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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:42:01 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Rangerdoc</title>
<link>http://www.traderinterviews.com/idealab/entry/view/trading-to-survive#c132</link>
<description><![CDATA[My best advice is to reduce or eliminate any debt you may have. Then, get your cost of living as low as possible. A full-time trader who only needs $20k per year to live has a substantially better chance of survival than the average American who needs $60-100k just to stay afloat.]]></description>
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<title>Comment by MustangCarter</title>
<link>http://www.traderinterviews.com/idealab/entry/view/trading-to-survive#c105</link>
<description><![CDATA[Fantastic, thats exactally the kind of feedback I'm looking for. I definitelly feel that once you begin to trade as your means of income that you put yourself at a disadvantage and "force" trades. From other traders I've talked to I've heard "have two years living expenses and a generous account size in the 6 digits." According to my statistics and trading history a 5 digit account would sufice for a 50k a year salary. As for how long I've been trading, I'm a sernior in college and have been trading since my freshman year so basically it's either trader work for a short while until I can make the move to full time trader. Granted I have many years to become a sucessful trader, I'm trying to get a feel for how other full time traders made the transition and how it worked out for them. I have another year of school so I will trade again throughout the year and see if I can establish a big enough line to swing on a full time basis. Thanks for your comments! It's nice to finally get people to comment on posts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:28:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by JamesEM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi MustangCarter,<br />
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Just wondering...how long have you been trading? The reason I ask is because what you're saying reminds me of the way I was thinking last summer...I was extremely consistent with the trading and decided I'd try "full-time"...the reality for me was the pressure to make the bills was too great and, as a result, I actually damaged my trading (after some initial success going into the latter part of the year) Just recovering now. In hindsight, it probably would have been better to continue with my Job and get some more experience under my belt...I'm not saying it can't work but be mentally prepared for the inevitable set backs that come with the pressure of living solely off of trading profits...that'd be my advice.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:44:46 -0700</pubDate>
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