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A long time ago, in a far, far away place, I nervously stood on the square as a mad, red faced hysterical figure hurtled toward me with arms whirring like propellers and spittle catching on his drill instructor moustache as he screamed, “YOU.... Macfxckingwhatsyourname.... YOU. Idle man, IDLE fxcking man... you septic maggot... you are ruining ma parade son. If yous dinnae buck up I’ll hit ye so hard n’ fast yall think you’re surrounded sonny.” I was part of a squad of 30 recruits but for that moment, I was in the loneliest place in the world. 

A few traders, will be feeling like that this morning, having left the house in 2013 and arrived at work to be forgiven for thinking they were in 2011. “Surprise Moves Cause Big Moves,” and indeed, participants are being hit with a flurry of surprises across the risk spectrum.