One of the first few replies in this thread mentioned similar age groups as transitional periods. I am defiantly in some kind of a transitional period.
I’ve always wanted to be a freelancer/business owner type of a guy. In my early 20’s my goal was to be at least making ends meet as an entrepreneur by the time I was 30. Mid 20’s I got a good job and was happy to work my way up to whatever it was I was working my way up to. Made good money for the next few years. 30 came and went, and I kept pushing the age up for my goal. New challenges at work kept me occupied and satisfied, so no hurry to go out on my own. Now at 37, I’ve pigeon holed myself at work, the corporate climate at my job is pretty much hack and slash. The time for my entrepreneurial leap is coming.
So I look at what I’ve done for myself and what I can take forward. My last big challenge at work was a web-dev/ database guru style gig on a corporate/global level. Great challenge, great experience, most satisfying thing I’ve done in my career. But looking around from a freelance perspective, Those skills are a dime a dozen. No solo living there… Since I was a teenager I’ve been playing guitar, singing, writing music. As soon as I had a place of my own, I started recording and collecting studio gear. One entrepreneurial dream was to own a studio. Got some good recording/engineering skills by now, some good equipment, but technology makes it easy for anyone with some talent and a few bucks to make great recordings. No solo living there… Not much else expect for some consequential and rudimentary sales and management skills - along with the standard IT stuff, and again; No solo living there…
It’s obvious that when I do go solo, I will be hammered with competition because of the skills I’ve chosen, so whatever money I do make solo needs a good chance to grow. Forex is definatly better than any slow growing funds/accounts as far as banking funds, and hopefully some currency trading will make a nice addition to my other jack-of-all type skills as I move forward.
G�DAY!
I am 32 years old.
I am an experienced trader &let me tell you, is no piece of cake to keep up with this market; but I love it and the results are definitely worth the effort!
Regards!
I’m 41. I’m a newbie. Heard about forex a couple of years ago. Just started a month ago. With the economic situation in the USA the way it is. I figured I needed to find a way to make money without relying on someone else to employ me.
Been at this as a hobby for just under a year. Would like to take it to the next level, but want to be consistently profitable before taking such a leap…
48, started trading a lttle over 5 years ago, My daughter is 13 and has been learning technical analysis for about 6 mnths. She will start a live account in June.
I’m 22 and I recently made my way to forex after poker lost it’s appeal I did the play chips then the freerolls and after winning a few bucks here and there I feel I’ve tested my mettle as much as I want to
Oh my, so we are all young here. Traders are getting younger and younger. I thought that a typical trader is 25-45. Seems, that i was wrong More like 18-40. BTW, i’m 25 yo
I’m 26. I found out about Forex in 2009. I traded live for about 2 months and decided I needed more education, so now I’m going through the school of pipsology.
Learning about forex 5 months already. I am still very confused and I have yet to creat my own strategy. I am just trying to absorb the important information
I am 28 been playing with forex for close to 2 years. Opened a live account that didnt do to bad but had to close it due to needing the money but I will open another one after my new baby boy is born in july. Till then just sitting back learning better risk reward and money management. Study study study with the time I got.
I’m at the ripe old age of 31! Didn’t think there would be so many traders in their 20’s??? I didn’t get into trading until mid 20’s and Forex about 4/5 years ago.
Again I’m one of those that wishes they started much earlier 10-12 perhaps! LOL