jobs comparable to trader

Cdntrader · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from trade4succes:

Statement: "Trading is a great job.."

Let me rephrase that: "Trading is a great job, *if* you are making the kind of money you expect to make."

I was thinking of alternatives:

Which types of jobs are out there which compare to trading, in the sense of;
-intelectual satisfaction
-competitiveness
-money/status
-independence

Initial brainstorm: High level salesman. Businessowner..

What do you think?
More...

trading your own $ is no "job". Managing OPM is a job.

total_keops · Mar 27, 2011

Poker playa
Rock star
Professional athlete

Bolimomo · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from NoDoji:

I can now identify these apples quickly from the many apples on the belt and I'm able to snare the majority of them as they pass.

More...

Imagine you can program a computer to recognize those apple patterns and do a similar job. The computer can simultaneously watch over many conveyor belts that you can't.

Then... they know you would pick the same apple... they have a fast robot to grab that apple before you can from the conveyor belt.

rosy2 · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from Bolimomo:

Imagine you can program a computer to recognize those apple patterns and do a similar job. The computer can simultaneously watch over many conveyor belts that you can't.

Then... they know you would pick the same apple... they have a fast robot to grab that apple before you can from the conveyor belt.
More...

now thats a good post

caementarius · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from rosy2:

now thats a good post
More...

+1

And another robot periodically comes along and stands in front between your robot and the conveyer. They are invisible and your robot only knows they are there because apples start disappearing.

Red_Ink_inc · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from NoDoji:

Trading for me is like standing at a conveyor belt on which apples pass by and my job is to pick every apple that fits a set of visual criteria designed to segregate apples that are very likely to be labeled Grade A Extra Fancy.

During my training for this job I had to look at many Grade A Extra Fancy apples, and memorize their visual patterns (size, color, and condition of the peel) so I could recognize these particular apples. I then had to practice identifying these particular apples from a pile of apples spread out on a table. Finally, I had to practice identifying these particular apples from among many, many apples passing me by on the conveyor belt, quickly grabbing them and placing them in a container nearby.

I can now identify these apples quickly from the many apples on the belt and I'm able to snare the majority of them as they pass.

The apples I select meet the visual criteria I was told result in a majority of Grade A Extra Fancy apples.

However, these selected apples have to pass a final test in which they are scanned for defects not apparent to the naked eye.

Several of them fail this test and don't make the grade.

But far more of them pass the final test than fail.

This is my job day after day, not very exciting, but it generates a steady paycheck.
More...

Kinda like this?

<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4wp3m1vg06Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

NoDoji · Mar 27, 2011

Quote from Red_Ink_inc:

Kinda like this?
More...

Too funny! When I posted I almost included that Lucy video

jfranco · Mar 28, 2011

Quote from NoDoji:

Trading for me is like standing at a conveyor belt on which apples pass by and my job is to pick every apple that fits a set of visual criteria designed to segregate apples that are very likely to be labeled Grade A Extra Fancy.

During my training for this job I had to look at many Grade A Extra Fancy apples, and memorize their visual patterns (size, color, and condition of the peel) so I could recognize these particular apples. I then had to practice identifying these particular apples from a pile of apples spread out on a table. Finally, I had to practice identifying these particular apples from among many, many apples passing me by on the conveyor belt, quickly grabbing them and placing them in a container nearby.

I can now identify these apples quickly from the many apples on the belt and I'm able to snare the majority of them as they pass.

The apples I select meet the visual criteria I was told result in a majority of Grade A Extra Fancy apples.

However, these selected apples have to pass a final test in which they are scanned for defects not apparent to the naked eye.

Several of them fail this test and don't make the grade.

But far more of them pass the final test than fail.

This is my job day after day, not very exciting, but it generates a steady paycheck.
More...

WELL SAID

eudaemon · Mar 28, 2011

Past-posting at roulette "gambling".

http://www.casino-roulette-systems.com/past_posting.htm

ratchorg · Mar 28, 2011

+1

lotta good apples on this thread LOL