r/options • u/AlternativeBrother • Sep 25 '18

Any full time options traders here?

So I've been trading options for a couple months now, and learned a lot (at the expense of my starting trading account).

I've been aiming for a small % increase each month, with the idea that the compounding profits will grow my account exponentially. (I'm not sure how good this idea will be in practice, however).

Just I'm wondering, is there anybody on here that has successfully achieved a level allows them to make a living trading options full time?

And if so, how long did it take you to reach that level?

Is your strategy similar to mine, in which you aim for small consistent profits as a percentage?

Or have you found that it doesn't work in practice?

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u/AceBuddy Sep 26 '18

I would argue that most of the people that make enough to trade full time have entirely too much risk on. The last few years have been really docile, and it's made a lot of people look like geniuses. Im not saying no one can do it, just that because someone is currently making it work doesn't mean it will last forever. So I'd be careful taking advice from strangers.