Metamorphosis of Bursamalaysia futures trader

At the top of the food chain are the pack of sharks, the insiders, fund managers or those who can manipulate the relevant figures. Then comes the piranha, the local participants who just want their pound of flesh from the market. The fat little pigs are the retail traders who have had their 'eureka' moment and can survive and make some $ from the market. The beginning and struggling 'ikan bilis' (anchovies) are the small fry who...., well you can guess their function as the lowest in the food chain.

The anchovies provide food for the sharks, piranha and fat pigs. Sharks, being on top of the food chain can devour all below them, but.... they don't have it their own way, as sometimes the piranha can devour the sharks in certain market conditions. The pigs as the saying goes "Bulls and bears get fed, and pigs get slaughtered".(from the movie Wall St) The challenge for the pigs are to maintain their own system and be disciplined to stick with the trading system, else be fodder for the piranha and sharks.