[Soultrader]

Does your family, spouse, gf, or friends accept or support you as a trader? This is a profession unlike many other professions. Most naive people will assume we are gamblers with a unstable income.

Also for some reason chicks dig investment bankers over traders. All comments are welcome!

[Follow The Trend]

I think, like many Traders / Speculators, I find that my family and friends do not know exactly what we do.

Until you have actually traded the markets yourself, it is difficult for people to appreciate the nature of Trading / Speculating.

However, I do find that my family dont mind spending the profits, yet they dont seem as keen to share in any losses!! Well, thats life.

[Trade Up]

Unfortunately I do not think Trading / Speculating will ever be recognised as a "proper" job.

For those who have no experience, it is seen as a rich mans form of gambling. For those who have done trading, it is a way to pit your wits against other market traders, and try to stay one step ahead.

While my family loosely understand what I do, they do not ask an awful lot of questions. Unless someone has a real interest in trading, and the markets, there is no point trying to teach them. It is in the blood.

[Soultrader]

I also have the same problem.

1. The family are clueless of what I do and are not supportive. They continue to tell me to find a job.
2. My friends are supportive but are absolutely clueless.
3. Strangers I meet are absolutely clueless to a point I have got tired of mentioning I am a futures trader.
4. GF's tend to think I am a gambler.

But honestly... who cares?

[Reaver]

I actually asked my fiance that question just now, and she said, speaking of that why are you writing on the forum and not studying trading?

so I guess that is a yes. lol

[Soultrader]

Make sure your fiance knows that there is plenty of trading education here in the forums.

[Kiwi]

My wife and eldest daughter describe me as a futures trader.

Thats defined as someone who spends a few hours a day trading the Hong Kong markets (sounds cool to Aussies apparently) over the internet and makes a lot more money than the wife.

My youngest daughter describes me as unemployed, useless or a bum, depending on her mood. She's 16 so that's as good as it gets currently.

[Reaver]

Originally Posted by Soultrader »

Make sure your fiance knows that there is plenty of trading education here in the forums.

HA HA YEAH REALLY SOUL.

I told her this is where we get together to discuss the markets, compare notes and otherwise learn...which is true! lol:p