Terrorist loses funding for plot on Forex trading...

[Jog On]

This is rather good...

U.K. Terrorist Lost Thousands on Currency Trades for Foiled Plot - Bloomberg

[doodab]

Ahmed’s dabbling in complex financial trading, which included ill-thought-out forays into currency, oil and U.K. and U.S. stocks, shows the difficulty of monitoring the money raised through stock trades, bank transfers or fake charities.
“Terrorists are like any other criminals who are trying to get money as easily as possible while minimizing the risk of discovery,” Richard Barrett, formerly the coordinator of the al-Qaeda Taliban monitoring team at the United Nations and now working independently, said in an interview while still at the UN. “

Bit harsh on the banks there...

[AtW]

U.K. Terrorist Lost Thousands on Currency Trades for Foiled Plot - Bloomberg

Lost 62%

[Spacecadet]

Welcome to two months ago

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losing more than £9,000 of the money on the foreign currency markets.

[KentPhilip]

Since novices seem to lose money almost consistently when spreadbetting, one wanders whether one can make money equally consistently by putting on the reverse of the trades that they make.

[bless 'em all]

Since novices seem to lose money almost consistently when spreadbetting, one wanders whether one can make money equally consistently by putting on the reverse of the trades that they make.

Counter the terrorists?