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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04j525k/traders-millions-by-the-minute-episode-1
Just watched this on iplayer. Apparently it was on earlier in the day according to my housemate (a trader, unfortunately) but formatting waits for no mortal.
Reaffirms my views, fuck traders!
I started writing a reply to this post and thought it would be better to make a longer post on it.
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My background - I went to target...
