Duhamel had ambitions at one time to become a trader or maybe start his own business.

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Furthermore, he believes that anyone can become a trader and overcome his or her fears.

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So, to boost the company profits John Corzine decided that instead of just being a broker, doing the technical stuff for other people, they should become a trader.

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By mid-1997, account records show, Lerma had become a heavy trader in Canadian gold stocks.

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If you have been consistently successful trading forex on your own, you may have what it takes to become a professional forex trader.

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If you have a better handle on what the major currencies are doing (or where they may be headed), then you will have more market knowledge and will likely become a more profitable investor or trader.

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Now that a once-obscure JPMorgan Chase derivatives trader named Bruno Iksil has become infamous as the London Whale, I suppose it is time to ask whether what he does should be subject to new taxes.

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