Like that of many others, my interest in financial markets began with Forex around 2010. It started off as a productive hobby, but by 2013 I was increasingly dedicating time and attention to markets.

Trading is an effective way to expand capital, but it would be a mistake to call it my primary job. My main line of work as of today is real estate, but I wouldn’t be surprised if most of my focus were on portfolio management in a few years.

Since acquainting myself with financial markets back in 2006, so it’s been about 15 years. I began with currency trading. At the time, it was the quickest way to immerse oneself in the world of finance. I then gradually transitioned to stock markets, where I remain to this day.

Asset trading has always been a secondary income source. Nevertheless, my primary line of work is both directly and indirectly related to investments.

Since 2015. After meeting a successful futures and options trader, I found out the path to proper development and important subtleties of safe and secure capital expansion. I began by studying and thoroughly analyzing the market. I worked out a strategy to minimize risk and maximize income before selecting a broker. As a result, I entered a volatile stock market fully prepared and began systematically increasing capital. A number of my first profitable transactions were short positions.

Yes and no. Investments are my life, but not my life’s end goal. The stock market is the instrument I use to achieve more general goals and endeavours. The resultant systematic increase in capital frees up a lot of time and spurs you to develop yourself in various areas and create something new. In this way, I live and surround myself in the world of finance, but am not obsessed with it.