A Day in the Life of a Trader
| 7:15 |
Arrive at office
- check news and earnings reports
- share ideas with team
- use proprietary technology trading tools to program your plan for the day
- pre-market trading
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| 8:30 |
Market opens and trading begins |
| 11:30 |
Trading slows
- lunch at desk
- set plan and alerts for the afternoon
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| 1:00 |
Trading volume ramps up |
| 3:00 |
Market closes; after-hours trading |
| 3:15 |
Meet with team to review performance |
| 3:45 |
Review personal trades, record facts in journal, periodic educational opportunities (speaker series, company meetings, etc) |
| 4:00 / evening |
Begin preparation for next day |
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