What attracted you to trading?
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Nothing in particular : it is a crook that attracted my money on the US/Deutchmark market 8 years ago 
so I told myself hey never again I want to understand what happens there. I jumped straight in futures market without nearly knowing actions market before (in fact I have looked at actions market and realised straight away that volatility and leverage weren't worth trading compared to future.)
so I told myself hey never again I want to understand what happens there. I jumped straight in futures market without nearly knowing actions market before (in fact I have looked at actions market and realised straight away that volatility and leverage weren't worth trading compared to future.)My previous jobe was paying good, But limited potential.
I needed more freedom in my business creativity and for
my life as well.
I needed more freedom in my business creativity and for
my life as well.
Wanted a business where I don't have to advertise, don't have to stock inventory, don't have to deal with customers, the public, or staff or co-workers. Didn't want to commute, not get involved with sales or consultations or call backs or any phone calls with customers, did not want to leave the house for any aspect of the job or do anything physical anymore, and yet have the ability to earn big time.
That's trading.
That dbphoenix is concurrently naked is just a bonus, I'm sure you all agree.
That's trading.
That dbphoenix is concurrently naked is just a bonus, I'm sure you all agree.
To me, trading equals freedom - I and I alone am responsible for my actions and the results of those actions.
I do not like (and never did like) having to rely on other people for a living. That and the increasing level of petty politics in my former profession (engineering) helped me to move to trading for a living.
I do not like (and never did like) having to rely on other people for a living. That and the increasing level of petty politics in my former profession (engineering) helped me to move to trading for a living.
Let's face it: most of us are Geeks with a capital G. We enjoy #'s, charts, stats, gaming. For me if you throw in the unbelievable bonus that I may one day to be able to retire early w/o having to do anything illegal is quite enticing.
In order of importance:
Trading is challenging
Trading is my pastime
Work and live anywhere
Help me avoid the rat race/politics in business
Trading is easier than doing other jobs
Possibly the best is that I have no boss, no customers, no inventory, no selling, none of the hassles that are involved in just about every business one can own. Just today I was thinking about all the stupid decisions my previous managers have made, things like canceling flex time and instituting a dress code (O/E Systems), promoting a bunch of incompetent babes to management (Microsoft), hiring an idiot for a fortune then sending him out to ruin the milk cow project (Pathway Systems), the list is endless.
Now I just laugh. They are free to ruin their companies, and it does not impact me. They can implement the most ludicrous 97 page reporting requirements, 25 hour weekly meetings, 250 word mission statements all they want, and it has no effect on me. And that makes me smile. So I don't think that is part of the "avoid the rat race" answer, but it is a major part of why I trade. Because when I trade, the idiots make money for me, instead of adding misery to my life as in the corporate world.
Trading is challenging
Trading is my pastime
Work and live anywhere
Help me avoid the rat race/politics in business
Trading is easier than doing other jobs
Possibly the best is that I have no boss, no customers, no inventory, no selling, none of the hassles that are involved in just about every business one can own. Just today I was thinking about all the stupid decisions my previous managers have made, things like canceling flex time and instituting a dress code (O/E Systems), promoting a bunch of incompetent babes to management (Microsoft), hiring an idiot for a fortune then sending him out to ruin the milk cow project (Pathway Systems), the list is endless.
Now I just laugh. They are free to ruin their companies, and it does not impact me. They can implement the most ludicrous 97 page reporting requirements, 25 hour weekly meetings, 250 word mission statements all they want, and it has no effect on me. And that makes me smile. So I don't think that is part of the "avoid the rat race" answer, but it is a major part of why I trade. Because when I trade, the idiots make money for me, instead of adding misery to my life as in the corporate world.