By trading war stories • December 9, 2015
I know I've been away. This link should explain what I have been up to in 2015. Hope you enjoy...
By trading war stories • September 15, 2015
A scene from the Brad Pitt movie World War Z stands out in my mind, outlining an Israeli concept called the 10th Man Strategy. In essence it is...
By trading war stories • July 19, 2015
Years ago when I was adjusting to my new work schedule trading US hours, I started to forego local public holidays for US holidays. We would skip out...
By trading war stories • June 29, 2015
I was recently invited by my university's career services department to go back to the campus and give a talk about trading as a career to a lecture...
By trading war stories • May 8, 2015
From a mile away it smelt like the fermented bum crack sweat of the chronically unemployed, but pretty eyes, voluminous hair, and toned legs can be...
By trading war stories • May 5, 2015
There was one small office I used to work at, where practically everyone in the room was a trader. Everyone was a trader doubling up as personnel with...
By trading war stories • April 14, 2015
When I first started trading a prop account it must have been the 4th quarter of 2011. Many futures have quarterly expiration and delivery dates, in...
By trading war stories • April 8, 2015
A young man gazed at his peers hurtling unquestioningly toward an uninspired cookie-cutter future so unappealing that if he followed suit, he would...
By trading war stories • March 25, 2015
Lee Kuan Yew died. Social media is all about changing your profile picture to the stylised LKY black ribbon, sharing articles about the legend, and...
By trading war stories • February 27, 2015
Around the time I started this blog 4 months ago, I had also just commenced work at a hedge fund. The change to a new work environment did instant...