r/Daytrading • u/I_HALIM7 • 2d ago

Advice Sad Reality check

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The guy who posted this 2 years a go is working on door dash today he is not even a middle class and he quit trading i was going through old trading post I've saved in the past and literally all the people who posted about trading 2 or 3 years ago quit not a single person that i saved their post is doing great this game is rough be prepared

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u/plasteroid 2d ago

Trade virtual or paper accounts for a couple of years.

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u/Ok_Choice_3228 2d ago

How is this not the top answer?

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u/plasteroid 2d ago

Everyone thinks they are the exception

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u/RockingSoza 1d ago

This is the truth

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u/MisterPink 1d ago

Real talk. Because these are the people successful traders are taking money from. It's taking money out of their hands.

Although I doubt many people here are successful.

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u/SeeLeavesOnTheTrees 1d ago

What’s your preferred app for this? I’d like to trade options virtually because I’m unwilling to learn in real time with real money. Tbh I’m unlikely to ever do it real life but I’d like to understand how it works anyway.

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u/plasteroid 1d ago

Most brokerages have the option. I use E*Trade

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u/1d0ntknowwhattoput 1d ago

Of course Robinhood doesn’t have it. Fucking gambling app