FX Life♪ Let's get started｜Episode 2 Guest: Kitty

This long interview series shines a spotlight on women traders making waves in the FX industry, where guests share the path they took to success in FX and their lifestyle. For women just starting FX, this will serve as a perfect guide. The second guest is Ketti, a housewife trader who has appeared in numerous media outlets.

Table of Contents

1. Upgrade efficiently and quickly through study with peers!
2. Family support is the most important
3. Having concrete goals is crucial
4. To succeed, stay positive

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※This article is a re-edited version of FX攻略.com August 2016 issue

Ketti Profile

A housewife trader known for wide profit with small stop losses and bottom-to-top trades. Because she is raising children, she practices and studies “trading while doing other things” daily. Her motto is to trade without being bound by common sense. In appearance she resembles Sakurako Ohara, and when she speaks, her lively talk is as energetic as Emiko Onuma; she conducts seminars nationwide that are full of real-world usefulness, filled with laughter and occasionally tears.

■ Ketty’s Blog |Ketti, a mother of twins, and FX

Upgrade efficiently and quickly through study with peers!

Editorial desk: What sparked you to start FX?

KettiIn my previous job I worked nonstop running my own business, but I couldn’t spend time with my 2-and-a-half-year-old child, and considering my future at work, I wanted a way to earn from home. I bought and sifted through all kinds of online products such as affiliate marketing and arbitrage, and I landed on FX.

Editorial desk: When was that?

KettiI first learned about FX around the end of 2011. At first I traded while researching from books and blogs, but due to a busy job it stayed sluggish. Then in July 2012, joining a certain trading school became the turning point, and I started studying seriously. Meeting dozens of trading peers in person and holding study sessions and exchanges regularly was beneficial.

Editorial desk: It was significant that you could study with peers rather than alone.

KettiReading texts or watching videos online doesn’t click for me, but when people meet and talk in person, many things are solved instantly. From July to October of the year I joined the school, I absorbed basic knowledge very efficiently.

But initially my peers were only part-time traders, so I began to want to learn from real professional full-time traders. I started attending seminars, buying teaching materials, and visiting various places. Those experiences broadened my knowledge.

Editorial desk: After committing to serious study, what were the results?

KettiAround November 2012, the Abenomics rally began, and toward the end of that year it was a buy-and-profit environment. I was riding the wave and trading aggressively, but the trend shifted a bit at the start of the new year, and with an initial capital of 1,000,000 yen, it dropped to 300,000 yen in an instant.

Editorial desk: How did you handle the significant loss of funds?