Hello everybody, I am Tristan. I'm a 20 year old recovering addict who decided I wanted to change my life and so I did. I packed up all of my stuff one day and moved from where I was in jersey to pennsylvania.. One of the best decisions I could have ever made (So Far). Anyway... I have always been interested in stocks but to be completely honest I don't know much about them or how they work, I would love to learn though. I wanted to go to a place where there was others who did things like this so I used my friend google to look up a forum for things involving the stock market.. So here I am. I figured that if I changed my life early enough I could have anything I ever dreamed of... and thats a goal of mine.. to be a success... Not in the gutter like I was. Its hard nowadays with the drugs and the lifestyle but I took the right step and have been clean for 6 months. I am very interested in this because I am a young man that feels I wouldn't do very well in a traditional work place. I tend to be a rebel and not take orders from bosses too well and I admit that. So it was always a dream of mine to be my own boss and have financial freedom. I don't want to sound like some ass hole.. I am always very grateful for advice and tips. And EXTREMELY grateful for people who go out of their way to help me learn what they know. I love to learn. So nice to meet you everybody! I am glad to be here.
Welcome to the board Tristan and you have quite the story. As you are a new trader I suggest easing into your trades when you start. You could even paper trade like a number of our members have done til you get the hang of it. Good luck on your trading and stay strong in your recovery...TTT
Hmm, Im not sure that was a good thing! Welcome to the forums, and congrats on staying clean. You will find that the markets is the only drug you need!
Hahahaha, better in the sense of leaving what I was used to. And thanks you two I really appreciate it.
Congrats on your journey so far. Just remember when things do get difficult and they will, fall back on people for support not things. You are never in the gutter unless you just laydown there and forget to get up. It only takes one but if you look you probably have more that will extend their hand and help you get back up when you get knocked down. Trading stocks for a living on your own can get very challenging especially if you have limited resources but anything can be accomplished if you put the work in. Good luck. There is a forum here for "Ask any Question" that you can make use of as well as the Education forum that will help. Also if you are around during the day when the market is open check out the live chat rooms. Chat is open 24/7 but most active when the market is open.
