FX WOMEN IN TRADING FXTM: Are you yourself a
trader, or an analyst? SS: Both. My experience in
this industry has taken me from analysis on an Active Advisory desk to a deal ing desk; this has al lowed me to use both methods when I trade.
What do most
about
F X T M : you l ike
the FX
markets and about your work?
SS: I like
the fact that it is a 24 hour market unl ike the
other
markets; the mass of news and analysis that is avai lable also allows me to trade more i nt e l l i g e nt l y . I also enjoy the
thri l l speed I trading Representing Swissquote Bank has
made it easier for me to approach prospects and clients, especially on the subject of a client’s protection of funds.
get with suppor ted
high by
the instant execution that is avai lable, especial ly when the market is volati le. The leverage this market has to of fer is what also renders it exciting.
never
As for my work, I experience ending
joy when I am 72 FX TRADER MAGAZINE January - March 2012 SS: Persona l ly speaking, I
am competitive in ever ything I do. It’s in my nature, which i s why trading FX is suited to my character.
This market has by far the
highest competitor pool , so I constant ly find mysel f explaining to a prospect why
cal led to demonstrate to Institutional cl ients how wel l our proprietary platform fits in with their business model .
FXTM: Would you def ine
yourself as a competitive person? Where do you see yourself in a few years time?
we are bet ter than broker x, y or z. You have to be competitive; i f you are not you wi l l never sur vive.
As for my future, I hope to see
myself continue to be counted amongst one of Swissquote’s top
FX Institutiona l team
members . FXTM: Do
you find that being a woman s o me t i me s helps work,
in
your or
can it be a disadvantage?
SS: The
fi n an c i a l markets sti l l remain
a
pr imar i ly male world. Although less now, cl ient s are of ten sti l l surpr i sed to di scover
a woman has
knowledge of the FX market s . As for myself persona l ly, I find the fact I have a multi-cultura l background, Swiss education and knowledge of
the world,
has al lowed me to quickly br idge any doubts that being a woman may
br ing, it a l so makes me very competitive.
that
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