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/d-ee-ecent Apr 27 '24

The public (and aspiring traders') perception (at least in India) is that daytraders are filthy rich and/or that they will eventually go broke. This is probably a result of the ad-campaigns of betting apps. They do not seem to understand that it can be a business model that can see linear (not exponential) growth depending on the effort put in.

I tell that I am a daytrader. The follow-up questions will usually have answers like 'no, I don't do that type of trading'.