Billions traded. Markets moved. Legends made.
Welcome to the world of global currency trading.
Before technology-led electronic trading and compliance departments took control, Keith Dack built his career on instinct, nerve, and the occasional “Dack Attack” — a bold market manoeuvre that helped forge his reputation as one of the world’s best FX traders.
From shouting over the din of 1990s trading floors to navigating some of the most dramatic market events of modern times, Keith’s career offers a front-row seat to the rise, fall, and reinvention of global finance. His life — and career — have been shaped by grit, gut instinct, and an unshakeable love of the markets.
But behind the adrenaline lies a deeply human story. A South London lad who worked his way up, travelled the world, faced loss, found love, rebuilt, and kept going.
In this candid memoir, Keith charts his ascent from a junior role at a Chinese bank in London’s Soho to becoming one of the world’s leading currency traders. Honest, funny, and at times unexpectedly moving, this book lifts the curtain on a vanished era of FX — and on a man who lived it at full volume (and still does).
