FT has been trading full time from home for two years, with nothing but four kids and a beach to distract him .
He fills his spare time with weight training and rugby, though more coaching than playing these days.
FT mostly trades the forex markets and although he plays FTSE on occasions his bread and butter market is £$.
He likes to think that his technique is evolving but still hasn’t the temperament or money to back the big calls. He prefers to trade between 1 and 3 times a day, aiming to take regular small gains, but feels part of the evolution is in not dealing if the conditions don’t feel right.
One of my favourite stories when I was a nipper was about Robert the Bruce and how a Scottish tarantula inspired him to thrash the English at Bannockburn. Now this has nothing to do with a disturbed childhood and secretly wishing I was Scottish. Nor is it a prediction for Saturday’s game, though with Balshaw re-instated at fullback the chances of a home win have increased hugely.
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