Giving up on my dream of trading for a living

Ild add if you can show some documentation on your research and the level of effort/commitment put forth, you should be a highly desirable hire..

Not many people "Pursue/Live their dream" and make the sacrifices you did....

There is no shame in not reaching the summit,theres only shame in not giving it your all..

Head high,get ready for the next round!!!


vanzandt said:
Hey... it could be worse... $75K is a lot better than zero.
All in all, not bad for 7 years. I think ya did pretty good. :thumbsup:

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I have no idea what HR departments look for now, god only knows what woke-ism now demands... but I'd fill that hole with the post you just wrote.
I'd hire ya on the spot.

It explains everything to a tee and it shows you have incredible character, thoughtfulness, maturity, and the willingness to work hard and try something new.

"Welcome aboard Mr. Steve. Can you start Monday?" :thumbsup::fistbump:
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say WUT???

hes not applying for a job at Target or Mickey D's...

qlai said:
Same thing they always look for - obedient slaves. Definitely not dreamers and independent thinkers. He better find some acceptance excuse.
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SteveM said:
The only exception I would make to this rule, is an educator that was willing to provide an audited brokerage statement showing the last 60 months of their trading results for their own personal accounts
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taowave said:
hes not applying for a job at Target or Mickey D's...
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Its the other way around. McD will take you no matter what. But any reputable employer will be glad to listen to your ideas AFTER you have proven they worked (with exception of college grads).

Look at OPs quote regarding hiring educators, why would employers not require the same? Unless they just need you to execute their dreams and ideas, in which case, you need to show that you can follow their rules obediently.
 
I interview positions for six sigma roles at my job. Nowdays we want to see actual portfolios/projects/slide decks; not just generic cringy resume statements how you increased efficiency by 50% within 6 months.

For @SteveM , I'd prepare reports of the last couple of years, show his trades, all the trade metrics, RR, risk of ruin, PF etc, benchmarking etc. Really deep dive into his results. Basically make a professional detailed trading report to show you actually learned and worked at this trading last few years.

Cause honestly if I had a "Steve" interview for a job, and I see he was a "at home trader", I'd probably laugh knowing that I do the same damn thing and all I see is some markups on his resume about it.
 
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Businessman said:
Profitable trading is not that hard.

Trading for a living, sole source of income, is next to impossible if you got expenses like rent mortage etc, unless you are a single bloke living in your mums basement with low expenses you are going to fail.
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Perhaps "profitable trading is not hard, but doing it for a living is, unless you have substantial capital or live in your Mum's basement"?

Anyone got a Mum with a basement who I could hook up with in a few years?
 
Businessman said:
Profitable trading is not that hard.

Trading for a living, sole source of income, is next to impossible if you got expenses like rent mortage etc, unless you are a single bloke living in your mums basement with low expenses you are going to fail.
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Hello Businessman,

Manual day trading for living to pay bills to live and provide for a family for the next 50 years is the most dumbest and stupidest attempt in the world.

Whoever selling that idea/dream profession should be put in jail.
 
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