Why dont Americans come to Europe to trade

Quote from Bear Trader:

2 great trading opportunities. Trade European markets in the morning from 8am - 11am and then go have lunch with hot women, play golf, gym, a walk in the park, fed the ducks .... and them come back 2pm and kill the American Markets.

Even those who just want to trade US stocks can do so from 2pm and finish at say 8pm. What's not to love about those trading hours.

There are some good prop firms here in the UK, some specialist Futures firms with tax free options.

You guys should break your cycle and spend some months in Europe or other countries and parts of the World and trade. Come on! You only live once!!
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While theoretically this makes a compelling arguement, you forget most 'day traders' in the US of A are just problem gamblers living in trailer parks.
It's the thought that counts, I guess.
 
Quote from Alex_in_Oz:

you forget most 'day traders' in the US of A are just problem gamblers living in trailer parks.
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You must have reached this conclusion after reviewing ET posts from our resident bomb throwers and market prognosticators in the 'trading' and 'career trader' forums.
 
in my experience it's been the red tape of visa's and things. I run a large and profitable book trading Euribor/Short Sterling/Eurex products and would love to take my team to London but the logistics of it seem to be a nightmare. Instead we as US traders are forced to drop money building out our colocation infrastructure in Basildon to shave off micro/miliseconds.

to the OP; please PM me if you have any insights in moving prop trading from US to London.
 
Quote from traderslair:

It's absolutely not. Crime numbers are way higher in Europe than in the USA. No shootings in Europe? On what planet have you been living?
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A) you don't have that @sshole on ignore B) you quoted that @sshole... I'm just sayin'
 
Quote from HTmarket:

Europe is very nice, even better in the Eastern parts. Only takes an hour+ by plane for a nice beach destination and to be in a completely different country.

I think if you like the European culture, Montreal is the next best thing (but no beaches). There's plenty of trading firms.
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My best galpal grew up in Montreal... she is so sweet, actually good for a man!! I want a bounty to go on these American women [think I'm kidding?] I'd hunt them to extinction now that I can see the difference...

I want good culture [European] and good hours.. British women are said to be the same as Americans, France is what, two hours diff from London, Andorra is one hour diff...
 
Quote from mastertrader456:

Trading hours would suck in Europe.... When would I do coke and whores.........
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Not if you're living in the US and trading European Markets from 1am to 3pm
 
mastertrader456

Whatcha talkin bout???

roll out of bed at 2 pm markets open at 3.30 till 10 pm
hit the bars clubs till 6 am

oh to be a young man again :-)
 
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