What profession did you come from?
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Quote from Fast_Trader:
I think most people didn't go into trading as their first career, so I'm just curious to know what field everyone came from? I'm currently learning how to trade, and work full-time in the software development field.
-FastTrader
Before, SOES trading in 1995, I was a financial consultant / stockbroker for approx 6 years. All of the success and knowledge I attained during that time, served as nothing more than a mental handicap. I mistakingly thought I would be head and shoulders (pardon the pun) above the rest. I saw landscapers, postal workers, cops, and housewives who barely knew the difference between preferred stock and livestock that were printing money. That was the initial seduction, I was thinking "I'm going to take so much money from these poor bastards!" I was soon humbled, and learned only through experience that it takes alot more than a Wall Street background to be a successful trader. Fortunately, I reached consistent weekly profitability after only 3-months in January 1996 , and have not had a losing week since.
During my long experience (relative to the age of point and click trading), I can say that almost every single person with a Wall St background who I have met, taught and mentored has the toughest and longest learning curve, since they spend at least 6-months battling their ego. Those with no related background fare much better, they don't have the preconceived notions.
We were on a float in the Red Sea when we exfill'd out of Lebanon in 1983 = Ugly MF'ing shizznit!
Other than that no. I was Reagan Marine, back then all of our workups were gamed against whacking Commies.
I felt sorry for you guys in Somalia. You could just see that was eventually going to turn into "two monkeys f**king a beachball." I'm glad you guys were gone when it got ugly.
What your AO? I'm SoCal soon to be Lake Tahoe.
Dr. Zhivodka
Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:
We were on a float in the Red Sea when we exfill'd out of Lebanon in 1983 = Ugly MF'ing shizznit!
Other than that no. I was Reagan Marine, back then all of our workups were gamed against whacking Commies.
I felt sorry for you guys in Somalia. You could just see that was eventually going to turn into "two monkeys f**king a beachball." I'm glad you guys were gone when it got ugly.
What your AO? I'm SoCal soon to be Lake Tahoe.
Dr. Zhivodka
I live on east end of Long Island. Where in soCal...Man I loooooove San Diego
Penitentiary... Just Out on Bail...
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You mean : You could actually make money as a professional Day Dreamer?
~Scientist
You caught me.
Let's see how I get out of this one:
When I worked at academia and Wall Street, I did not understand how the system worked. For ten years, I paid no attention to politics, always ready to switch jobs to seek the perfect working environment. Of course, this is daydreaming --- Eden does not exist.......
