- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Man, that sounds really frustrating. Sort of thing that reinforces my utter distaste for any investments involving "the market" as the whole thing seems like a gamble at best, total racket at worst![]()
It's always a gamble by it's very nature of being speculative.
I agree with the "... racket at worst" comment although these days the various market regulatory authorities are way hotter than they used to be.
Would be a great career for those capable enough.
At least since the 'online era' I have considered, several times, trying my hand at day trading.
I even looked into a couple of platforms to facilitate this. But...
... after some fairly intensive investigating I decided a) I couldn't be arsed to invest the inordinate amount of time required to research markets & companies properly, b) I, hand on heart, could not see the market 'patterns' that were oft-mentioned and c) I realised it was all too risky for a risk-adverse individual like me.
So, called it a day before I started & stuck to Cash Isa's, FRB's and some mild speculation with S&S Isa's.
I would never have 'made it' career-wise in the stock trading sector. 🤷♂️