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Old 07-20-2016, 08:28 AM
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There are LOTS of people and lots of banks and insurance companies etc that have TRADING DESKS.... And there is lots of money to be made if you are a successful trader. But like guy seeking gold and diamonds.... some are successful and most are not.

I made millions trading. I paid HUGE taxes (ordinary income tax rates of 40% or so) and I lost millions trading. Overall I was successful at it. But was "I" successful or was it just the market period I was trading in? I think it was the market that made me look good. It was easy.

I've made WAY MORE investing than I did trading. It just doesn't seem like it.
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