Trading and Dating/social status

Quote from ChkitOut:

I was out at a medium scale bar in the city and started chatting with some random girl.

She asked me what I did for a living, I said "I trade securities for myself" Her response was "Oh, you're unemployed" Hahahaha. True story.

She had no idea if I made 0 or 500K a year, she didn't even bother to dig further.
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Excellent. You don't need to waste any more time dealing with someone like that. Saves you a lot of time.
 
Quote from TD80:

I think the underlying theme of this thread is actually poignant because a good woman can really bring you up to another level. A bad one can take you for everything you are worth both tangible and intangible. This can really impact your trading/mental health, and your account balance. The same goes for peers/society in general to a degree.

Speaking of women specifically, the key to all of this is get to the point where sexual desire or personal insecurity (need for validation) is not driving your decisions. These are the two big problems for men. It isn't just about confidence, if you can be manipulated by sex then you are just as in trouble as the guy with no confidence and no game.

Do what you have to do to (I won't judge) to make sure you are not easily manipulated by sexual needs/desire, and that you can feel/tell introspectively when things are going bad for you in this area and you are losing control (and then initiate recovery actions).

What really trips a woman out is when their mind fucks (or body ones for that matter) do not seem to have any ability to get you to do what they want, yet you are obviously a straight, red blooded man. At this point you will drive them nuts, I guarantee it.

Then you just find the right one over time (I suggest waiting til 30+ on a generic basis). When the right one comes along and finds you damn near impossible to manipulate by standard (learned/acquired) female tactics, you will have a much healthier relationship to build on, it should really be "best friends with max benefits" if you are going the conventional marriage route.
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You are very correct, a bad woman can wreck your life. I still have the scars on my face from when the drunk #$%%^ hit me. She also ran up her credit cards several times which were bailed out by me. Coverd her financially while she was attending school. Cheated on me, which I caught her. I had the phones lines of the house tapped. During the divorce proceeedings she manged to get more of my money because I just wanted her to get the *&^ out. Money, money and more money thats all a man has to concerned about. If you need a woman that badly, just make an appointment at the Mustang Ranch. I have to say it is a really nice place. The art work is world class.
Also people who say independent traders are unemployed probably enjoy being treaed like corperate cattle ready for the 401lk slaughter, "mark my words". Traders probably do more work than an office wage monkey who stands around the damn water cooler talking about last night prime time television.
Socially I dont' give a (*&^. Most people would not have a clue as to what occurs during a trading day. The nomenclature is foriegn to them.

Akuma
 
I like the phrase "Independently wealthy." It has a positive ring and it's kind of true. You make your money independently of an employer, and it is technically wealth, even if it is small like $2500/month income.

It's true that trading can be an ego thing. If a trader is proud of his success and thinks it means he's smarter than the average bear, he'll tout it as something cool. But the person he's trying to impress will not see it the same way.

If you make money, you make money. Who cares how?
 
Quote from Dalmation:

Nice! But you can Also lose more in a month than she makes in a year
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Not necessarily true. Much depends on ability. Many assume that risk cannot be minimized, well it can, almost to close to neutral by maintaining both bullish and bearish positions, while capturing the magnitude of upside and downside potential.
 
Quote from ET70424:

Not necessarily true. Much depends on ability. Many assume that risk cannot be minimized, well it can, almost to close to neutral by maintaining both bullish and bearish positions, while capturing the magnitude of upside and downside potential.
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LTCM would like to be reminded of this....:D
 
If someone ask why not say "Asset Manager" or "Hedgefund Manager" as what we do is basically running a private incubator sized hedgefund. We are small but we are growing and expanding the business rapidly. :D
 
Quote from marketsurfer:

LTCM would like to be reminded of this....:D
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LTCM was right you know in the end. They were just over leveraged and got caught in a once in a generation event. They could not get liquid fast enuf.
 
Quote from RCG Trader:

LTCM was right you know in the end. They were just over leveraged and got caught in a once in a generation event. They could not get liquid fast enuf.
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...except for when it happened to Meriwether again?
 
Ah, so it's become "once in a generation" now? That's an improvement on once in 10 000 years :)

In fact these things happen every 5-10 years..

After the first blowup, who exactly gave JM more $ to trade?
 
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