S01E06: Talking with Mark vd Bijl about Day Trading the ALSI 40

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Mark vd Bijl, the “Real Chartist”, scaled into trading from being a part-time to full-time trader. He recommends scaling in as a way for all newcomers to get into trading. We chatted about what it takes to trade full-time as your sole source of income, like he does, and the risk of trading with "scared money". Mark is a Day Trader who focuses only on the ALSI 40 futures and he shares some wisdom around that and his 3 tips for new traders.

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29 Apr 2020 English South Africa Investing Garth MacKenzie

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