I hate it when people ask "what do you do for a living/work/etc" and i say " I day trade..." Why do many roll their eyes,;augh and say "oh that's risky. Why don't you get aproper job?" Some simply giggle.... Why is it? Some of these are my friends and family as well. :-( Next time I am simply going to say "nothing"
So true .... because this is what people think daytraders are like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aacVKplbGWA
Yep, just say 'unemployed'. When they inevitably ask why you dont look for a job, say 'dont want one'.
Commodities speculator/trader sounds a little better, even portfolio manager, anything but "Daytrader"! Furthermore, if by some chance you actually earn a living or are slightly profitible "daytrading", who give's a rat's ass what people think? You could just use my response, "I work for Vandalay Industries"!
just say you took a course on how to be like the "FED" and have really learned the art of printing money so you don't have to work
The corporate drones have drank the kool aid and see all forms of entrepreneurship as fair land tales. Tell them you are a derivatives trader and you specialize in real time hedging strategies ie you hedge against not paying your bills in real time lol. Working for the man is a bitch game and one I'm not playing. Buy a Rolex and a Zegna suit and slap them in the face when they roll their eyes.