{"id":13843,"date":"2019-03-06T20:59:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optimusblog.wpengine.com\/tradeblog\/archives\/optimus-futures-podcast-16-interview-with-ag-capital-investments-founder-asim-ghaffar\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T20:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T20:53:27","slug":"optimus-futures-podcast-16-interview-with-ag-capital-investments-founder-asim-ghaffar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/optimus-futures-podcast-16-interview-with-ag-capital-investments-founder-asim-ghaffar\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimus Futures Podcast # 16 &#8211; Interview With AG Capital Investments Founder &#8211; Asim Ghaffar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Optimus Futures Podcast # 16 - Interview With AG Capital Investments Founder - Asim Ghaffar\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/marVm6S-vGw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this Podcast, Matt Zimberg interviews Asim Ghaffar from AG Capital, a Commodity Trading Advisor with a specific focus on global macro outlook using fundamental, long-short strategies across equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity markets.<\/p>\n<p>Asim discusses how to generate trade ideas, implement them, and where risk management plays a crucial role in the strategy. 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