For years, Chris Cathey’s life was defined by momentum. He had risen from a working-class upbringing in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Cambridge University, completed a PhD in

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For years, Chris Cathey’s mornings were shaped by markets. Prices moved. Phones rang. Decisions came quickly. On a trading floor, attention had to be constant

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