Name our profession

Quote from JeffUSA:

If you are trying to impress a woman tell her you are a cigarette lighter repairmen.

Otherwise, I would say you are a financial engineer.
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If its a woman you are trying to impress, just tell here you make a lot of money, I doubt she cares what you really do.
 
If you don't want to say you're a trader, say something like "investment manager". If you want to be really obscure you can just say you are a "liquidity provider". :)
 
I always enjoy a good horror story, so whenever someone asks how I make a living I tell them I'm a day trader and not only does everyone kind of know that that is, they all have a great horror story about their friend/spouse/uncle/cousin, etc. was day trader and lost everything.

Somehow these stories always involve leverage to the hilt...
 
Quote from pedrito:

Ok, silly post, please bear with me :)

I've been working at home, developing and trading my own systems for a while now, possibly as most of us here at ET forums. But I still can't find a title for this "profession" that sounds as cool and as vague as possible. Ideally, if a friend would ask me what my job is, the answer should at the same time sound good and discourage further questioning!

SO, what are we?

cheers
Pedro
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How about freelance independent trader
 
A money man. A man who knows what money is and is not. A man who is specialized in extracting money from other people. Who exploits the inefficiencies that others create. There is no morality in my profession. I use every legal means possible.
 
Quote from LeftCoastTrader:

Just joined today, so this is my first post.

In a way I can see your point. Most people who do not trade, have no idea what trading is about (although they think they do). So if you see you're a trader (and especially if you say you're a full-time day trader) they give you funny looks.

Knowing people are pretty ignorant, I just say, "Short Term Investor" to casual people I meet. If they are more inquisitive, I give them more. I rarely tell people which markets I trade, because...well frankly I feel it's none of their business.
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Most people who do not trade, have no idea what trading is about (although they think they do)

Most people who do trade, have no idea what trading is about (although they think they do):)
 
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