Being a Trader is the Best Job in the World

traders invent markets

 

At least you didn't imply that tulips invented markets.

 

If I was a great artist like Rembrandt, I would paint a picture of the merchants who invented the iphone market

 

Being a Trader is the Best Job in the World

Yes..., then again on other days - no

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The work it takes to become a trader - if one truly knew going in - I doubt most would continue

Then there the days of doldrum PA..., or frantic volatility

The days when the internet connection goes down.., or the computer craps out.., or the broker misstates your account

The days when you're sick..., don't feel like it.

All the little things life throws your way to derail


I can't just show up and get a paycheck..., nor call in sick and get paid

I must perform - consistently..., if I am to get paid - and even then there are no guarantees

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Good gig if you can

Fuckin nightmare if you can't..., or misstep

RN

 

It's not about how much you earning, it's more about how are you feeling
Sometimes I want to do something better in this World than just trading, some real stuff...

 

It's not imperative that you trade around the clock.

 

Ahh----Youth.

 

no kidding, when I blew up my first account I had to get a real job and I couldn't believe we got paid the same no matter how bad we screwed up

took me a while to learn why these people living in (what they thought was) a risk free environment were not as happy as I was when I was trading

 

Kudos!

 

Your inspirational speech made me think of the movie Limitless 2011.
But I disagree with your second paragraph...being the smartest trader doesn't automatically equal the richest trader. Being the richest or a rich trader...is just a matter of discovering and exploiting a certain skill set or edge, and doing that over and over again.