This Trader Just Committed Suicide

Quote from billyjoerob:

http://slopeofhope.com/2010/12/the-very-last-day-in-one-traders-life-market-sniper.html


The story is from some guy "Marketsniper" and posted originially on Slope of Hope, the site hosted by Tim Knight.
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For the record, I read this blog multiple times a day, and remember when they posted this a couple of weeks ago. Market sniper is a key contributor on the site and both the blog as well as market sniper are reputable. I'm 100% certain the story is true, there's no reason for him to lie.
 
Quote from jedwards:

For the record, I read this blog multiple times a day, and remember when they posted this a couple of weeks ago. Market sniper is a key contributor on the site and both the blog as well as market sniper are reputable. I'm 100% certain the story is true, there's no reason for him to lie.
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I am also a member of Slope of Hope and will vouch for Market Sniper... there was no profit in him for posting this on Slope only to share his sadness with the group over his friends passing
 
There is a big difference between gambling and risk taking. Trading is not gambling unless you head into the markets without a clue what you are doing, which is where most people start. The part about pill popping? Well...to stay in the game it can become a necessity. Trading is a bitch of a profession.

Quote from NY_HOOD:

bs or not,this shit happens all the time on wall street. what other professions have guys popping pills to sleep and adderall to focus? none! traiding is fuckin gambling and that that.
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Top suicide rates ranked by profession:

Food batchmakers (241)
Physicians (222) and health aides (excluding nursing) (221)
Lathe and turning machine operators (199)
Biological, life and medical scientists (188)
Social scientists and urban planners (171)
Dentists (165)
Lawyers and Judges (140)
Guards/sales occupations were tied at 139
Tool and die makers (126)
Police, public servants (118)

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1588/what-occupation-has-the-highest-suicide-rate


Quote from vinc:

They say there is a high rate of suicides among dentists..any suggestions?? :cool:
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Top suicide rates ranked by profession:

Food batchmakers (241)
Physicians (222) and health aides (excluding nursing) (221)
Lathe and turning machine operators (199)
Biological, life and medical scientists (188)
Social scientists and urban planners (171)
Dentists (165)
Lawyers and Judges (140)
Guards/sales occupations were tied at 139
Tool and die makers (126)
Police, public servants (118)

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1588/what-occupation-has-the-highest-suicide-rate
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I always thought cops were much higher on that list. I guess it depends on what part of the country you look at.
 
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Top suicide rates ranked by profession:

Food batchmakers (241)
Physicians (222) and health aides (excluding nursing) (221)
Lathe and turning machine operators (199)
Biological, life and medical scientists (188)
Social scientists and urban planners (171)
Dentists (165)
Lawyers and Judges (140)
Guards/sales occupations were tied at 139
Tool and die makers (126)
Police, public servants (118)

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1588/what-occupation-has-the-highest-suicide-rate
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What is a food bm anyway? Why would I want to kill myself if the dough came out bad? Am I missing something? I can imagine the pay sucks, but c'mon.
 
Quote from cstfx:

I always thought cops were much higher on that list. I guess it depends on what part of the country you look at.
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Probably because cops were grouped in with DMV clerks, street-sweepers and dog-catchers.

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Police, public servants (118)
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Somebody commented that the story was just a fiction. Well be it real or fiction, I think it still served its purpose, and that is that we traders should learn how to use the break and stop sign when we have to.

To the OP, thanks for sharing that.
 
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