Japanese housewives trading FX

Its not just the professionals that have benefited from the yen carry trade.  Japanese housewives have been moonlighting as currency speculators too.  Unfortunately, in the past couple of months the reality that there is no risk free investment has hit them hard, often wiping out savings in a few weeks because of leveraged/margin positions.  This linked article from the NYT tells some of the stories.

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