Mike Ledwidge is one of a rare group of people who “eats what he kills” in the trading arena. He’s a prop trader at Storm Trading in Cape Town. This interview is a no holds barred discussion with a trader who is at the coal face of the markets. He shares what it takes to make a living from trading.

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