Welcome to Australia's Next Top Trader! You're quite possibly feeling a bit overwhelmed right now, and very unsure on a lot of things, particularly what on earth you might buy for this competition! Have no fear though, we have some fresh ideas coming your way! To kick-off the competition we have Matt Leibowitz, the co-founder and CEO of Stake, joining us to give his insights on the current market conditions and to share a few stocks that are currently on his watchlist. What you need to know: • Join the competition here, if you haven't already! • US Markets are open in Australia from 12:30am - 7am AEST Tuesday morning - Saturday morning • You can place a trade at any time, and it will be executed during the opening hours • You need to make sure you fund your account to start playing In this episode you will learn: • Matt's view on the current climate of the US markets - weak or strong? • One industry to keep an eye on • One industry that may be running out of gas • How the use of leveraged ETFs could spring you to the top of the leaderboard (buyer beware!) Stocks and resources discussed: • The Weed Industry • The Gas Industry & Commodities • Cronos Group (CRON) • Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) • ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) • ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) • Top 10 Investing Books Of All Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.