What is the biggest advantage a retail trader has over an institional trader?

[ChocolateDigestive]

anybody know? what do you think guys?

 

[Ross Spur]

Not having millions of quid to throw away.

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

Not having millions of quid to throw away.

nope

 

[BeginnerJoe]

You get to keep 100% of the profits, and you don't need to pay tax if you ever win from the bucket shop.

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

You get to keep 100% of the profits, and you don't need to pay tax if you ever win from the bucket shop.

 

[ZEN archer]

Maybe ret traders can blame statistics when they fail and not feel bad about themselves (as more than 90% fail)?

 

[robster970]

Small size per trade thus allowing you to trade at any price without affecting liquidity or causing adverse selection

 

[ChocolateDigestive]

nope all wrong so far

 

[robster970]

Go on then, fess up.

 

[Dentalfloss]

other people"s money
who cares about other people"s money

 

[BeginnerJoe]

nope all wrong so far

So you learned the answer from that course you are doing ?

 

[robster970]

Is it that we have access to all the great resources and methods that retail trading has to offer?

 

[robster970]

Is it the ability to seamlessly switch from trading to watching p0rn without somebody shopping you to HR or some monkey from compliance telling you to put your wang away?

 

[BeginnerJoe]

As a retail 'trader', I find the advantage to be that I could switch from trading to gambling any time I wanted.

 

[robster970]

Is it that the KYC process is really simple and only involves talking to yourself in a mirror?

 

[eighteen]

Is it not being sent to jail for insider trading, on the grounds of having no inside info?
(no super win trades either )

 

[NVP]

anybody know? what do you think guys?

you have no one on your back .....next question

 

[robster970]

Lulz aside, I am actually interested in the answer to this.

 

[tar]

Is it the ability to fund and withdraw from your trading account by a credit card ?!

 

[eighteen]

surely its gonna be something to do with the independence of thought or something, some bull**** they would tell you on a course. like "the ability to be independent from whatever others are doing."