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David Nichols

@davidnichols

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Investment analyst and financial writer specializing in macro and crypto.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles leveraging deep macro and crypto expertise—research, trading, or founding products—in mission-driven teams that value independent analysis and product execution.

I am an investment analyst and financial writer with a 26-year track record analyzing equities, gold, macro investments and bitcoin, and generating significant subscription and consulting revenue for retail and institutional clients.

I founded and led multiple ventures including a stablecoin exchange and a proprietary bitcoin derivatives trading firm, moved into bitcoin in 2014, and built publishing businesses that advised on over $50 billion in investment capital while producing more than $30 million in subscription and consulting revenue.

I bring hands-on experience launching regulated crypto infrastructure, developing predictive macro and market models, proprietary trading strategies (directional and delta-neutral), and deep research-driven equity analysis—skills I apply to drive actionable investment insights and product execution.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Owner / Trader

Current

Rothbard LLC

Jul 2020 - Present (5 years 5 months)

Founded a proprietary trading firm focused on bitcoin derivatives, executing directional and delta-neutral strategies to capture market opportunities since 2020.

Derivatives Proprietary Trading Trading strategies Risk Management Market Microstructure

Founder

Wryder LLC

Aug 2018 - Jul 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Launched a stablecoin exchange (2018–2020) that implemented per-user Wyoming LLC jurisdictional structures and integrated PrimeTrust as custodian; project was self‑funded and later wound down.

Stablecoins Product Launch Vendor Management Wyoming LLC Structuring

Writer / Editor / Owner

Fractal Publishing

Jan 2004 - Apr 2020 (16 years 3 months)

Published daily financial newsletters covering gold, equities, macroeconomics and bitcoin, building a retail and institutional subscriber base representing over $50 billion in advised capital.

Financial Writing Equity Research Subscriber Revenue Generation

Writer / Editor / Co-Owner

21st Century Investor

Jun 1998 - Feb 2004 (5 years 8 months)

Co-owned and edited a financial newsletter focused on Internet and technology stocks, conducting in-depth company research and generating over $18 million in subscription revenue and ~200,000 active subscribers.

Equity Research Technology Sector Analysis Financial Modeling Editorial Management Investment Recommendations Due Diligence

Operations Manager

Epicyte Pharmaceutical

Sep 1996 - Jun 1998 (1 year 9 months)

Managed operations at a biotechnology startup developing monoclonal antibody therapeutics, built a research database to identify partnership opportunities and supported technology transfer from The Scripps Research Institute.

laboratory operations Project Coordination Start Up Operations