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Finding your own light is the best way to learn, and you can never stop looking for ways to improve. I've learned from several other traders. Comes down to market structure.
I did pay for some courses previously but eventually did my own research to trade. I think you need to understand the basics of trading before you start trading.
Not to much to say after so many tidbits of wonderful thoughts from previous posts in this thread. I've had 1 profitable year(2023) in 20 years of trading, I hardly think that makes me qualified to give any advice. Still on my trading journey.................................to be continued.
Trading: Primarily Energy but also a little Equities, Fixed Income, Metals and Crypto.
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TLDR:- First job out of college was for a large oil trading company.
Longer Version :- As a child I always wanted to be a stockbroker. (I'm old, this is pre big bang). When I wrote/applied to a bunch of stockbrokers I was told I had to have a degree. (This is back when <5% of people in the UK went to college). So off to college I went - first person in my family ever. Coming out of college I Interviewed for a bunch of stockbroker/stuffy UK investment banks and a couple of currency trading jobs. Quickly realized I didn't want to be a stockbroker or work for a company like that, but that I did want to be a trader. Refocused my search and interviewed for a bunch of trading jobs (mostly currency and interest rate swaps) and eventually got a job as a Traders Assistant on a gasoline trading desk of a large oil trading company. Did twenty years working for large energy trading companies (trading oil, natgas and power over the years), before going out on my own about 14 years ago.
nice career... i worked for chevron for 35 years. always wanted to be an oil/gas trader, but it wasn't in the cards... was around traders for about 5 years and realized that trading for a large company, they had advantages the we retail traders dont.. i currently trade gold, natty and oil... they are my bread an butter futures contracts.
I suggest we add another option: mentor/personal trading coach.
I've learned most everything I know (once I've gone past the basics) this way.
Of course it was ultimately deepened by my own self-learning and research, but the foundations were laid by some very good traders who were kind enough to share their experience, and mentor me personally for quite some time. I'd never have made it without them.
