You've got nothing to worry about, Leon...
Superior intellect - is that enough?
- Thread starter LeonPhelps
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To answer your question, YES, intellect is a prerequisite, but, NO, SUPERIOR intellect is NOT a prerequisite. See the book "New Market Wizzards"...it's a topic that came up often.
However, although you've stated that you are not here to brag, you have to realize that your audience will perceive you as doing exactly that. Get past your 20 year old standardized test scores. Telling people this, along with your IQ, level of career success, and salary make you sound deperate for approval. You should also ask yourself how humble you are. If you are in fact both desperate and non-humble, that will kill you in the markets...much more so than if your IQ were lower.
I question your motives for posting. You would have known the answer to your question if you've done much of any reading on trading.
Oh you'll definitely make money trading.
If you were really interested in generating responses to your question why would you call the ET population "jokers." This move alone tells me that though you may be the smartest person in the world in regards to math, english, and academic subjects, you are one of the dumber ones in regards to people/street smarts. Maybe trading will do you some good and take that pride out of you.
I'm guessing that you meant "fewer" rather than "less." However, I won't pretend to know how great minds think.
Thanks for the warm reception.
Ahhh.....water feels great. Hey, did a fin just surface over there?
Thanks for the red ink. No sleep - proof-reading + 22 oz Old Guardian = getting poked by the grammar squad.
Issues?Quote from sunggong:
What you THINK doesn't mean shit, a little guy.
It's what you DO that matters the most.
Go ahead, try to outperform 99.9% of traders. Market loves people like you!
Have you been around ET long? I think "jokers" is a fair characterization.
Wasn't he a civil rights activist?