When I first decided to head out on this path of reviving my trading career and documenting it along the way, I envisioned myself huddled over books throughout the day, studying charts, placing well thought out trades, then spending every night after my kids went to bed at my laptop with a glass of wine…

Okay! So… day 1 of my comeback, and I am here to report that I don’t know shit about fuck (thanks, Ruth). Oh, before I go on, I should probably mention that I trade, or at least have historically traded, Crude oil futures, its products, and their cracks and spreads. Yes, I am aware that…

My name is Cate, and I am a failed commodities trader. I have been trading commodities for 14 years, but yesterday, after getting an email (one of many I’ve received in the last year) notifying me I was on margin call, I could no longer afford to replenish my account, and was forced to liquidate,…