Chat With Traders

011: Zach Hurwitz – Using VWAP to Gauge Where the Big Boys Interact with Markets, and How to Exploit Trading Technology

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Mar 11, 2015
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INSIGHT

Non-Traditional Skills in Trading

  • Zach's background in English and drama unexpectedly helped his trading career.
  • These disciplines taught him to synthesize information, read people, and understand signaling.
ANECDOTE

Meeting a Mentor

  • Zach met a quantitative trader named David through a chance encounter at Starbucks.
  • David became a mentor, inspiring Zach's approach to systematic trading.
ADVICE

Trading Mentality

  • Embrace the "mouse, eagle, donkey" mentality: detail-oriented, visionary, and hardworking.
  • Categorize your daily tasks and mindset accordingly for optimal productivity.
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