Interview With Andreas Koukorinis- Chat With Traders Episode 154

Hey team, welcome to episode 154. Coming up on today’s episode is a chat with Andreas Koukorinis. Andreas is based in London and co-founded Stratagem Technologies in 2013, which is a FinTech company that uses AI and machine learning to trade sports as a financial product. They’re primarily football, tennis and basketball.

However, Andreas’ roots are in trading markets and instruments that many most of us know. He’s worked for places like Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and was trading at DeepValue before starting Strategem.

We discuss a lot of interesting things in this episode including Andreas’ exit from financial markets and how he got into sport betting. He goes into other obscure markets he’s thought about where he could apply rigorous trading principals.

We also talk about opportunities exist for sophisticated investors if sports markets are there solely for entertainment purposes. As well, a discussion ensues about whether modern technology and AI can give superior returns compared to other traditional approaches. Andreas also chats about the types of information his company is using to make predictions.

What’s Covered in This Interview:

Andreas’ exit from financial markets and entering into sports betting. Why he made that choice, including how Stratagem came to exist.
What types of information is useful in making decisions, the kinds of games that are usually more lucrative and different bets that Stratagem is making.
What sports betting means for sophisticated traders since it’s primarily for entertainment purposes. Also, who are you trying to outsmart in sports betting?
How sports games can become predictable, the level of accuracy you need in order to be successful and whether modern technology can generate superior returns realistically.