This week Nick talks to Steve Ruffley

Steve Ruffley is a professional trader of nearly 25 years. Steve offers personalised trading risk management and mentoring packages and is a published author with The Pro Retail Trader: How to Generate Professional-level Returns as a Retail Trader.

The discussion explores Steve Ruffley’s career in financial markets, detailing his journey from a university dropout to a professional trader. Initially working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he later discovered his passion for trading in Gibraltar, where he joined a proprietary trading firm. Ruffley reflects on the challenges of professional trading, including high financial targets and the transition from floor trading to electronic platforms. After a stint in risk management, he returned to independent trading, focusing on indices and forex. He emphasises the importance of discipline, confidence, and quick decision-making in trading, distinguishing between retail and professional approaches. Steve also shares insights on market adaptability, critiques the growing influence of AI in trading, and discusses his latest book, The Pro Retail Trader, which aims to guide retail traders in advancing their skills. He expresses scepticism toward Bitcoin as a tradable asset and highlights the role of algorithmic trading.

Steve's published books are:
The Pro Retail Trader: How to Generate Professional-level Returns as a Retail Trader
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Retail-Trader-Generate-Professional-level/dp/1804091375

The Ruff Guide to Trading: Make Money in the Markets
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ruff-Guide-Trading-Money-Markets/dp/0857194003/

Steve's film choice was: Rocky IV
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocky-IV-Vs-Drago/dp/B09MNTHVQZ

Steve's Music choices where:
Battleship Chain by The Georgia Satellites
https://open.spotify.com/track/0dJEQ01IPN4ukqRsPrm4ab

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