smokey_mcPaat
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i hear ya man- only women i ever see in trading offices are the secretaries- to make it even worse- in my old office- she was fat and nasty 
why so few women traders
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Originally posted by Helenqu
Hi all,
Well as a female trader (albeit not very successful yet) I'd better answer hadn't I?
Women are more risk averse than men and they also have less unallocated time, particularly if they work and have childcare responsibilities. In addition to that they tend to earn less money so have less "spare" cash to play with. They also tend to put that money in "safer" options. All of these things are a barrier to having an interest in trading.
So only those who are highly motivated will try it and those will be fewer in percentage terms than men. Motivation for women is probably different too. In my case it's a mixture of intellectual challenge, an interest in my own psychology and learning a new skill which I HOPE will give me an income equivalent to a part-time job that I can fit in as flexibly as possible with the needs of my young family. I am very pragmatic, I certainly don't see myself with piles of money though trading, if it happened would be a bonus.
But I do love it with a passion, and I am determined to be good at it. Just not quite there yet
Helen, I know You are ambitious. But do not rise intelectual issue, please, in this matter !
Feminism killed the intelectual challenge. Loud mediocrity took it all.
In every system some group is preferred: in ancient China old men, in comunist Russia war veterans, in Cuba: blue collar workers, and in US: women.
There is no intelectual issue involved. That`s why trading looks better than reality
