thinkMoney - Winter 2018

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So TD Ameritrade
is taking education
to the airwaves?

Yes we are, and I’m thrilled to be involved with our new network. Best of all, I get to co-host the show with other smart, funny people. It’s a lot of fun. There are plans to add more shows on a range of topics, and more hours of content. My dream job has always been to show up somewhere and talk for a living. Finally, I’m getting the chance.

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What do you find
exciting about
trading?

I’m what you’d call a trading addict.

• A PASSIONATE, veteran trader, Victor Jones needs no excuse to talk about the markets.

Recently returned from two years in the TD Ameritrade Singapore offices, Victor’s primary focus is client education. He works hard to make that education as effortless as possible, and is excited to co-host the company’s new online TD Ameritrade Network, which can be accessed from the Trader TV module on the thinkorswim® platform from TD Ameritrade or from tdameritradenetwork.com.

Tune In with Victor

DURING YOUR NEXT TRADING BREAK, TUNE IN TO WATCH VICTOR JONES AND HIS TEAM ON THE NEWLY LAUNCHED TD AMERITRADE NETWORK FOR A SMART, HIGH-ENERGY ONLINE DOSE OF PLATFORM TIPS AND MARKET INSIGHTS.

Illustration by Joe Morse

I couldn’t work at a place unless they allowed me to trade. Whether it’s in the morning, during work, or at home when I’m having dinner, I’m trading. (Yeah, even while my girlfriend is trying to get my attention.)

I come from
the sports world.

You play any game to win. There’s a similar element in trading where, at the end of the day, it’s clear whether you’ve won or lost.

And I like that ele-
ment of competi-
tion, either against
myself, or against
the market. Every
day you try to come
out on top. And if
you didn’t do well,
you assess your-
self. It could have
been emotion, risk
management, or
something else. You
learn from those
mistakes. If you
can manage risks,
instinct, and the re-
lationship between
markets, you get
sharper. Over time,
progress becomes
self fulfilling. You
become like me.

And you can’t look away!

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Give us a snapshot
of a typical “TV”
day.

We start early in
the morning by
doing a rundown
call where we go
through the show’s
content. Collec-
tively, we write and
research for the
show until 9:00 a.m.

CT, and then broadcast the show live from 10:00 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m. CT. After lunch, we start to map and prepare for the next day’s show.

I think of it as “edu-tainment,” or education made to be as fun as possible. I also work to tell as many corny jokes as I can fit into an hour. Full disclosure: we all do.

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What’s with your
famous stare?

Those are my patented smoky eyes!

That’s 31 years in the making. It didn’t just happen; it took a lot of practice. The truth is that I’m blind and refuse to wear my contacts. I like to guess what’s happening in the world around me rather than know for sure.

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