Former colleagues say the British trader arrested in connection with the 'Flash Crash' played markets like a 'video game'
The Times says Sarao previously worked at a proprietary trading outfit called Futex.
Here's a snippet from the article, which paints Sarao as somewhat of a cheapskate despite the insane profits he was allegedly raking in:
Mr Sarao rarely arrived in the office, in Woking, before 10am so that he could avoid having to pay peak train fares. He would sit at his desk with a hoodie pulled up, rarely eating before late in the afternoon so that he could avoid paying for a full-price sandwich.
The contrast between the parsimonious man in front of the screen and the profits or losses of up to £500,000 on the screen became a source of mirth among fellow traders in the office. Adam Whiting, a Futex trader who sat next to Mr Sarao for six months, wrote yesterday on Twitter: "One thing I will say is Nav used to wear a tracksuit every day, even when an early millionaire!"
There's also a comment from a neighbour which matches the Financial Times' report that Sarao drove a battered green car.
It certainly doesn't sound like Sarao was living the usual lifestyle of someone making the sort of cash US authorities are claiming he did.