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How do traders do it, overcoming setbacks, managing their risk and reining in their emotions to take chunks of money out of the markets? Showhost Nicholas Penrake chats with traders from all kinds of backgrounds, inviting them to share with us their highs and lows on their way to achieving consistent results. Trading is a tough game – they say only around 5 per cent of those who try actually make a profit. Listen to A Trader’s Life to glean some valuable insights from the market wizards Nic get to talk to. If you glance at my profile on LinkedIn, you’ll see I’m no big shot trader. Mid way through 2023, after nearly three years' trading, I'm still only break-even. But every week I learn something new. And part of that learning process is enriched by talking and listening to other traders, those with more experience than I have. We all know that emotions can seriously derail your trading aspirations. It's been my experience - and I hope you agree - that
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A TRADER'S LIFE is hosted by Nicholas Penrake.
Recent episodes include "Tom Segura - a simple process for month-upon-month steady gains" (23 October 2025, 47 minutes), "Adam Harris - Combine discretionary trading with patterns produced by AI" (28 July 2025, 47 minutes), and "Chris Vermeulen - Become a successful trader without using leverage" (6 April 2025, 61 minutes).
A TRADER'S LIFE publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 34 minutes.
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Nicholas Penrake hosts A TRADER'S LIFE, a business podcast.
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A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>The traders who tend to survive and thrive are often not the big hitters, they’re the beavers. They build a routine. They take note of what works and what doesn’t work. They err on the side of caution and they...
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<p>What if you could trade the markets in just 30 minutes a day — using AI?</p><p>Nice idea, but is it even possible?</p><p>On this episode I talk to Adam Harris, a former City trader turned mentor.</p><p>He runs a...
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<p>Chris Vermeulen has been trading since he was at high school. Today he runs a newsletter that offers his technical analysis on what the markets are telling him. </p><p>He also runs a real estate business and...
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<p>As a trader, you have to be able to keep a check on your emotions, no matter what the state of play. <br/><br/>Like air traffic controller, a sniper. <br/><br/>Life or death.</p><p>My next guest on A Trader’s Life is...
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<p>Previously a lawyer, now a full time trader, Pablo Fdez Escarzaga from Spain told me he spent his first two years trading the markets "going nowhere". <br/><br/>Then, quite by chance, he came across Alla Peters...
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<p>If you’ve been trading a while, it’s probably safe to assume you’ve come across the Fibonacci retracement and extension tools. And perhaps you’ve also come across a few traders on YouTube who show you how to use...
A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>If you’ve been trading a while, it’s probably safe to assume you’ve come across the Fibonacci retracement and extension tools. And perhaps you’ve also come across a few traders on YouTube who show you how to use...
A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>How do you deal with bad days, the slow days trading? Who do you talk to? The cat, the dog, your reflection? <br/><br/>Sometimes there’s no one around. You’re there on your own looking at red numbers getting bigger...
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<p>Many traders like the fast action of a one-minute chart. Only a few who do can trade it consistently. <br/><br/>Daniel Munday prefers the higher timeframes. <br/><br/>It doesn’t surprise me, because everything about...
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<p>A lot has been said about mindset when it comes to trading. Which rather suggests it’s easier said than done. We all know revenge trading is bad, patience is good. Panic is bad, composure is good. And so on. But how...
A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>A lot has been said about mindset when it comes to trading. Which rather suggests it’s easier said than done. We all know revenge trading is bad, patience is good. Panic is bad, composure is good. And so on. But how...
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<p>So we’re all pretty familiar with terms like head and shoulders, double bottom and double top. But are you familiar with these more esoteric patterns like bearish butterfly and tapering wedge? My next guest Ian...
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<p>I think most of us who have been trading even a year can agree that managing risk is more than half the battle when it comes to making consistent returns in the markets. </p><p>That was va clip from my conversation...
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<p>So you know about Ukraine, you know about Gaza, but did you know there’s an even bigger war raging in Africa? At least in terms of death toll. i'm referring to the war in the Congo. Even though millions have died and...
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<p>So you know about Ukraine, you know about Gaza, but did you know there’s an even bigger war raging in Africa? At least in terms of death toll. i'm referring to the war in the Congo. Even though millions have died and...
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<p>Shoot for the skies as a day trader or bypass leverage altogether and aim for a 10% return investing in stocks? <br/><br/>Writer and investor, Will Nutting, prefers the latter. For one thing, it gives him more time...
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<p>We can probably all agree trading has some bad connotations. Gambling and scam being the two words that readily spring to mind. </p><p>My next guest is first and foremost an entrepreneur in online education. He’s not...
A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>We can probably all agree trading has some bad connotations. Gambling and scam being the two words that readily spring to mind. </p><p>My next guest is first and foremost an entrepreneur in online education. He’s not...
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<p>It’s pretty rare I come across women who trade, but when I do, they are very often my most interesting guests. My next guest is no exception. <br/><br/>Not only is Alla Peters Plocher an exceptionally gifted trader...
A TRADER'S LIFE
<p>It’s pretty rare I come across women who trade, but when I do, they are very often my most interesting guests. My next guest is no exception. <br/><br/>Not only is Alla Peters Plocher an exceptionally gifted trader...
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