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.
No One Wants Fannie Anymore
Posted by FT on March 13, 2008
Monday, Down In The Fed’s Canteen
Bearded Ben Bernanke is having a working sandwich break with his team:
BBB “Shoot guys. The whole goddamned banking system’s up the creek and we’ve gotta provide the paddle. Give me a quick run down on the latest.”
Team “Dur, OK Boss, the Dow Jones has broken below 12,000 and is heading for January’s lows when that stupid French bank couldn’t control its staff.”
BBB “Cheers Einstein, I can read my screen, but what’s causing it now?”
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