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On subject of risk, day trading is almost unique in that it can be learnt and practised with absolutely no financial risk at all, by means of paper-trading – that is - trading using freely available simulation software. Thus in same way a trainee airline pilot won’t be let loose into skies without having learnt and rehearsed their skills in a simulator, so a new trader can employ same technique before they start trading real money. I “sim-traded” before I gave up day-job; it made it easy to leave safety-net of a monthly pay check knowing from my simulated trading sessions that I could already make money in markets.
And that brings me to most satisfying aspect of trading for a living; money. On an average day trading Nasdaq, it is not unusual to make more money in a couple of hours than I used to make in a whole month working full time as a wage-slave. There are bad days of course, days where things just don’t work out, but they pale into insignificance over course of a week or a month. It certainly took some intensive studying and a lot of practise before becoming a consistently profitable trader. But end result of that hard work is an immensely valuable life skill that nobody can take away, and which allows for incredible freedom.
Since I first started trading, learning curve has become even easier for aspiring day trader, with a multitude of new websites, training courses, and books all covering subject. I envy anyone starting out in this business today – they certainly have many more learning aids available to them than I had at same point in my own career.
So is day trading ultimate work-from-home job? No. I firmly believe it’s ultimate work-from ANYWHERE job!
Harvey Walsh is a full time Nasdaq day trader, and part time trading tutor. He trades from his home, or indeed wherever he happens to be when travelling. He can be contacted via his website: http://www.day-trading-freedom.com