In a past life I spent almost nine years in local government at the Sunshine Coast as a senior network infrastructure officer; gotta love the titles they come up with. I was responsible for planning, deploying and managing LAN and WAN networks, as well as looking after their Internet infrastructure (web, mail, dns, etc. servers) and all aspects of data security.
I've also been a DJ mixing techno, trance and hard house and I worked as a barman and a waiter when I was a struggling student.
In February this year I took the plunge and became a full-time stock trader, after spending almost a year learning as much as I could and paper-trading for about four months.
With regard to learning about the markets, the more I learn, the more I realise how little I know and how much more I have to learn.
I'm more of a technical analyst than a fundamentalist, although I'm starting to take more of an interest in a combined approach. I'm a member of the ATAA and considering doing the diploma in technical analysis.
I'm also a property investor and own a few rental properties, although I currently rent myself.