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“ What may be important last week is less important this week. It may be on the front burner and then that flame goes out. It ' s a game of chess.”
Cultivating and respecting relationships is a key mantra she suggests all new traders should follow. When asked what other tips and tricks she would recommend to those starting out in the trading industry, Hinmon highlights some of the most important lessons she’ s learnt are remaining fluid, rolling with the punches and learning to admit when you’ re wrong.
“ Young traders have to recognise that the market is bigger than you are. You have to be willing to admit when you ' re wrong. We’ ve lived through a lot of different crises. The flash crash, the great financial crisis, Brexit, Russia, and looking back one thing you realise is just as markets don ' t go up forever, they don ' t go down forever,” she explains.
“ If there ' s been one thing I ' ve learnt, it is that markets recover. They are living, breathing creatures. They have peaks and valleys. Don’ t get too rattled when we have drawdowns in the market. Own up to your mistakes and learn from them. I had some pretty big errors back in the day. Whether it was a matter of trying to be too quick on something or flat out doing something wrong, own up to it and learn from it. People respect you more when you do that.”
US fragmentation Hinmon, who sits on both the SIP and CAT( Consolidated Audit
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