Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Many people dream of being a professional day trader that works independently from the comfort of home, but as an early retired Wall Street quant trader that held many roles within the industry (tech, quant, trading) I’m going to cover two often overlooked reasons as to why most people shouldn’t choose this line of work.

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Intro: 0:00
Reason 1 (loss aversion): 0:06
Merch plug: 1:08
Reason 2 (STCG tax): 1:17
Tax breakdown: 2:28
Trading vs Investing: 4:05
Conclusion: 6:03

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