James Helliwell – Head of markets at the Lex Van Dam Trading Academy – joined Zak Mir and Charlie Gibson in the Tip TV studio to discuss how the trading academy can benefit traders of all levels of experience, as well as how cash has outperformed the markets this year.
Did 2015 defeat the point of the financial markets?
Helliwell pointed out that 2015 is the first year in 25 years that cash has seen better returns than stocks and bonds, which are all negative for the year. There is still value for actively investing traders, however Helliwell believes that liquidity has been pivotal in propping up the markets, which is running out after the end of QE3.