Do you tell people you're a trader?

I'd have to say that there are a lot of different responses when I say that I daytrade, but the most common verbal response/body language is:

"What do you do for a living ?"

"I day trade" (with a questioning tone)

"What exactly is that ?"

"You trade stocks and make an income from daily profits"

and this is the best part, the most common body language response is :
In the first part of the first second after stating that I make income from daily profits trading stocks you get a kind of interested/excitement look which quickly turns into a 'worried for you/insecure' look in the last part of that first second.

I think the next time I see it I'm going to ask "ok what was that facial expression change that just happened !?!"

 

I don't care what people think.

 

That is funny, because it is exactly what I do. The response usually is "oh, so what does it take to put some money with you...".

I respond just like you do.

 

Hi NihabaAshi,

True enough. I guess I didn't think of all of these possible uses for a card. Point taken. I suppose if I wanted to have a card for sundry purposes, I would probably just have my name and the contact particulars - sort of a personal or "calling" card as opposed to a business card per se. But that's just a matter of choice.

 

I just tell people I'm in purchasing and sales.

 

I'm in Finance. I have my own business specialising in financing the lifestlyes of the rich. :eek:

 

You need a ofifce - to impress people. If you have no job and works from home, everyone thinks you are unemployed (and a loser).

 

I trade/research from an office at home...will this suffice?

 

So the fact that I work without ever leaving my bed could give the wrong impression? What if I plaster my bedroom with charts?

 

No.