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“If we can follow just a couple of simple rules, we can overcome the behavioral errors which are the plague of so many investors.” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)
Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series on managed futures brought to you by CME Group. On today's episode, host Niels Kaastrup-Larsen speaks with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Chief Behavior Officer of Brinker Capital, and the host of The Standard Deviation Podcast. Dr. Crosby came to investment management through clinical psychology and therefore has a unique perspective on behavioral economics. The discussion ranges from how human behavior is evolutionarily ill-equipped for investment management, the importance of having rules for investing during turbulent times, and what investors can do to modify their behavior for success.

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In This Episode, You'll Learn:

What makes Daniel’s background rare in investment management
How the eradication of Guinea Worm is relevant to investing behavior
Why the evolution of human behavior is antithetical to investing
How being a quantitative investor is beneficial to overcoming bad behavioral economics

“Knowledge does very little to change human behavior.” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)

The correlation between activity and success in the markets
What are the building blocks of behavioral finance
Why “I don’t know” is the most under-appreciated phrase in investing
The role of conservatism in behavioral economics

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“I never know what’s going to happen. But I am a market historian and I know what’s happened previously, and I feel I can tilt probability in my favor by operating within those parameters.” - Daniel Crosby (Tweet)