It's easy to love a job that hands you a one-way ticket to the One Percent. But for the men and women on the buy-side trading desk, it is about much more than money. Buy-side traders at hedge funds, prop shops and even the large asset management firms all love their work. It's a challenge for them, and they embrace the risk. Me? I break out in a sweat when I ask for an extra straw at Wendy's. But traders eat bowls of risk for breakfast. Look no further than the Euro Zone, where many hedge fund managers are still betting on the hobbled euro.
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