'Secrets of the Institutional Trader' | Trevor Neil | Interview

Opto sit down with Trevor Neil once more to find out the "Secrets of the Institutional Trader". We ask him questions about institutional versus retail trading, including competing, his tips and tricks and his preferred trading strategy.

With his 40 years experience, he shares his insights into why it's not wise to compete with institutions, like professional traders and hedge funds, but instead how traders can become systematic and use this to their advantage.

Trevor shares his 1 key tip all traders should remember and why it may be better to look long-term rather than short-term.

► See the full list of questions:

How can I compete with Big Money? 00:06
Where do I have more of a chance? 00:58
Should I worry about market manipulation? 02:18
How can I become an algo? 03:31
What tools would you recommend? 05:19
How can I trade wholesale not retail? 07:44
What's the 1 tip I should remember? 09:49
Is swing trading the sweet spot? 11:10

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[georgestone]

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[burstmxde]

I have watched hundreds if not thousands of trading video's online, and i can confidently say that this one is by far the most honest and valuble trading information video that i have ever seen...

[FHIPrincePeter]

This Man is talking pure sense. Very well worth taking on board his advice.

[jakubvalenta]

Wise man. He is giving us valuable knowledge.

[zentamil]

Superb and 100 % secrets revealed but video views are very low.... people always follow fake and colorfull videos

[Rlyfast]

This is simply fantastic. Thank you for hosting this interview. Its so honest and fulfilling.

[sapphirecapitals]

This is one of the best commentary I have heard on trading retail as opposed to institutional trading and possible edge, I would recommend this as must watch and listen. He actually laid down the key to successful retail trading, only thing missed is the risk management which I suspect he would have spoken about if he was asked. Probability and reward-risk ratio are the two best friends of a trader to trade with confidence.

[manjeetmaparamanjeet]

Am seeing this video for 3rd or 4th time in the month..and understanding the
Wealth of knowledge Here ...new belief and gratitude for the vastness of the quantum of knowledge shared . Sir as an Indian I

[mohitjain]

Every word of his had deeper meaning . Thanks for this .

[vladk]

Great pieces of advice. So glad to see this type of content

[sunnyg]

That cheeky grin when he said institutions are buying before it gets to a support, selling into it while you're buying :)

[erikkremer]

Awesome Interview💯 I learned a lot from this video
but the fact that manipulation should not worry any retail trader because the fines the big players have to pay for manipulation are to large, is false in my humble opinion. The fines big players have to pay for manipulating the market is 1-10% of there profit so they do it anyway. This opens up a even bigger opportunity for traders with little money because they can study the manipulative behaviour of these players and move with them (follow there footprints, orderflow)

[newlookak]

Very experienced and very grounded. Thanks

[heliosplutus]

“They are selling as you are buying” - really great Q&A - thank you for sharing

[richardasboe]

An interesting interview but the part on market manipulation is complete nonsense.

The big players like to give the impression that there is no or minimal manipulation to encourage retail trading but of course they manipulate prices to their own benefit.

More than half the daily volume in currency trading is controlled by a handful of the biggest banks. To fill their orders they need to move price to areas of higher liquidity ie areas where there are clusters of retail trader stop orders. Both entries and stop losses. If they move price to a large cluster of entry stop orders there is a good chance they will take the other side of the trade and then price will move in the opposite direction eventually stopping out those traders.

These manipulations happen everyday. Some more obvious than others. A good (obvious) example happened on Thursday last week on Eurusd & Gpbusd. At Frankfurt open prices spiked up over 30 pips taking out obvious areas of (short) trader stop losses and triggering (long) breakout trader entry stop orders. Price then reversed frustrating the stopped out traders and trapping the new long trades into losing positions.

[nileshgada]

Thanks sir for sharing your views honestly !!very enlightening video !!

[Fire_soul]

This video was really helpful. (The gentleman also looks like the man in the Six Flags commercials).

[JK-vbju]

Trading momentum seems like the best bcuz mm can't adjust quik enough

[tommyg]

In my experiences hes 99% accurate. No way I'm buying the fact that it's not in institutions best interest to take out stop losses. It happens too much to be consequential

[sivanandarao]

Absolutely love the advice tqvm for Sharing