{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Different Perspective","title":"A Different Perspective with Steve Ruffley - The Pro Retail Trader","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2650,"description":"This week Nick talks to Steve Ruffley\n \nSteve Ruffley is a professional trader of nearly 25 years. Steve offers personalised trading risk management and mentoring packages and is a published author with The Pro Retail Trader: How to Generate Professional-level Returns as a Retail Trader.\n \nThe discussion explores Steve Ruffley’s career in financial markets, detailing his journey from a university dropout to a professional trader. Initially working at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he later discovered his passion for trading in Gibraltar, where he joined a proprietary trading firm. Ruffley reflects on the challenges of professional trading, including high financial targets and the transition from floor trading to electronic platforms. After a stint in risk management, he returned to independent trading, focusing on indices and forex. He emphasises the importance of discipline, confidence, and quick decision-making in trading, distinguishing between retail and professional approaches. Steve also shares insights on market adaptability, critiques the growing influence of AI in trading, and discusses his latest book, The Pro Retail Trader, which aims to guide retail traders in advancing their skills. He expresses scepticism toward Bitcoin as a tradable asset and highlights the role of algorithmic trading. \n \nSteve's published books are:\nThe Pro Retail Trader: How to Generate Professional-level Returns as a Retail Trader\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Pro-Retail-Trader-Generate-Professional-level/dp/1804091375\nThe Ruff Guide to Trading: Make Money in the Markets\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Ruff-Guide-Trading-Money-Markets/dp/0857194003/\nSteve's film choice was: Rocky IV\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Rocky-IV-Vs-Drago/dp/B09MNTHVQZ\nSteve's Music choices where:\nBattleship Chain by The Georgia Satellites\nhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0dJEQ01IPN4ukqRsPrm4ab\nThis content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3vveljr62zsO_QXSmiqYrOxLjJjPz5vHScoU2wy8eLg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxMzE0LzE3MDYw/MjQ5NTEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}