Standard and Poors has downgraded Ireland's debt for the third time this year, and it is sending fresh ripples of worry through Europe.
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About Me
- S Benard
- United States
- I am a student of economics, financial analyst, and futures trader, specializing in agricultural commodities, and especially grains, but I also trade gold and other metals, soft commodities, treasuries, and stock index futures. I began trading spot Forex currency crosses in May 2003, and in August 2006, I met a futures trader who has been making a living in futures for more than 20 years, and he became my futures mentor. I've never looked back, and I am now head trader for Global Capital Reserves, my own firm. I also have both Bachelors and Master of Science degrees in business. I really enjoy trading futures, and hope to share my successes, a few failures, and methodologies.
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- Creature from Jekyll Island, The - G. Edward Griffin
- Disciplined Trader, The: Developing Winning Attitudes - Mark Douglas
- Dynamic Technical Analysis - Philippe Cahen
- Enclyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators, The - Robert Colby
- High Probability Trading - Marcel Link
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- Psychology of Risk, The - Ari Kiev
- The Ascent of Money - Niall Ferguson
- Trading in the Zone - Ari Kiev
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- Trading to Win - Ari Kiev
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