How much can a retail algo trader expect to earn?

[fordewind]

expect zilch

 

[bln]

20%(even after tax) is on the very low end of the spectrum among the traders i know personally. If you can't net 200k on say a mil you probably shouldn't even bother at this as a full time endeavor.

As Santa already said, consistently earning 500k on 1m isn't all that rare, earning 5m on 10m and beyond, on the other hand, very much so.

Agree with this. One can throw all ones money into a passive index fund like SPY/QQQ and receive 10% annually. An active trader can employ leverage so he should be able to generate a much higher return than a passive index investor that holds for decades without any leverage.

 

[snilson]

1000 usd = 50-100% per month (high risk)

10000 usd= 5-10% per month (medium risk)
100000 usd 3-6% per month (medium-low risk).