Posted on 29/10/09
Rise of the kitchen table traders
The meteoric rise of stocks so far this year has summoned the decade-old spirit of a past rally: the day trader.A 57 per cent gain in the S&P 500 Index since March has made it more tempting to flip equities from the home computer. But it was the big rout that preceded this rally that sparked the interest, said Ben Bittrolff, 30, a seasoned day trader who says he is up 373 per cent on the year.
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