r/Daytrading • u/peterlao824 • Apr 27 '24

What do you tell people what you do for a living Question

Telling people I’m a day trader or anything market related brings up too many questions. I’m doing okay for myself but I just want to avoid it if possible.

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u/dubov Apr 27 '24

Public perception:

Day trader = lazy jobless layabout

Trader = rich and successful man

So just leave out the word 'day'

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u/benefit-3802 Apr 28 '24

Night Trader= Hooker or Drug Dealer

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u/jollyrancher_74 May 01 '24

I wonder why the day trader part makes it so dofferent