Definition of Trader

"An effective and efficient trader makes the most return in the least time with the fewest trades".

All comments are welcome, please vote on the poll too.

trader...

any individual that beats this market month in and month out.

that's a trader.

nothing else required.

winning over long periods of time.

Mike

And how are you going to determine optimal returns/time/trades?

Your definition may imply a person who takes the most risk.

This gets my vote, but with an addendum.

When you don't beat the market in a given month, you don't let the market beat you silly. Iow, if you do lose, it's an acceptable loss within your parameters.

The official definition of a trader is someone who engages in the activity of trading, or someone who is in the business of trading. I'm sure most people regard the latter to imply a certain level of skill, but I prefer to distinguish between part-time or amateur traders, and professional traders, as well as unprofitable traders and successful traders. So, the definition for me is simple: a trader is someone who trades.

agree with Mr J. trader - One who buys and sells securities.

and there are just 2 kind of traders in my head, ones that are profitable and others that aren't.

this discussions leads to nowhere...

lol exactly

trader = one who trades