As a preemptive strike I usually say I'm a professional gambler. At least that way the conversation flows in a direction that bares any interest to me also. This, I find silly. Unless she operates an online book/food/dvd-rental company, she buys stuff from them and not 'doing business'. Aka. a customer is not a business partner. LOL. Pointing this out is also a very good conversation stopper.
whatever you feel like.. accountant technical engineer online auctioneer online sales associate for? (name the company you traded that day, ahahha) entrepreneur bookkeeper, clerk, merchant, vender banker the list goes on and on, just make sure you have follow up answers that are related to the field yet vague enough doesn't really tell them what you do. TT
I do this too. I tell em I am a speculator. Then I educate them on how capitalism is speculation. Everyone is much the better off.
You are ashamed to say you are a trader because you are losing money? Because you can't make a living? If so, quit trading.
Actually , I would not call this working.... Watching a screen, pushing some buttons every now and then..... The same for a lot of white collar work.... I have done it for years, but it is mainly just moving papers. Just tellem how many days ago you stopped working!