Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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In this brief clip, Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, talks to Anh Nguyen, an independent prop trader and ex-Citibank EM derivatives flow trader.
They discuss how they met at Citibank in 2013, half way through Anh’s career and how his interest in proprietary trading was peaked.
The full interview is below:
youtube.com/watch?v=WrN1Sz4QUkI
It delves into the different skills required to be a successful flow or prop trader and how the role changed after regulation from the 2008 financial crisis.
They talk about the technical and psychological aspects of trading and how dropping the ego was what allowed Anh to grow into a successful trader.
Anh gives his reasons for choosing to leave what most would consider a lucrative career in search for something more fulfilling, that allowed him to grow his skill set and follow his passion for coding and systematic algorithmic trading.
To learn more about OPTIONS INSIGHT please visit options-insight.com or email support@options-insight.com
NONE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS PODCAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INVESTMENT ADVISE, IT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ALWAYS CONSULT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON TRADER CHATS ARE THOSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE HOST. OPTIONS INSIGHT OR IMRAN LAKHA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FROM LOSSES RESULTING FROM INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION OR VIEWPOINTS PRESENTED ON TRADER CHATS.
*Join THE ULTIMATE OPTIONS COURSE:* join.options-insight.com/the-ultimate-options-course
In this brief clip, Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, talks to Anh Nguyen, an independent prop trader and ex-Citibank EM derivatives flow trader.
They discuss how they met at Citibank in 2013, half way through Anh’s career and how his interest in proprietary trading was peaked.
The full interview is below:
youtube.com/watch?v=WrN1Sz4QUkI
It delves into the different skills required to be a successful flow or prop trader and how the role changed after regulation from the 2008 financial crisis.
They talk about the technical and psychological aspects of trading and how dropping the ego was what allowed Anh to grow into a successful trader.
Anh gives his reasons for choosing to leave what most would consider a lucrative career in search for something more fulfilling, that allowed him to grow his skill set and follow his passion for coding and systematic algorithmic trading.
To learn more about OPTIONS INSIGHT please visit options-insight.com or email support@options-insight.com
NONE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS PODCAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INVESTMENT ADVISE, IT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ALWAYS CONSULT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON TRADER CHATS ARE THOSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE HOST. OPTIONS INSIGHT OR IMRAN LAKHA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FROM LOSSES RESULTING FROM INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION OR VIEWPOINTS PRESENTED ON TRADER CHATS.
