I Am a Derivatives Trader

The Blog Entry that Accompanies this Vlog is at: http://investorandtrader.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-am-derivatives-trader.html

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The term "Derivatives Trader" pains such a wide brush.

What do I do?

What do I provide the economy?

How can I hype this job, but remain honest and moral?

I talk about that, in the following vlog entry ...

NOTE: This is not an investment or trading recommendation. The losses in trading can be very real, and depending on the investment vehicle, can exceed your initial investment. I am not a licensed trading or investment adviser, or financial planner. But I do have 13 years of experience in trading and investing in these markets. The Challenge accounts are run for the education of other traders who should make their own decisions based off their own research and risk tolerance

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[Hilwadd]

How do you become a derivatives trader. I want to become one. Im taking my first actorial exam soon.

[AirelonTrading]

@Hilwadd I actually have a playlist, or series of videos that deals with that very topic. You can find it here:  user/AirelonTrading#g/c/4E0B96­AA939A23CF

[Tnat1on]

Dan, you look like a decent guy and I like your videos.

But saying that speculators provide some benefit in the form of "liquidity" is a moot point. Speculators siphon some money for themselves (or to other speculators if they aren't good at it) from buyers and sellers - that's all. I can see that this could be fun way to spend your time, but there is NO wealth creation. How I see benefit is that you take something and add value to it (improve upon, recycle, construct etc).

[AirelonTrading]

@Tnat1on Not for the stock market. It's put back into the system and flow.

Think about how the CDO (CRL, CRO, etc) market seized up in 2007 without that liquidity, without traders continuing to trade it back and forth, and the implications. Why? Lack of liquidity.

Now transpose that onto the stock market. WIthout traders providing the liquidity, without question, the market seizes up - and we're looking at DOW 2,000.

[AirelonTrading]

@Tnat1on When they implemented what I refer to as "anti-liquidity moves" back in September of 2008, this is how I predicted (almost to the day) the stock market crash that followed.

How? I knew they were removing liquidity.

[ohio1998]

The only stimulus I like is the stimulus from my wife. Government stimulus makes me sick!!!

[PeterTheEvilBastard]

It doesn't surprise me in the least that people are starting to point the blame to traders. In Poland everyone is going on about the "greedy speculators who trashed the economy". I mean, duh... Its been like this time and time again, the little guys taking the blame for the actions of those who are out of the reach of public anger. In that sense, you are not only providing liquidity, but also a buffer zone, if you get my meaning? Just an added bonus, though not neccesarily for the economy.

[poklzhou]

@PeterTheEvilBastard I don't know much about the people you are talking about, but if they are really "out of the reach of public anger", why would they need to divert the anger towards common traders? I guess the potent protection of them is the fact that many kown little about them.

[cortiees]

Gosh, you're handsome. :)

[untouchblz]

@Hilwadd give it up, economy is going to die with these unregulated derivatives. choose an occupation that will help people instead of something that will ruin the country.

[anigopal]

your are a champ mate - can't wait to start my grad role as a trader!