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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