You were making money, but the firm went bust? Why didn't you go back to trading commodities? Aren't the margins lower in commodities? You like trading stocks over commodities?
A butler?? Next time I need to go somewhere I'll just have you go get the car. <g>
Ever trade copper and nickel? Both closed at multi-year highs.
Think it's non-Japan Asia, especially China, that's consuming vast quantities of these metals. BHP Billiton should continue to benefit, as well as the commodity markets.