Recent content by Yesman23

Thanks, that sounds sensible to me.

Hi D.Gilberto, I genuinely have made that amount of money in less than 12 months and am a bit freaked out by how well it's gone. It still feels like a massive step to give up the day job even after doing so well in case it all went pear shaped. Time will tell, but I'm pretty confident I'm onto...

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the feedback. I'm leaning towards doing this full time. Much appreciated.

I'd be more than happy with that, it's tax free after all as it's Spread Betting. I was thinking more of percentage returns than monetary, just to get an idea of what's typical annual return. Cheers.

So what is a typical average annual return for a day trader?

OK thanks for the feedback.

I just want to know what is a typical annual return for a trader, and how this compares. As you know, trading's a lonely business.

I don't want to sound arrogant, but why would I want to make figures up to impress complete strangers that I don't even know. Believe me or not, but that's what I've achieved.

Hi, I've been day trading the FTSE 100 via IG Index since August 2011. I started off with £200 and am now on £58,126. I started in January 2012 on £14,086, so am up over 400% so far this year. I trade £25 per point and have significantly reduced the risk so am feeling more confident. 2...