Not the end of the world, but simply the end of my full-time trading career. I have been going at this for almost two years now with limited success. I know that I will never leave the markets altogether, but at this time I think it is wise to make a change. I have accepted a position with Ameriprise Financial in Birmingham, AL and I will be moving in the next month or two. This move is essential if I hope to build a career in finance.
The last two weeks of my time have been devoted to going through the motions of the hiring process, filling out paper work and studying for exams. I have to pass the Series 7 and Series 66 along with the AL State Insurance Licensing Exam. I don’t have to quit trading until after I pass the exams, but I will be studying non-stop and will not have time to trade.
I have enjoyed this blog and all the comments and e-mails I have gotten from readers. I will be posting here from time to time, and will eventually start a new blog about financial advising. TradeItUp will still be trading and posting like we have always done, so there will still be content here to read. Who knows, I might eventually get back to some kind of trading (most likely swing trading) in due time and shift the focus of this blog. I will keep everyone informed of my progress.
Good luck in trading,
-Ainkurn
P.S. A special thanks to Stewie for his mentoring, Denarii for his friendship and daily conversations, Dinosaur for my time in the VO and position as VO Host for the month of March, and to all my friends over at WallStreak. Make some “cake” for me!
Comments
Ainkurn: of all the bloggers/traders i have known, i have never been so sad about someone leaving, except for now. I am truly sad, but i am sure you have given this idea much thought and you have made an intelligent decision. Trading is a very tough and it’s a long learning process alas. It was a pleasure learning with you and getting to you. You are a very special guy and i wanna wish you success in everything you do. good luck pal!
stewie(Basim)
Good luck in your new position. I am sure if you put the work in that you did in trading you will go far. I am actually in the same position as you starting a new full time job with a mutual fund and moving to swing trading. Best of luck.
Young Chuck
hello my friend, I;m sorry to hear this…I will miss seeing you around…this is a tough business…as I have also learned…however I’m excited for you and your new job…you were always friendly and helpful on wallstreak and that will be missed…
weewuu
Knock em dead! I know you will do a fantastic job because of the way you are able to share your passion with other. Now you will be able to help families with their finances and well being. One nice thing about the market, it will always be here for you to bank some coin. Good luck.
Good luck to you ainkurn. Everything I’ve seen in you suggest you’ll do great at Ameriprise.
-Johnson
Good luck Ainkurn. I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and will check back on occasion to see what you do with it.
Hope the move goes smoothly.
good luck ainkurn! i’m sure you’ll find the working world a whole new challenge to conquer! Hope you find time in the future to continue updating your blog!
Good luck Ainkurn!
Good luck! I will miss you. My blog roll is getting pretty slim …. Im sure you are going to prosper in you new job however….
very sad to hear you’re leaving the day trader corps, but wish you all the best - and I’ll be popping in from time to time to see what’s up -
Good luck Ainkurn!! You’ll have to let us know how life is at Ameriprise.
good decision. This trading game ruins many lives.
Best wishes to you Aikurn.
We’ll see ya around Ainkurn. Trading is a tough business that takes time to learn. Hopefully you can learn some stuff from the new job and teach us something new.
Ainkrun .. good luck to you ..I’ve always enjoyed reading your blog and I am sure you will have much success in your new position. btw, can you tell us why trading was bad for you, reading your blog, it looks like you didn’t make any disastrous mistakes like many other traders who just vanished. Please come back to trading once you feel more comfortable.
Good luck.
I’ll bet you 100 shares of FSLR that in 6 months of doing the job, you’ll be so bored at Ameriprise you’ll start trading at work. Atore knows what I mean! Like George Carlin says, after a while “we only work hard enough not to get fired.”
