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Podcast: Chat With Traders
Episode: Michael Samuels – Speculating on Mergers—and a Case of “Excessive” Due Diligence
Description: I was introduced to this weeks guest by an experienced trader and fund manager, who described him as being "hands down the best trader I know..."Michael Samuels is an equities trader, who once traded for First New York and Apex Capital, he now trades his own money under the banner of Broome Street Capital.Michael describes himself as being an 'event driven trader' with a primary focus on news flow surrounding mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism and fundamentals—to seek out valuation disconnects.During this episode you'll hear about merger-arb strategies (including ex...