Its kind of like if you have a killer on the lose, the two people he never wants to bump into is the chief of police and the head prosecutor. LOL Perhaps Mr. Brown himself with his sophisticated trading models could tell us what the statistical chances are that two people with the same first and last name could also both be traders, trading in the same way, and yet be two completely different people. I also have to wonder what percentage of the population wouldn't want to address the question of "is this you" when the implication is that the info gathered on this mysterious person would put them in a bad light. I would imagine almost everyone would at the very least say "that's not me".
And what happens when you add Mark? And what happens when you add the profession "trader". And what happens when you dial this down to options? Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't bet money on our Mark Brown being the same as the guy in the article. But its a logical inference, and the fact it wasn't addressed doesn't help his cause.
I don't know either, and I've been wrong before, but I'd be willing to bet my lunch money that it's the same guy.
Perhaps the ET handle "Mark Brown" isn't even his real name? You don't think there's a natural person named Mark Etsurfer, do you?
Right. And he has a website with that very same name: Just another coincidence to pile on top of all the others. Happens all the time.
It's possible that the author is aware that they are pitching a waste product and the name "Brown, Mark" is an inside-joke and description of the excretory incident and reward for users.