What do you call yourself?

Tea · Jan 3, 2003

Quote from praetorian2:

Critical liquidity provider.

So you deliver bottled water

Lobster · Jan 3, 2003

Quote from WDGann:

1. I'm alive.... LOL
2. I HATE BROKERS AND VENDORS!!!
3. I'm now an E-bay Fanatic!!!

Do you hate the vendors you buy from on eBay or are you one of them?

Lobster · Jan 3, 2003

Is a scalper a speculator?

Is a market maker a speculator?

zentrader · Jan 3, 2003

I trade stock index and treasury futures. If I tell people I'm a futures trader they either have no idea what it is or think I'm a gambler. If I say stock market trader they usually ask if I am making any money. So I tell them I'm a bond trader, it sounds a little more prestigious and usually shuts them up.

Lobster · Jan 3, 2003

Quote from zentrader:

I trade stock index and treasury futures. If I tell people I'm a futures trader they either have no idea what it is or think I'm a gambler. If I say stock market trader they usually ask if I am making any money. So I tell them I'm a bond trader, it sounds a little more prestigious and usually shuts them up.

But it doesn't work for those of us who are trashy enough to actually trade stocks.

Girlpower · Jan 3, 2003

To do things like trade futures. At least not in the little ex-mining town where I live. If I told them what I do they'd look at me like I was a martian... LOL

And the immortal words so many have said -"But - you're a woman!" in that oh so astonished tone they use...

So I just say I work on the computer and leave it at that... I deffinitely do not talk about programming and trading. And mostly I just dumb down if pressed (especially if it's a guy doing the pressing..

)

Natalie

marketsurfer · Jan 3, 2003

Quote from Girlpower:

To do things like trade futures. At least not in the little ex-mining town where I live. If I told them what I do they'd look at me like I was a martian... LOL

And the immortal words so many have said -"But - you're a woman!" in that oh so astonished tone they use...

So I just say I work on the computer and leave it at that... I deffinitely do not talk about programming and trading. And mostly I just dumb down if pressed (especially if it's a guy doing the pressing.. )

Natalie

you need to get out of the "small ex mining town". the sooner the better !

best,

surfer

Bankedout · Jan 3, 2003

Capitalist is a good description.

I'm an upholder of capitalism.

I also own a business outside of my trading, and people often ask me what that involves. I never have an accurate answer for them. Capitalist is vague enough to cover both my trading and business activities.

Banker

omcate · Jan 3, 2003

Quote from Tea:

For full-time off-floor traders who mainly trade their own account, just out of curiosity - what do you call yourself or tell people when they ask you
"what do you do for a living"?

other?......

This is not the most important post in the ET forum, but compared to some of the others it is certainly not the silliest either.

So, what do you call yourself?

Any suggestions?

I called myself Fisherman.

If there is a losing trade, I'll tell my friends that I lose my bait during fishing. If I earn $1,000, I'll tell them that I catch a 1,000-pound fish.

Sean Juan · Jan 3, 2003

If pressed, I tell people that I am a Private Money Manager, which is true. I manage my own money. If asked, no, I am not accepting new clients, but I will be happy to contact them if I every do.

Sean