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Brexit

Currency traders take a wild ride during Brexit

Kai Ryssdal Jun 24, 2016
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Brexit

Currency traders take a wild ride during Brexit

Kai Ryssdal Jun 24, 2016
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Foreign currency traders spent the night glued to their screens as the results came in that U.K. decided to leave the European Union. Yra Harris is a Chicago-based veteran trader who shares his experience trading the pound during the Brexit vote.

Click the audio player to listen to his story.

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