What phrase best describes the trader equivalent of "Mall Ninja"?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Bugenhagen, Dec 11, 2019.

  1. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    I'm writing some notes for a talk and I'm struggling to find a neat way to describe this phenomenon in trading discussions/education. "Trade Ninja" perhaps but it gets confused with Ninjatrader the well known retail platform and does not have that comic absurdity of mall ninja. :)

    "A mall ninja is a type of weapons and combat enthusiast that is characterized by being so ungrounded in reality as to make even the most hardcore gun nuts shake their heads. Equal parts naïveté, delusion, and obnoxiousness, the mall ninja contributes to countless ill-informed online debates concerning arms, armor, and warfare, and is a common consumer of assorted paramilitary woo, broscience, and shared misconceptions about history and the world."

    Does anyone recall anything from the pit trading days or anything that is already in the trading lexicon?

    I have a feeling I'm missing something really obvious but have a stuffy head today. And no, not my nic. ;)
     
    Last edited: Dec 11, 2019
  2. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    Well I just went with a bit titled:

    "Ninjatraders vs Mall Ninjatraders" :)