CASE STUDY

Trader in an investment bank

If you are a trader, your structure is determined by the trading hours of the market in which you operate and the team with which you work. Your timetable is determined by the markets, and your commitment is to trade profitably and be able to do that in a timely manner. Your environment, your trading desk and the trading floor, is set up for you to be able to do this easily. You also have relevant computer systems to be able to do this. In effect, your structure at work (which has an impact on your whole life) is set up for you to react to the markets. When you are at work, what you can do is limited by your need to be near your desk, ready to trade during market hours. You may have to start work at 7am ...

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