Company Capital, Defined Risk
Our work today is in the world's currency and futures markets, using the company's own capital. Every position starts with a plan, carries a limit and ends with a review.
Our four habitsWhat the desk covers
Major currencies
The most actively traded pairs, followed across the London and New York sessions.
Futures
Exchange-traded contracts with transparent pricing and clear margin rules.
Research
Written views on conditions before capital is committed, kept for review.
Review
Every closed position examined, so the next decision is better informed.
Markets That Teach the Habits an Institution Needs
Currency and futures markets are open around the clock and move quickly. They reward preparation and expose carelessness. That makes them the right place to build the habits Jacob Decker will rely on for decades.
Investment philosophy
Our Own Capital, Our Own Consequences
Trading company capital keeps us accountable. There are no clients to persuade and no deposits to protect, only our own judgement and its consequences.
Every position is written down before it is opened, its size set before entry and its outcome reviewed after it closes.
Risk & disciplinePlan first
Every position is written down before it is opened.
Size before entry
Exposure is set in advance and never stretched.
Liquid markets only
Deep enough to enter and exit with discipline.
Review always
Win or lose, every decision is examined.
The method: four habits applied to every position
We act only in conditions we understand and have defined in advance
Most days, the right decision is to wait. We define the conditions we are prepared to trade and ignore everything else, however tempting. Fewer, better-understood decisions leave room to think clearly about each one.
Capital allocation
Size and exposure are fixed before entry, and never revisited to rescue a loss
Before a position is opened we decide how much we are prepared to lose and where we will be proven wrong. We make no promise of zero loss. We commit to controlled loss, measured and owned by the person who took the risk.
Risk & discipline
A written plan, kept once the position is live, closed but never quietly rewritten
Discipline means doing what the plan says when it is uncomfortable to do so. Plans are written, not remembered, so they can be checked. When conditions change, the plan may be closed. It is never quietly rewritten.
Portfolio strategy
Every closed position is reviewed, winners as carefully as losers
A good result from a poor decision is still a poor decision. Reviews are recorded so patterns become visible over months, not just days. This is how judgement improves.
Long-term perspective
What This Desk Is Not
We do not execute trades for anyone else or offer trading accounts of any kind.
Not a brokerCompany policyWe do not pool or manage money for clients or investors. Only company capital is used.
Not a fundCompany policyWe never accept deposits from the public, in any form, for any reason.
Not a deposit-takerCompany policy
Following the Currency Day from Abuja
Currency markets trade from Sunday evening to Friday evening, New York time, passing through Asian, European and American sessions. Our desk works on West Africa Time.
London session
Europe's deepest liquidity, overlapping Abuja's working day almost entirely.
New York session
The Americas open in Abuja's afternoon, when the busiest overlap begins.
Questions About the Desk
Whose money does Jacob Decker trade?
Only the company's own capital. No client money, investor money or public deposits are involved.
Do you publish trading results?
No. We do not publish performance figures or make claims about returns.
Do you give trading signals or advice?
No. Nothing on this website is investment advice. Any market commentary we publish in Insights is dated and for information only.
When are the markets you trade open?
Currency markets trade from Sunday evening to Friday evening, New York time. See the live clocks on our homepage.
Can I join the desk?
Graduates can apply through the Graduate Trainee Programme. Experienced roles appear in Current Opportunities when available.
Discipline Before Every Decision
Read the framework that governs every position we take, or explore how to join the desk.
