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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.
Reasons To Be Cheerful, One, Two, Three-NOT!
Posted by FT on May 1, 2008

Morning Folks,
Today’s sunny start wasn’t confined to the big outdoors; the papers were full of it, and not just the Chelsea Echo. So, with Europe closed, and equity markets looking as dull as a James Blunt CD, I decided to have a scratch below the surface of this morning’s headlines.


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.
April Non-Farm Payrolls
Posted by Garden Gnome on May 1, 2008

The grand-daddy of all economic indicators, the US Employment Report, is due at 1330 on Friday. So, whether you are planning to trade or just want to sit back and enjoy the fireworks, here’s a preview.


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