Burnt out Head of Equities choked on regulation: Today he is a happy wine trader

Former trader and Head of Equities Per Østergaard left the industry in the late 2000s, burnt out and sick and tired of regulation and compliance. He decided to become his own boss to not have to report to anyone else. Today, his passion for wine has become his meal ticket and he has never been happier, he says to FinansWatch in an interview.
Today, former trader Per Østergaard has his own wine business. | Photo: Lonni Park Lynge / FinansWatch
Today, former trader Per Østergaard has his own wine business. | Photo: Lonni Park Lynge / FinansWatch
BY LONNI PARK LYNGE, FINANSWATCH

Sick and tired is a concise description of Per Østergaard's exit from the trading industry and from the financial sector as a whole.

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