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Mr FT is a self-employed spread better. After 18 years in fund management he was given the choice of moving to London or .. not. ‘Not’ won out.

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.
End Of The Monkey Business
Posted by FT on March 31, 2008

It feels like I’ve missed more sitters than Peter Crouch today. I’ve written off today as a silly quarter-end with some dodgy moves, but taking my eye off the ball cost me missed opportunities in FTSE and the Euro.


Garden Gnome spent many years as a small-cap fund manager before his need to to spend more time with his lettuces got the better of him.
GG now spends rainy days trading equities and currencies. He likes to use a combination of technical analysis and news flow to make trading decisions.
Bloomsbury and Woolworths
Posted by Garden Gnome on March 31, 2008

What exactly does a publishing house do after it has published the most sucessful book of modern times? We may find out on Tuesday when Bloomsbury, publisher of the Harry Potter books, reports.


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