Show Notes

(00:01:39) - (First Question) - Nik’s childhood and how he got into ultimate fighting

(00:08:54) - Nik’s mentality when in the cage fighting

(00:10:37) - Links between traumatic childhood and becoming a UFC fighter

(00:11:48) - How Nik feels about his children potentially fighting in the future

(00:13:29) - Nik’s earliest UFC fights and the importance of storytelling in the sport

(00:21:35) - Insecurity and work ethic, getting the balance right to be able to perform at the top

(00:26:35) - The relationship between drive and motivation and the kind of upbringing you have

(00:28:52) - How Nik got into finance and his first moves in the market

(00:33:00) - Nik’s development of his own investment process and how he manages risk

(00:36:00) - Determining position sizes, when to get in, when to get out. The ratio between Nik’s low-risk trades versus his big swings

(00:38:16) - The similarities between gambling and investing, Nik’s opinion on the apparent lack of differentiation

(00:40:19) - Nik’s advice to young people looking to get started in investing

(00:41:32) - Comparing the ups and downs of UFC fighting versus trading in the markets

(00:43:32) - The process of walking away from fighting and whether Nik thinks he will ever walk away from investing