You trade from home, do you have a biz card ?

[HedgefundTrader2]

Quote from leximon:

You could say that you're in the business of reducing people's taxes. It's true if you think about it. In order for you to win, someone else has to lose, and thus they pay less in taxes.

Never be evasive with information. Never use a P.O. Box address on a business card. Donot get flashy and colorful.

Form a corpoartion or LLC when trading with proper street address and use your full name and cell or online phone number without any cute designation on it. Keep it simple, direct and honest. If you donot have an entity use a DBA.

 

[HedgefundTrader2]

Quote from marketsurfer:

maybe not, but paul tudor jones, donald trump and steve cohen do.

business card is a must.


surf

Than get a business card from a hedgefund guy and copy it. Use your own entity on it.

 

[Warrior4g]

you are a trade,you trade equities. goldman sachs and bear stearns daytrade all day but they call it proprietary trading. getting a business card seems as if you sre doing it to prve yourself to people,prove to them that what you do is actually a real job. you don't need to prove anything to anyone my friend.

 

[rcanfiel]

Quote from samus:

no business card.. since there is no need. People will think what they think, who cares. If they ask, I'm a trader, pure and simple.

correct. Why does anyone need a business card for their own trading? For ego stroking?

 

[jd7419]

Quote from rcanfiel:

correct. Why does anyone need a business card for their own trading? For ego stroking?

I agree. Screw the business card. I used to care about what my relatives, friends, and people I met out thought about what I do. Nine years later my house cars and lifestyle speak for themselves. I could care less about what the sheep think about daytrading. It works for me and that's the only thing important.

 

[Warrior4g]

do you trade equities or futures?

 

[shadow001]

Anyone know of a good trading coach.

I'm in Canada and looking to improve as a trader and from the conversations I have had with other traders I really believe that having a coach to work with, could take me to the next level.

Thanks

EOM

 

[Reaver]

Quote from jd7419:

I agree. Screw the business card. I used to care about what my relatives, friends, and people I met out thought about what I do. Nine years later my house cars and lifestyle speak for themselves. I could care less about what the sheep think about daytrading. It works for me and that's the only thing important.

Good point.

 

[brownsfan019]

It's a personal preference. Like I said, depending on where you socialize, a biz card could be important. If you are open to outside funds, you need a biz card.

If you just work in your mom's basement and eat at Denny's, then a biz card could be overkill.

 

[jreynolds212]

There is a liability issue in having your card out there. Once your card is out there then the name, phone and address can be used for anything. Best to keep your private information private.

I agree to let people think what they are going to think. You are meeting the wrong people if they judge you purely by a job title and business card.

Even if you are at a high level position in a corporation, then you shouldnt just be spreading your card out to some drunk chick at a party. Save it for the people who matter.