Quote from allenhobbs:
I don't feel any different. I had the luxury of being very well capitalized and didn't sweat it out losing in the beginning. Never had to deal with the fear issue and so trading was a lot like golf. Frustrating, until you master it.
Quote from rwk:
A trader trades because he must. Whether it is worth the sacrifice is a nonsense question.
Quote from Pension_Admin:
Yeah, is this the lifestyle you expected to be?
You know, the reason why I am asking this is because I think I discovered the holy grail (after 7 years of nightmares and a few false "a-ha moments") and now, before I take this holy grail, I just wanted to know if this is worth(non-monetary terms) all the sacrifices.
Quote from rwk:
A trader trades because he must. Whether it is worth the sacrifice is a nonsense question.
Quote from cold:
I am glad you asked, I really am, cause I am bored, I am more bored than poo inside people's intestines
now let me explain
of the 10% of traders, that make it
only one is different from others in a very different way
you see, 9 out of 10 traders that "made it" will make 15-400% annualy
but 1 out of 10 will make far more than that, with less work, less trades, less risk and small DD
it turns out in the end that we indeed are not all born equal
those of us capable of greater abstract thinking, eventually get picked up by republican party for evil deeds![]()
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Quote from Jayford:
Absolute bullshit. The reason why most people don't make it is they run out of money before they learn what they need to do. It takes awhile, and a ton of discipline. With good training, and a decent amount of money, I'd bet the MAJORITY of halfway intelligent people would be consistently profitable.
Why do I say this? What percentage of Goldy trainees do you think make it trading? Try about 90%! They don't have insider info as many think. They have great training and money to back them up. I have a buddy who trades bonds there so I know this to be a fact.
Has absolutely nothing to do with age or DNA. Some people make the comparison that not everyone can be a surgeon. Well, if they have the proper education and work hard enough, most people can. It's not an innate thing, and neither is trading except in very rare circumstances (Paul Jones comes to mind).
Jay