October 9th, 2012, Michael Covel, four-time bestselling author and creator of the popular podcast series "Trend Following with Michael Covel" interviewed Mark Shore, a well-known managed futures consultant, educator of managed futures and Adjunct Professor at DePaul University.

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The following topics were covered in the discussion:
1) Covel talks to Shore about the "a-ha" moments of his students when teaching managed futures, and how he brings his students into the world of managed futures.
2) The term "managed futures is sometimes confusing.
3) Understanding positive skewness and drawdowns.
4) The issue of survivorship bias.
5) Shore's paper, "Decoding The Myths of Managed Futures".
6) Concepts of systematic trading.

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Mark Shore has more than 20 years of experience in the futures markets and managed futures, publishes research, consults on alternative investments and conducts educational workshops. www.shorecapmgmt.com

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