Are great traders made or born?

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by profitplay, Jun 6, 2006.

Are great traders made or born?

  1. Great traders are made. They learn to be successful.

    87 vote(s)
    64.9%
  2. Great traders are born with talent.

    31 vote(s)
    23.1%
  3. I don’t know.

    16 vote(s)
    11.9%
  1. naz9403

    naz9403

    I think its a combination just like anything else.

    You can work hard and learn your way to be a good or profitable trader.

    But i think the truley elite traders are born with it.

    Just like a pro athlete, born with the talent but without working at their craft they would not be a superstar.
     
    #11     Jun 7, 2006
  2. I have had varying opinions over the years, but I think I finally settled on what I think is a valid conclusion. I recently read a book on writing. The author said that competent writers can learn, with much practice, to become good writers. However, the truly great writers are born, although they do not become great without considerable practice. And so it probably is with any vocation.
     
    #12     Jun 7, 2006
  3. they learned at Jack's
     
    #13     Jun 7, 2006
  4. Agree.

    The whole thread is missing a point.

    Why does TALENT vs HARDWORK be related side by side...

    Anyways, let's vote hardwork for the sake of making all the "hard-workers" feel good.
     
    #14     Jun 7, 2006
  5. Neither, the great ones are just lucky! :D
     
    #15     Jun 7, 2006
  6. Leaders are born, not made.

    Traders are made, not born.
     
    #16     Jun 7, 2006
  7. Losers are definitely self made, usually by teaching themselves repeated failure.

    the consequences show up every day in ET.

    Just keep watching here.
     
    #17     Jun 7, 2006
  8. Before one can be made a trader one must be first born. These are simply not two mutually exclusive alternatives. I'd need a venn diagram to properly explain, but if you don't conceptually understand the flaw in this discussion you are not a trader.
     
    #18     Jun 7, 2006
  9. There is a Venn diagram.. how would you explain?

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    #19     Jun 7, 2006
  10. Exactly!!!

    I'm sure my neighbor's little hamster, Hamtaro, can't trade.

    You have to born HUMAN to trade!!!!
     
    #20     Jun 7, 2006