He Quit Everything to Trade for a Living

In episode 537 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with author and pro trader Kevin Hunt, as he opens up about the journey that took him from losing everything in the UK to building a simple, freedom-focused trading lifestyle in Thailand. He shares how mindset, patience, and steady progress—not overnight wins—helped him turn trading into a sustainable way of living. His story shows what's possible when you keep things simple, stay consistent, and let trading support the life you actually want.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

00:00 Introduction
00:55 Kevin Hunt's background
03:30 Discovering Forex trading
04:39 Finding mentors & early struggles
05:33 Mindset breakthrough & teaching his partner
08:04 Achieving lifestyle freedom in Thailand
10:24 Two important things to learn as a trader
13:28 Kevin's trading style
14:44 Red-news trading explained
17:25 Combining investing, ETFs, and trading income
19:57 Paying himself a salary from trading
21:49 Joining Desire To TRADE & teaching again
23:45 Final message to traders

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