Full time trading
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... not the most auspicious first post for a brand-new member, is it ...
In reply to blaz0430:
It is possible if you have a large enough capital base. Have you heard the old saw about "How to make a small fortune on the Share Market"? The answer is, "Enter with a large one."
Trading one day a week is not full time trading. Anything less than five days a week, non-stop nine to five and longer, is amateurish dabbling. Internet Forums are teeming with amateurs who give themselves and each other High Fives when they have made a killing in a trade or two. But honest reports about trades that went that-away are few and far between. Make a list of contributors over a few years, profile those from early years by their apparent trading intensity and prowess; then check that list against today's active members: you will identify a vast number of candidates for the TV Show "Where Are They Now?"
(Note the emphasis on trading: There are many members who meet for social chats and may buy the odd share or own a portfolio in the background. They will be unlikely to qualify as traders.)
Unless you have a sure-fire method to only pick winners, your chances of failing in less than a year increase exponentially with the number of minutes you take your eye off the ball.
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I am not a full time trader yet. I am performing stock trading along with regular studies. Yeah, I am a student and have been doing stock trading as my part time business to pay off my student loan.
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You're probably right Dan. Laura's IP address is a suspicious one. ASF has very sophisticated anti-spam defences, but it is inevitable that a few determined spammers will get through the net. My policy is to give people the benefit of the doubt until the spam arrives. Then I show them the door.
