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Bingo; if you’ve ever met successful traders they’re usually not that smart. Most were just in the right place at the right time. They try to justify their exc
by exelius 8y ago
Bingo; if you’ve ever met successful traders they’re usually not that smart. Most were just in the right place at the right time.
They try to justify their exceptionalism by giving advice, but it boils down to “be a WASP and get a job at an investment bank”.
- cm2187 8y agoI suggest you go on a trading floor and revisit your wasp comment.
- retrogradeorbit 8y agoThere's no trading floor any more, mate. Well at the very least said floor is a quiet place. Its all hft and electronic trading these days.
- exelius 8y agoThere’s always the exception that proves the rule, but yeah it’s pretty waspy once you move a level above the kids hired out of university.