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Are we sure the meteorite isn't just hippy on his way to work?

I was on the turbo this morning before utilising the wonderful Tube system. So no sonic booms from me today.

People drop that kind of cash on a night out.

People drop that kind of cash on a night out.

http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2012/03/city-boy-racks-up-most-expensive-bar-bill-in-the-world/

But... http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/city-trader-alex-hope-arrested-fsa

"Entertaining" isn't an allowable expense..

Subsistence is allowed.

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But... http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/04/city-trader-alex-hope-arrested-fsa

Jesus, look at that guy.

Why is that girl such a funny colour?

Subsistence is allowed.

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I'm fairly certain my bar tabs don't count as 'subsistence'.

Jesus, look at that guy.

Why is that girl such a funny colour?

"Liverpool club"

I'm fairly certain my bar tabs don't count as 'subsistence'.

You need a better accountant then.

hippy, some entertaining is allowed. If clients are present, then it is a business expense.

He just goes to show you can't buy class.

Although to be fair I'd do away with class if it meant I'd make a 6 figure salary at 23.

He's making that money because he's trained himself to look at two monitors at the same time- look at the photo.

Hang on a minute I've got 2 screens at work and I'm not on a 6 figure salary << Doing it wrong.

On a serious note forex trading is interesting.

That Alex Hope fella ain't around anymore.

hmmm do tell spenceey
don't leave us all on tenterhooks

I'm fairly certain my bar tabs don't count as 'subsistence'.

maybe not for you, but on the other side of the bar two nights without hippy and they are teetering on bankrupcy
you are their subsistence

That Alex Hope fella ain't around anymore.

Why? Due to the arrest?

Expensive Chateau Petrus

But they drank it with fucking Dover Sole, Salmon and a Caesar fucking Salad!

Just goes to show the limits of what money can help you with.

His website is parked.. y'know, just got adverts and no actual site. Following the link from the Guardian article.

There is another fella around with the same name, but he is a legit financial adviser (if there is such a thing).

Also, I ate him.

Yeah I noticed that with his website - wondered whether it was something to do with the arrest.

On a serious note forex trading is interesting.
Ripping local account and day traders apart is interesting.

FX trading is pretty dry - all of the fun has been bled out of it by sophisticated arbitrage models, and scale players driving spreads and margins to zero.

Unless you can move the market using a combination of Petrus '82 and really large magnets.