Victor Sperandeo
Formal First Name
Victor
Nick Name
Trader Vic
Dates
3/16/1945 - present
Victor Sperandeo is the Founder, CEO, and President of Alpha Financial Technologies. He is a legendary trader and financial commentator specializing in commodities, particularly in the energy and metals sectors. Dubbed as “Trader Vic” in Wall Street, Sperandeo earned such title for his intellectual ability and skills to trade profitably. He is arguably best known for developing indexes and trading strategies that are designed to benefit from futures price trends. These include both actively managed strategies as well as rules-based algorithmic quantitative models.
- Sperandeo started his trading career in 1968 as an options trader dealing with over-the-counter securities at Filer Schmidt & Co.
- He has more than 45 years of experience trading independently with his own money and on behalf of big names, such as Leon Cooperman and George Soros.
- His market crash prediction during a September 1987 Barron’s interview earned him great recognition and highlighted his deep understanding of financial markets.
- He has received three patents in the U.S., two in the Bahamas, and one in Australia on financial products using long/short algorithmic indicators or indices in conjunction with leverage, which adds alpha while simultaneously reducing risk.
- He created the Diversified Trends Indicator™, a rules-based, investable trading methodology incorporating a diversified group of highly liquid, exchange-traded commodity and financial futures contracts.
- He has been featured twice in Barron’s, “Man of all Markets” and “Trader Vic the Ultimate Wall Street Pro."
- He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and Stocks & Commodities.
- He has also been included on Ziad Adelnour's list of top 100 Wall Streeters.
- He has appeared frequently on CNBC, CNN, Fox, and other networks.
- He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.