POLL: What is Your Status as a Trader??

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by rcanfiel, Sep 19, 2007.

Rate your current status as a Trader?

  1. Thinking about Trading, Someday

    9 vote(s)
    6.1%
  2. Just Started Trading

    10 vote(s)
    6.8%
  3. Am Trading, But Losing Heavily

    11 vote(s)
    7.5%
  4. PART Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for under 3 years

    18 vote(s)
    12.2%
  5. PART Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for 3+ years

    10 vote(s)
    6.8%
  6. Full Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for Less Than 2 Years

    30 vote(s)
    20.4%
  7. Full Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for 2-5 Years

    28 vote(s)
    19.0%
  8. Full Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for over 5 years

    19 vote(s)
    12.9%
  9. Am Wildly profitable, Beyond My Wildest Dreams

    8 vote(s)
    5.4%
  10. I Have Given Up, Was Unable to Make Money

    4 vote(s)
    2.7%
  1. Thought it would be interesting to see how ET people would rate themselves as traders.

    Please try to answer honestly!!!
     
  2. unfortunately, I left out "Have been trading for awhile, and am losing small amounts or near breakeven.

    If this applies to you instead, you can just note it below or PM me to keep it private, and I will put a count, below.

    Had only 10 choices, and cannot modify poll, apparently
     
  3. Here's my status:
    PART Time Trader, Making Money Regularly for under 3 years
    ***
    Great idea, lets you get a good idea of who people are, and where they're coming from when they post.

    Good trading,

    JJ
     
  4. I'm sure some delusional sim traders making lots of monopoly money will participate in the poll.

    You should have made some separate options for them :D
     
  5. You forgot - "lost my ass repeatedly, but claim to be making money in polls like this to maintain an illusion of dignity"
    :D
     
  6. "I can now buy Park Place and 3 Railroads... Houses and Hotels soon to follow" :cool:
     
  7. 65 votes so far...
     
  8. Part time trader, been consistantly profitable for 3+ Years (actually about 6 years now).

    I work in a large multi-national FMCG company.
     
  9. good idea Rcanfiel, even though you're an ornery bastard
     
  10. DavidGold

    DavidGold

    How about "I'v been trading for 7 years and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" :)

    Hello ET members!
     
    #10     Sep 19, 2007