Beyond the Trade podcast: Jean Pierre on trading as a business

Jean Pierre Saavedra’s trading changed when he stopped trying to predict the market and began measuring it through 600 recorded trades.

In episode three of Beyond the Trade, Jean Pierre explains why he treats trading as a business based on statistics, planning, and risk management. He also discusses his academy, building an institution beyond one personality, and the broker conditions he compares.

Presented in Spanish, with YouTube-generated English subtitles available, the episode follows Jean Pierre’s development as a trader and educator.

Watch episode three of Beyond the Trade to hear Jean Pierre discuss the numbers, systems, and difficult lessons behind his approach.

How 600 trades changed his approach

Jean Pierre began trading nine years ago while looking for a way to support his family. His early experience included losses and results that often depended on luck rather than a repeatable process.

His approach changed when he stopped asking whether an instrument would rise or fall. Instead, he redefined his objective parameters, completing 600 trades, and recording each one, focusing on measurement rather than profit.

“For me, trading is just statistics,” Jean Pierre says. “Almost nothing matters more than statistics, your numbers, and the market.”

This process revealed patterns linked to volatility and timing. It also showed Jean Pierre that a method can behave differently across instruments. Each asset has characteristics that can influence entries, exits, and risk.

Jean Pierre also places capital protection ahead of being right. His personal approach is to risk less than 1% on an individual trade. He says losing an entire account often stems from emotional decisions, excessive leverage, and weak planning. This approach cannot eliminate losses.

Building education around the student

Jean Pierre co-founded an academy to teach trading as a profession rather than promote shortcuts.

“I don’t sell smoke, I don’t sell miracles, I don’t sell the holy grail,” he says. “We’re here to understand trading as a business and as a profession.”

Before assigning a learning path, the team considers each student’s schedule, available time, decision-making habits, and trading environment. The curriculum can then be adapted to their circumstances and areas requiring support.

Jean Pierre believes trading knowledge does not automatically make someone an effective teacher.

There are good traders, undoubtedly, but that doesn’t mean they’re good teachers. The best mathematician isn’t necessarily the best math teacher.”

He applies this principle to his business. A company that depends entirely on one personal brand can become vulnerable when that person is unavailable. He advises educators to build a team and a recognizable institution that can consistently support clients.

Jean Pierre also directs some of his earnings toward real estate and long-term stock investments. He presents this as part of his personal approach to diversification rather than a focus on luxury purchases.

Why Jean Pierre chose Exness

Jean Pierre’s interest in Exness grew partly from his experience with swap charges at another broker. He says an oil position closed with more than 30,000 USD in profit, while around 12,000 USD was deducted in swap charges after holding it for several weeks. 

That experience made swap-free conditions especially relevant to him, drawing his attention to Exness, which offers swap-free trading on eligible instruments and accounts.

He also values Negative Balance Protection, which helps ensure traders do not lose more than their account balance. Jean Pierre recalls seeing a trader elsewhere lose a 70,000 USD balance and then owe roughly the same amount after a highly leveraged position moved against them.

Jean Pierre compares brokers using several devices to observe spreads, execution, and trading costs under similar conditions. These tests reflect his own methodology and personal observations. 

For his academy, the relationship also includes operational support. Jean Pierre says responsive customer service can reduce the time his team spends answering questions about registration, verification, deposits, and trading platforms.

Accepting what statistics cannot control

Statistics give Jean Pierre a framework, but not control over the market. One of his most difficult lessons was letting go of the need to be right.

The market doesn’t care about your statistics, because the market is going to act according to how the market acts."

Jean Pierre uses historical results to estimate probabilities, while recognizing they can’t determine the next position’s outcome.

For Jean Pierre, planning means defining how much time, capital, preparation, and risk he can realistically commit. A plan cannot remove uncertainty, but it can give each decision a more consistent structure.

To discover more stories from the Beyond the Trade series, read the previous article, where Miguel, another Exness Team Pro trader, discusses trading, family, and building trust with clients.