/have insider information.

[thelittlesignpost]

Sensible comments below and a video that tells it like it is. What on Earth are these untrained individuals doing in hedge fund trading? I would love to take the challenge and trade a hedge fund, but I fear that the hustle and bustle would be too much to do the quiet analysis that I am accustomed to! Checks and balances are good and perhaps too many rules will stifle the best of traders! I like the freedom of doing my own trading too, but I am sure the fund profits are not what they should be for a professional outfit!

[sadigov]

So, shorter wire is better now? I have been lied to my whole life.

[erichvonmolder]

I'm not sure if these hedge funds have an advantage. They have their process and "belief systems" with there various analysts and a regular retail trader probably doesn't have these processes and access to certain kinds of information and don't get caught in this belief system, so they can react unincumbered.