Traders tend to focus on their domestic markets at the start of their careers. That’s natural and understandable enough. Local knowledge of conditions and market dynamics is likely deeper, the essential feeling of being plugged into the economic news cycle that much stronger. At the most basic level we all make more confident decisions when we feel we have more relevant facts at our command. Traders are certainly no different.
However, it’s now very easy to access global assets, be that in the foreign exchange, fixed-income, equity or commodity space. It can be well worth taking advantage of the opportunities offered by a broader geographical spread.
