I wish I would have gone into the military. This is really boring.

jnbadger said:
It's 12 degrees here. It's a heat wave. Tomorrow it's 35. I'll actually get a lot done outside. It'll be good therapy.
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There are, quite literally, at least a thousand good traders in Chicago who manage. One of the best Bund scalpers I ever met wore cargo shorts in the winter. Every day. Bought a brand new Porsche 911 Turbo and sold it back with about 600 miles on the odometer - swore it was trying to kill him.
 
jnbadger said:
But, then again, my brother is a Southwest pilot who says he flies with guys who were military pilots, and they hated it. Too many politicians, too many commanding officers trying to earn points..

Trading is just so fucking boring.. I'm done by 10 AM central every day, and there is a 75 below windchill outside. What the fuck am I doing with my life?

I almost don't have enough time for trading in the summer, but right now, I am going nuts.
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My experience in the military, at least as a pilot, was hours and hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror. If you want to avoid boredom the military is probably one of the last places you should look!
It sounds like you might be really more thinking that you want to do something more meaningful and you're conflating that with boredom? One idea, work for a non-profit work in the winter somewhere south of the equator. You won't be bored, it will be exciting/an adventure, and there are plenty of outfits who would be happy to have you for a 6 month contract then you go back to trading in the summer. Best of both worlds.
 
Sig said:
My experience in the military, at least as a pilot, was hours and hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror. If you want to avoid boredom the military is probably one of the last places you should look!
It sounds like you might be really more thinking that you want to do something more meaningful and you're conflating that with boredom? One idea, work for a non-profit work in the winter somewhere south of the equator. You won't be bored, it will be exciting/an adventure, and there are plenty of outfits who would be happy to have you for a 6 month contract then you go back to trading in the summer. Best of both worlds.
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Maybe it was you who spoke in chat with traders ?
 
bone said:
Bought a brand new Porsche 911 Turbo and sold it back with about 600 miles on the odometer - swore it was trying to kill him.
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I went through that phase many years ago. Mitsubishi 3000 GT. Sold it after a spin out around a back road corner in Wisconsin doing 90. Oops.
 
Sig said:
My experience in the military, at least as a pilot, was hours and hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror. If you want to avoid boredom the military is probably one of the last places you should look!...
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Sig, all pilots face that conundrum. Both military and civilian. But so do traders and sports-car drivers!

OMG you win the worst-reverse-analogy-idea-to-help-someone-out-of-terror-ever award of the year. Roffle.
 
Overnight said:
Sig, all pilots face that conundrum. Both military and civilian. But so do traders and sports-car drivers!

OMG you win the worst-reverse-analogy-idea-to-help-someone-out-of-terror-ever award of the year. Roffle.
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No, I know what he means. It's not entirely analogous to trading. I don't have to trade until I'm confident with my entry. When you're landing in a storm or in a dog fight, it's a tad different.
 
jnbadger said:
No, I know what he means. It's not entirely analogous to trading. I don't have to trade until I'm confident with my entry. When you're landing in a storm or in a dog fight, it's a tad different.
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Well, I believe the premise of your thread was that trading is boring because you are done by 10AM and then have nothing to do with the rest of your day? Well, if you think of the alternatives, things COULD be worse.

A couple of hours a day in the house making money, warm and cozy, or being in the military to make your money (and serve the country, etc.) But the main thing was being bored?

Well, you could always forgo trading and just work in a retail store for 8-10 hours per day for 40-50 hours per week for minimum wage, and earn as much in a week as you can in trading in an hour.

You need perspective. When yer done at 10AM with yer trading, just fuck it dude and go bowling?
 
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