A Tale Of Two Truths: A Team’s Multi-Six-Figure Day
Enter the minds of multiple traders tackling the first opportunity of 2025.
At the AXIA trading desks.
Monday 6th January 2025.
London, England. And Limassol, Cyprus.
That Saturday you swam in the sea and visited the snow. You took your son with you. Such were the holiday memories of these past few weeks—these moments of rejuvenation.
Now the flight back on Sunday is delayed. Should you ask Haywood for an emergency desk on the Limassol floor? Something is brewing, but today the fates refuse to twine their strings. After a three-hour delay, you fly back to London with your family and get home; sleep by midnight... do you trade from home tomorrow? No! You committed.
And so: Monday, the 6th you go back to the London floor. You catch up over the morning hours and look at the bonds... equities. Where’s the dollar? Reset the charts, refresh the desk...
11:02 – TRUMP AIDES EXPLORE TARIFF PLANS FOR EVERY COUNTRY - WAPO.
Instantly!
—clickclickclickclickclick—
You sell some clips in the S&P and DAX. Other markets?
Not this time.
Hold. First trad…