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One click... and I’d lost thousands
Germany's finance minister was spreading gloom and it was GREAT. For a split-second, the bigger picture went completely out of the window as I became a stock market trader for a day. I was betting big on a share price plunge and everything relied on Wolfgang Schuble. Right on cue, a tannoy blasted: "Schuble says terms of Greek bailout may need to be revised." Pandemonium everywhere and money for me. As America's S&P Futures index dropped like a stone, the dollars were ticking higher and I was addicted. Welcome to the City. Earlier this month UBS trader Kweku Adoboli was arrested after losing 1.5billion. Two days ago, ... (full story)
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