darkhorse, then they'll say your a liar cuz everyone knows that 'daytrading adds volatility to the market.' /sarcasm speaking of volatility..wow, i just got diced into little pieces and fed to the sharks. (i thot i'd short wmt....)
I've found that out, too. Most people who don't really know anything about trading, think a daytrader is someone who makes 200 or so trades a day. That was the impression they got from reading the paper.
maybe tell them you are a modern pickpocket who got that edge and works - no - lurks - thru the internet - packing huge bunches of other peoples hard earned money in his deep evil pockets - and all this in the blink of an eye. they gonna love u !
i get it, the pigeonhole thing. kind of like when people hear the word 'christian' they automatically associate you with big haired televangelists and a fear of science. taking unfounded assumptions and crushing them into dust is one of my favorite hobbies
darkhorse....bullseye. or like being Catholic and having everyone think you either molest or were molested.
have fun with the weird job thing: make stuff up. tell them you salt crackers or breed mice or cut the sphincters out of chickens. tell them you are a fudge packer. look pissed when they try to keep from laughing.
actually - even the guy at my tax office got no clue what it is - at least he should. so i guess it's much better to tell people you buy and sell "things". even gunrunner and drug pusher answer like that.
Yea...or saying you're a Jew and everybody thinking all I care about is money.( come to think of it, that's all I do care about)...hehehe