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tylerhou on Sept 11, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Day Trading for a Living?

> Day trading, like many other risky ventures, is something that is very hard and unlikely but for the few who succeed ends up being very profitable.

> the top individual earned only US$310 per day with great risk (a standard deviation of US$2,560).

The very best day trader made around the same as an entry-level SWE, which does not scream immense profit to me.

soneca on Sept 11, 2019 | [–]

I agree with your point totally. But just to put in perspective that U$310/day in Brazil would be the equivalent of the top 10% software engineer salaries in Brazil.

lm28469 on Sept 11, 2019 | [–]

> an entry-level SWE

In a major tech hotspot, working 8 hours a day

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