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The 'trader' at the centre of a controversial interview, in which he claimed the City just 'loves' an economic disaster, has admitted that trading is just a 'hobby'.
Far from being a City hotshot, Alessio Rastani has admitted to being an 'attention seeker' who lives in a £200,000 semi-detached house owned by his girlfriend.
And despite his brash demeanour, there is precious little evidence that the 34-year-old has ever been employed in a senior post for a bank or stockbroking firm.
He is a business owner, a 99pc shareholder in public speaking venture Santoro Projects. Its most recent accounts show cash in the bank of £985. After four years trading net assets are £10,048 - in the red.
How a man who has never been authorised by the Financial Services Authority and has no discernible history working for a City institution ended up being interviewed by the BBC remains a mystery.