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ACCOUNTS
I use MS Money to keep records of my trading
activity, income and expenses. Setting up
the program to work with trading as opposed
to daily book-keeping is explained in my
basic guide and within the instructional
videos.
Here is a record of my quarterly accounts
since I started trading in 2002.
2002
| 2003 | 2004
| 2005
| 2006
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2007
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010
I started with trading capital of
GBP 5,000 in Q1 2002
I increased this to a total of GBP 25,000 in
Q3 2002
2002 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
TRADING INCOME |
603.87 |
1937.25 |
9423.21 |
5937.63 |
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TRADING EXPENSES |
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ISP |
45 |
75 |
120 |
120 |
ARBITRAGE SERVICES |
384.75 |
654.75 |
684.75 |
696.75 |
TRANSACTION FEES |
22.73 |
29.75 |
55.72 |
104.32 |
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CURRENCY LOSSES/GAINS |
+1.73 |
-31.25 |
-22.85 |
+26.27 |
BONUSES |
225 |
450 |
150 |
86.64 |
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NET PROFIT |
378.12 |
1596.50 |
8689.89 |
5129.47 |
HOURS WORKED |
294 |
237 |
282 |
271 |
EFFECTIVE
HOURLY WAGE |
2.05 |
8.17 |
33.42 |
21.91 |
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NUMBER OF ARBS |
80 |
148 |
317 |
263 |
AVERAGE TOTAL
INVESTMENT |
198.56 |
302.73 |
549.33 |
603.41 |
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE |
3.80 |
4.32 |
5.41 |
3.74 |
ROI FOR QUARTER |
12.08 |
18.67 |
78.69 |
28.73 |
ROI PER MONTH |
4.03 |
6.22 |
26.23 |
9.58 |
SOURCES
OF PROFITS IN 2002 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
ARBS FOUND MYSELF |
117.26 |
66.93 |
890.28 |
762.33 |
BETBRAIN |
9.96 |
0 |
10.00 |
0 |
STREETWISE |
0 |
35 |
29 |
0 |
UKF |
152.79 |
422.83 |
1722.85 |
244.19 |
ZERO-RISK-ARBITRAGE |
323.86 |
1412.49 |
6771.08 |
4931.11 |
- Q3 was exceptionally profitable thanks
to the 2002 World Cup
I used trading capital of GBP
25,000 during 2003,
withdrawing my profits each quarter
2003 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
TRADING INCOME |
7929.62 |
6422.83 |
7591.51 |
5822.81 |
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TRADING EXPENSES |
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ISP |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
ARBITRAGE SERVICES |
698 |
822 |
887 |
664 |
TRANSACTION FEES |
65.21 |
31.11 |
79.54 |
82.14 |
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CURRENCY LOSSES/GAINS |
-19.32 |
+20.82 |
-163.44 |
+63.31 |
BONUSES |
200 |
30 |
1632.88 |
475 |
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NET PROFIT |
7257.09 |
5530.54 |
8004.41 |
5398.36 |
HOURS WORKED |
276 |
302 |
299 |
261 |
EFFECTIVE WAGE |
28.73 |
21.27 |
25.39 |
22.31 |
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NUMBER OF ARBS |
331 |
293 |
422 |
288 |
AVERAGE TOTAL
INVESTMENT |
592.82 |
594.33 |
642.53 |
693.22 |
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE |
4.04 |
3.69 |
2.80 |
2.92 |
ROI FOR QUARTER |
30.74 |
19.43 |
30.37 |
23.29 |
ROI PER MONTH |
10.25 |
6.48 |
10.12 |
7.76 |
SOURCES
OF PROFITS in 2003 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
ARBS FOUND MYSELF |
1011.35 |
966.37 |
1583.63 |
1643.26 |
ARBBEST |
0 |
154.14 |
109.36 |
24.00 |
ARBHUNTERS |
192.16 |
129.66 |
22.50 |
0 |
SPORTS-ARBITRAGE |
892.65 |
871.11 |
451.22 |
37.50 |
ZERO-RISK-ARBITRAGE |
5833.46 |
4301.55 |
5424.80 |
4118.05 |
I used trading capital of GBP
25,000 during 2004,
withdrawing my profits each quarter
2004 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
TRADING INCOME |
7942.26 |
8466.28 |
6288.51 |
5733.26 |
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TRADING EXPENSES |
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ISP |
90 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
ARBITRAGE SERVICES |
795 |
757 |
686 |
558 |
TRANSACTION FEES |
96.61 |
113.54 |
91.20 |
198.77 |
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CURRENCY LOSSES/GAINS |
-71.06 |
-31.70 |
-52.31 |
-109.32 |
BONUSES |
425 |
625 |
1882.31 |
1625 |
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NET PROFIT |
7314.59 |
8114.04 |
7266.31 |
6417.17 |
HOURS WORKED |
272 |
341 |
304 |
292 |
EFFECTIVE WAGE |
29.20 |
24.83 |
20.60 |
19.63 |
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NUMBER OF ARBS |
411 |
648 |
503 |
287 |
AVERAGE TOTAL
INVESTMENT |
638.54 |
544 |
494 |
688 |
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE |
3.03 |
2.40 |
2.53 |
2.90 |
ROI FOR QUARTER |
31.77 |
33.87 |
25.15 |
22.93 |
ROI PER MONTH |
10.59 |
11.29 |
8.38 |
7.64 |
SOURCES
OF PROFITS IN 2004 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
ARBS FOUND MYSELF |
2918.45 |
2726.21 |
2146.39 |
2682.19 |
ARBBEST |
72.30 |
144.18 |
101.53 |
0 |
ARBHUNTERS |
27.40 |
53.60 |
26.41 |
49.65 |
SPORTS-ARBITRAGE |
52.33 |
72.22 |
44.32 |
113.84 |
ZERO-RISK-ARBITRAGE |
4871.78 |
5470.07 |
3969.86 |
2887.58 |
I used trading capital of GBP
25,000 during 2005,
withdrawing my profits each quarter
2005 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
TRADING INCOME |
8211.80 |
9788.29 |
10202.65 |
6299.12 |
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TRADING EXPENSES |
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ISP |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
ARBITRAGE SERVICES |
397 |
397 |
397 |
397 |
TRANSACTION FEES |
86.28 |
104.81 |
154.32 |
221.77 |
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CURRENCY LOSSES/GAINS |
-118.50 |
-106 |
-74.20 |
-36.23 |
BONUSES |
525 |
680 |
1485 |
1312 |
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NET PROFIT |
8060.02 |
9785.48 |
10987.13 |
6881.19 |
HOURS WORKED |
301 |
355 |
380 |
244 |
EFFECTIVE WAGE |
27.28 |
27.57 |
26.85 |
25.82 |
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NUMBER OF ARBS |
499 |
698 |
682 |
299 |
AVERAGE TOTAL
INVESTMENT |
652 |
607 |
631 |
642 |
AVERAGE PERCENTAGE |
2.52 |
2.31 |
2.37 |
3.28 |
ROI FOR QUARTER |
32.85 |
39.15 |
40.81 |
25.20 |
ROI PER MONTH |
10.95 |
13.05 |
13.60 |
8.40 |
SOURCES
OF PROFITS IN 2005 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
ARBS FOUND MYSELF |
2899.56 |
3780.23 |
4277.91 |
3117.34 |
ZERO-RISK-ARBITRAGE |
5312.24 |
6008.06 |
5924.74 |
3181.78 |
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