{"id":114377,"date":"2017-10-16T02:11:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T06:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=114377"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:55:35","slug":"is-it-possible-to-trade-and-have-a-full-time-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/10\/is-it-possible-to-trade-and-have-a-full-time-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Possible to Trade and Have a Full-Time Job?"},"content":{"rendered":"
October 16, 2017<\/div>
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By Admiral Markets<\/b><\/p>\n

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Dear traders,<\/p>\n

Do you believe that trading is not for the full-time employees, entrepreneurs, and self-employed because it requires too much time and dedication?<\/p>\n

This article explains why trading the financial markets is actually possible for both intra-day and long-term traders.<\/p>\n

In fact, trading is open to everyone who is willing to try it and offers exciting benefits and opportunities when compared to investing or buying and holding.<\/p>\n

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Combining Full-Time Work with Trading<\/h2>\n

Intra-day trading is exciting and lucrative, but a difficult skill to
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It is also very time consuming, which makes it especially hard for people who have full-time jobs or businesses. They tend to think that their daily schedule limits their ability to engage in trading the financial markets, which is probably why many people choose to invest their savings.<\/p>\n

The
\nsolution <\/strong>is no rocket science \u2013 trade on higher time frames. By swing or long-term trading, they can reap the benefits of both worlds:<\/p>\n

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  1. Earn a steady income besides trading;<\/li>\n
  2. Experience less financial stress when trading;<\/li>\n
  3. Use the ability to trade the markets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sure, there will be less trade setups when compared to intra-week or intra-day trading, but there are still plenty of trading opportunities remaining in a month or quarter.<\/p>\n

    The
    \nbenefits <\/strong>of trading higher     time frames<\/a>, however, are clear:<\/p>\n

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    1. Trading higher time frames allows traders to analyse, monitor, and trade at the times of their choice, whether it’s multiple times a day, once a day or even once a week.<\/li>\n
    2. This long-term style of trading is much easier to fit within your busy schedule.<\/li>\n
    3. In addition, it could be a lot less stressful than trading intra-day charts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The exact schedule is something that each of us needs to decide for themselves, but just make sure it’s
      \nrealistic <\/strong>and manageable<\/strong>. It is much better to have a lighter analysis-trading schedule that you can handle rather than a heavy one which you fail to follow.<\/p>\n

      Trading requires more work than investing, which might need your attention once a month, quarter, or year. The main advantage of trading, however, is that you can capitalise on multiple price movements more frequently. You are also more up-to-date of the current price action, which makes you
      \nless vulnerable<\/strong> to ill advice or       market<\/a> changes.<\/p>\n

      Actively trading is a
      \nskill worth developing.<\/strong> Taking your financial security, goals, and growth in your hands is well worth the investment and the time. Trading, in my view, allows us to reach these goals quicker than “buying and holding”.<\/p>\n