{"id":2992,"date":"2016-01-29T14:05:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T19:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimusfutures.com\/tradeblog\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:05:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T19:05:34","slug":"chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"The makeup of successful traders &#038; observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/242955566%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Awo8K&amp;color=00dd95&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chatwithtraders.com\/ep-056-matt-zimberg\">https:\/\/chatwithtraders.com\/ep-056-matt-zimberg<\/a>\/. Hit the Play button above to listen to the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Topics Included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why good traders typically have the ability to find order in chaos, and have done something successful in other areas of life \u2013 building a method around success.<\/li>\n<li>Common misconceptions about experienced traders; I explain how many traders still experience psychological challenges, and actually trade unsophisticated methods.<\/li>\n<li>How to go about developing your own methodology, and the three building blocks that should be understood. Plus, the downside of imitating others.<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the topic of returns \u2013 how to manage expectations, and how independent traders differ from large Wall Street hedge funds.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the overlap between trading and gambling, the actions that will put you at risk of ruin, and why professional trading should be boring.<\/li>\n<li>Tips and pointers for finding the right broker, and what you should take into consideration when thinking about commissions and other transaction costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please share your comments and \/or questions below and Matt will personally address your concerns.<\/p>\n<p>There is a risk of loss in futures trading. Past performance is not indicative of future results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders &#8211; https:\/\/chatwithtraders.com\/ep-056-matt-zimberg\/. Hit the Play button above to listen to the podcast. Topics Included: Why good traders typically have the ability to find order in chaos, and have done something successful in other areas of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[459,460],"class_list":["post-2992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online-futures-trading","category-trading-tips-and-strategies","tag-trading-interview","tag-www-chatwithtraders-com"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The makeup of successful traders &amp; observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The makeup of successful traders &amp; observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OptimusFutures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Optimus Futures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@optimusfutures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@optimusfutures\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Optimus Futures\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Optimus Futures\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/79ae52b1d71d688a8ac5ec1b892a4840\"},\"headline\":\"The makeup of successful traders &#038; observations from a veteran broker w\\\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":223,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Trading Interview\",\"www.chatwithtraders.com\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Online Futures Trading\",\"Trading Tips and Strategies\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/\",\"name\":\"The makeup of successful traders & observations from a veteran broker w\\\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/ab09de32f79993bfecf9b1ab40a32c27f509693d.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/ab09de32f79993bfecf9b1ab40a32c27f509693d.png\",\"width\":1474,\"height\":331,\"caption\":\"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OptimusFutures\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/optimusfutures\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/optimus-trading-group\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/OptimusTradingGroup\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/optimusfutures.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/79ae52b1d71d688a8ac5ec1b892a4840\",\"name\":\"Optimus Futures\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Optimus Futures\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The makeup of successful traders & observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures","description":"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The makeup of successful traders & observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures","og_description":"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -","og_url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/","og_site_name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OptimusFutures","article_published_time":"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00","author":"Optimus Futures","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@optimusfutures","twitter_site":"@optimusfutures","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Optimus Futures","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/"},"author":{"name":"Optimus Futures","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79ae52b1d71d688a8ac5ec1b892a4840"},"headline":"The makeup of successful traders &#038; observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures","datePublished":"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/"},"wordCount":223,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["Trading Interview","www.chatwithtraders.com"],"articleSection":["Online Futures Trading","Trading Tips and Strategies"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/","url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/","name":"The makeup of successful traders & observations from a veteran broker w\/ Matt Zimberg of OptimusFutures","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-01-29T19:05:34+00:00","description":"Last week, our very own Matt Zimberg had the pleasure of being interviewed by Aaron Fifield from Chat with Traders -","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/chatwithtrader-com-matt-zimberg-interview\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/","name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures","url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ab09de32f79993bfecf9b1ab40a32c27f509693d.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ab09de32f79993bfecf9b1ab40a32c27f509693d.png","width":1474,"height":331,"caption":"The Trading Blog - Optimus Futures"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OptimusFutures","https:\/\/x.com\/optimusfutures","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/optimus-trading-group","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OptimusTradingGroup"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/79ae52b1d71d688a8ac5ec1b892a4840","name":"Optimus Futures","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Optimus Futures"}}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Optimus Futures","author_link":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/author\/optimus-futures\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimusfutures.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}