Why are you a trader ?

[N Rothschild]

im a trader coz i wont work for anyone, and i love money, and nothing else gives me the same pleasure as trading work wise

 

[N Rothschild]

now for the important question, ye ken - which tartan ?

you scottish then

 

[Skill Leverage]

Quality .....

That's the one. I'm glad my tartan's a good 'un, some kilts you see are bleeding awful.

 

[rathcoole_exile]

you scottish then

nah, ulsterman, but i think there's a wee bit of scottish somewhere in the family on my dad's side, but we don't like to talk about it .....

there's also french hugeneot, which is ok, but somehow, somewhere down the line, paternal-grandmother-side, we're also descended from one of the most Papist familes ever - De Guise :-(

oh, the shame, the shame .........

 

[rathcoole_exile]

I am a complete mongrel, but in amongst it all am 1/4 scots, so in theory I am supposed to be able to wear Robertson, but as I was born in London and have never actually lived in Scotland (despit visiting it on several occasions - fantastic place mostly), I think that would be a bit odd myself.

tell that to Rod Stewart !!!!

 

[Skill Leverage]

I am 100% Pict, which is fine by me. On rugby tours everywhere you go people visibly dislike the English, but tell them you're Scottish and it's smiles all round. Most of the world likes the Irish too, with Ireland itself perhaps the only exception...

 

[rathcoole_exile]

The Robertsons claim to be descended from Crinan, Lord of Atholl, from whom sprang the royal house of Duncan I, the King of the Scots. The Robertson clan is more properly called “Clan Donnachaidh” from their ancestor Duncan, who was a staunch supporter of Robert the Bruce, and who led the Clan at the Battle of Bannockburn.

you sound like a wee rebel ...

 

[rathcoole_exile]

Most of the world likes the Irish too,

that's why, even though I'm proud to be British, I usually travel overseas on my Irish passport - saved me no end of bother in the Middle East !

 

[rathcoole_exile]

sorry, OP, the point of the thread was ....... ??

 

[Black Swan]

sorry, OP, the point of the thread was ....... ??

reading this thread he's probably gathered all the answers he needs

 

[Directional]

I am a complete mongrel, but in amongst it all am 1/4 scots, so in theory I am supposed to be able to wear Robertson, but as I was born in London and have never actually lived in Scotland (despit visiting it on several occasions - fantastic place mostly), I think that would be a bit odd myself.

Our family has the Robertson clan tartan too, co-incidentally. Both my parents are scots though I was born in England.

 

[Rossini]

im a trader coz i wont work for anyone, and i love money, and nothing else gives me the same pleasure as trading work wise

Could not have put it better myself....

 

[secondary]

zz

 

[Skill Leverage]

can you elaborate on the "pleasure" part ?

If I had to guess I would say his pleasure comes from making money whilst producing nothing physical, using only his brain and some data feeds to do so.

 

[N Rothschild]

indeed, the fact you get paid for being right...who wouldnt take pleasure in that??

 

[welshsteven]

hi guys, you implied that being a trader requires intelligence, well i dont really consider myself intelligent, definetly not enough to obtain a job earning what i do through trading, but i love the markets, it doesnt feel like work at all to me and i pay myself handsomly i think trading is about discipline and understanding and adaptation, it's certainly not related to my IQ... just wanted to give my $0.02 all the best...

 

[BSD]

Fun, Freedom, Money.

 

[Skill Leverage]

hi guys, you implied that being a trader requires intelligence, well i dont really consider myself intelligent, definetly not enough to obtain a job earning what i do through trading, but i love the markets, it doesnt feel like work at all to me and i pay myself handsomly i think trading is about discipline and understanding and adaptation, it's certainly not related to my IQ... just wanted to give my $0.02 all the best...

I guess I meant 'smarts' rather than intelligence in the academic sense. Understanding and adaptation, as you put it requires intelligence in my view. Perhaps not the same intelligence that people who are good at exams possess, but nonetheless its a skillset that most people don't have.