I aim to make money from everything I see

My name is Riccardo Marzi.

Riccardo Marzi After cutting his teeth as a trader in Milan with Euromobiliare Sim, Riccardo Marzi moved to London in 1996 to work as a senior sales trader for BPI securities. For the next 12 years he worked in top-level trading positions for major investment houses, including Tradition Italia, Luke Securities and Bear Stearns. He has also featured as a stock market commentator for Bloomberg TV and CNN and now writes for MoneyWeek magazine. For the last year Riccardo has travelled around the world looking for new investment opportunities. Now he’s back in the UK full-time with one aim… to show you how to make money…from EVERYTHING.

Until recently I wouldn’t have been able to send you this letter. And to be honest, I probably wouldn’t have wanted to.

During my 15 years working as a City trader I wasn’t allowed to reveal my secrets. I couldn’t offer to make money for anyone but my institutional clients. And that suited me just fine.

I was making money, they were making money… everyone was happy.

But in the last couple of years things changed. I was being restricted in what I could invest in. I was fed up of being told what to do and answering to a boss who was obsessed with using the same tired strategies all the time.

I’d had enough. And the long hours were starting to bother me as well…

I couldn’t see my son. I couldn’t have a life. So I had to get out. And I chose a great time to do it – just as the City was turning into a morgue.

So I’ve made the leap. And now I’m on YOUR side. Which means I’m going to reveal the most powerful profit opportunities that very few people know about that I’m sure will make you gains you never thought were really possible…

Let me explain a little bit more about what I do…

You see, I don’t tie myself to just one strategy or market.

I specialise in making money from every market… commodities, FOREX markets, bonds, equities, property, metals, you name it.

And I utilise a whole range of strategies, from equity investing and inheritance assets to forex trading and risk arbitrage.

Now that might sound strange to some people. After all they’re used to investors specialising in just one area. There’s the commodities guy, the spreadbetter, the metals dealer, the stock picker.

But what happens when that one market turns against them? What happens when opportunities crop up elsewhere?

I'll tell you what happens. The one-trick ponies either keep on investing in that one area for the sake of it – and set themselves up to make bad decisions.

Or they do nothing, leave their money to stagnate… and miss out on every single other opportunity that passes by.

I want to make money in any circumstances – recessions, bull runs, boom times. I want to make money from any market, in any country, using any strategy. I want to make money this week, next week and the one after.

In other words, whenever anything moves in the markets… whenever the risk is controlled, it’s legal and you can make money… I’m all over it.

And that’s why I’m writing to you today…

Because when I track down the next great opportunity, I want to make absolutely sure that you get the chance to profit too. That’s how I’ve made my money over the last 15 years, and that’s how most serious, professional investors make their money.

Of course, we all have our favourite strategies… the ones that really give us a kick. But, being honest, the biggest kick a pro trader gets is making money.

As long as it has the potential to make money, NAIL IT! That’s the mantra of every serious investment professional, and that’s how I plan to make money for us over the coming months.

From EVERYTHING.

The ONE thing you need to understand to be in with a chance of making huge money from the markets…

Like I said, I’m not a special fan of commodities… or stocks… or anything else…

I just like to make money. And in my opinion there’s only one way to do that if you want to make consistent gains, month after month…

You need to understand what’s happening in the investment world AND the world at large.

Because this is how you really make the money!

And like I said, I ALWAYS go where the money is.

So, how do I know which strategy to use at any given time?

That’s where my years of experience come in…

I analyse every story, from the headline news on the front page of the papers to the ignored snippets on page 19. I watch Bloomberg, pick up Reuters bulletins, watch CNN and Sky, eavesdrop on City bulletin boards, talk to my inside contacts, and see what’s REALLY going on.

I then sit down and figure out if there is an opportunity to make money from it… and if so, how to go about it.

It could be a massive earth-shaking event like a war, political upheaval or a major change in the law. It could be a change in the property markets or a story about a tiny margarine producer in Wales that no one else cares about.

It doesn’t matter what the event is. It doesn’t matter what strategy I have to use. All that matters is whether I can make us money from it.

Currency crises, stock market bubbles, civil unrest, ailing economies… I’ll show you how you could make money from them all

As I said, I don’t tie myself to certain strategies and markets. I don’t sit around twiddling my thumbs waiting for the next opportunity to turn up in my specialised area.

Because I know there is always something happening that has the potential to make you money.

In my career as a professional trader I’ve proven that it's possible to make money from EVERYTHING, from the smallest move in the markets to the biggest events around…

• Profits from the Argentina economic crisis. In 2001 Argentina defaulted on its sovereign debt. In the aftermath its currency, the peso, fell from an exchange rate of 1:1 against the dollar to 3.2:1 before rebounding sharply back to 2.2:1. The massive volatility created the perfect trading scenario. First I shorted the peso to take advantage of the collapsing price. Then I bought as many pesos as I could to take advantage of the bounce. Between them those two moves made me a 100%-plus profit inside a couple of weeks.

• Profits from Germany’s great comeback. Between 1998 and 2003 Germany suffered a period of low growth that led to it being labelled the sick man of Europe. But what many people didn’t realise was that there was a tremendous restructuring programme going on behind the scenes. In 2003 I saw the potential for a German revival and went long on the German markets and large cap German stocks. Between August 2003 and spring 2007 transport company MAN AG went up by 300% while other big caps like Allianz and Siemens shot up by 88% and 100%.

• Profits from the ‘second Russian revolution’. In 1993 fighting between the army and old-school communists on the streets of Moscow sent the global markets into panic. I was convinced it was a massive overreaction and bought up a super-safe insurance stock called RAS (now part of Allianz). That one move made me 69% in 18 months as the crisis petered out and the markets rebounded.

• Profits from the dotcom boom’s secret side effect. One of the little-noticed side effects of the dotcom boom was that people were selling off small cap ‘old economy’ stocks to buy the high-growth internet stocks. As a result some really high-quality small caps – I’m talking about companies with no debt and high dividend yields – were selling for peanuts. I piled in and made a killing – for example food producer Devro made me 100% (April 2000 to May 2002), J Nicholls/Vimto made me 43% (March 2002 to Nov 2004) and Stadium made me 42% (April 2001 to Sept 2003).

I could go on and on.

But the point is clear.

All those people who are telling you this is a bad time to start trading are talking nonsense.

It’s always a good time to trade... as long as you know what to look for.

On any given day I’m looking at a whole range of different investment scenarios that could turn out to be major winners.

Because this is what real trading is all about.

It’s not about perfecting one system and then complaining – like every other one-trick pony out there – that it doesn’t work in tough conditions like these.

It’s about searching out whatever opportunity exists and then working out how to benefit.

That’s what I’m offering you today – a diversified profit-hunting strategy designed to work just as well in bad times and good.

But if you want to join in on this I’ve got to make sure about one thing…

Are you really cut out for this?

I’ve got to tell you, my style of trading – which I call events trading - won’t be for everyone.

It’s not for minors. It’s not for people who are squeamish about the idea of making money from bad news.

As an events investor you’ll come face to face with all sorts of scenarios, some bad, some good, some downright disturbing. I’m talking about corruption, bankruptcies and financial suffering on a wide scale.

The strategies you are going to use are proven to generate remarkable gains time after time – even in the very worst investing conditions.

But make no mistake about it... this is full on, roll-up-your-sleeves stuff. So if that makes you nervous you probably should stop reading this now.

And that’s not all. To cut it as an events trader you’ll also need:

• An open mind. As you know, I’m going to introduce you to a whole range of money-making strategies, some of which you won’t be familiar with. So if you’re a diehard share person or only want to invest in a certain way, this probably won’t be for you. Remember, I’m not interested in only making money from one market or strategy. I want to pounce on every single opportunity that comes along.

• A healthy attitude to risk. Some of my recommendations will carry minimal or low risk. Others will be medium risk. But some of the investments I’ve lined up will be extremely high risk because the potential for reward is so great. So if you like to play things safe, some of my recommendations won’t be for you.

• A reasonable amount of money to invest. You don’t have to be super-wealthy to be a successful events investor. But if you only have a few hundred to invest here and there that could be a problem. Some of my recommendations will require a minimum investment of £1000, otherwise the dealing costs will eat too far into your profits.

If any of this doesn’t sound like you, then thanks for reading this far. And the best of luck with your future investing.

But if it does, that’s great.

Because make no mistake about it.

There has never been a better time to start as an events trader.

Profit opportunities are springing up in all sorts of places, most of them way off the radar of ordinary investors.

A very special invitation

In May 2009, I launched a service called the Events Trader.

With your permission, I’d like to make you a member.

As a member of Events Trader you will receive all my very best research.

Specifically you will receive:

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