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How much I got paid as a trader

August 27, 2024
Wealth Inequality Enough is Enough Tax Wealth Not Work Economics of Covid Rich get Richer Poor get Poorer Economics Explained Tax the Rich End Austerity Billionaire Poverty
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I'm pretty sure my salary was 36k when I

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I'm pretty sure my salary was 36k when I first<00:00:02.639> started<00:00:03.520> uh<00:00:03.679> which<00:00:03.800> is<00:00:03.919> a<00:00:04.040> good<00:00:04.200> salary

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first started uh which is a good salary

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first started uh which is a good salary for<00:00:04.720> the<00:00:04.880> time<00:00:05.400> uh<00:00:05.520> I<00:00:05.560> mean<00:00:05.680> it's<00:00:05.799> not<00:00:05.920> even<00:00:06.040> a

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for the time uh I mean it's not even a

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for the time uh I mean it's not even a bad<00:00:06.279> salary<00:00:06.560> even<00:00:06.799> now<00:00:07.799> pnl<00:00:08.240> is<00:00:08.400> profit<00:00:08.639> and

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bad salary even now pnl is profit and

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bad salary even now pnl is profit and loss<00:00:09.559> and<00:00:09.679> it's<00:00:09.840> the<00:00:09.960> only<00:00:10.120> thing<00:00:10.240> that

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loss and it's the only thing that

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loss and it's the only thing that matters<00:00:11.000> in<00:00:11.120> the<00:00:11.240> world<00:00:11.480> if<00:00:11.559> you're<00:00:11.679> a<00:00:11.759> Trader

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matters in the world if you're a Trader

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matters in the world if you're a Trader basically<00:00:13.120> and<00:00:13.400> um<00:00:13.639> every<00:00:13.920> single<00:00:14.920> day<00:00:15.280> every

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basically and um every single day every

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basically and um every single day every week<00:00:15.759> every<00:00:16.080> month<00:00:16.440> every<00:00:16.720> year<00:00:17.439> your

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week every month every year your

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week every month every year your individual<00:00:18.279> p&l<00:00:18.640> is<00:00:18.800> calculated<00:00:19.439> everyone's

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individual p&l is calculated everyone's

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individual p&l is calculated everyone's individual<00:00:20.160> p&l<00:00:20.480> is<00:00:20.600> calculated<00:00:21.480> and<00:00:21.600> it<00:00:21.720> goes

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individual p&l is calculated and it goes

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individual p&l is calculated and it goes around<00:00:22.119> on<00:00:22.240> a<00:00:22.320> spreadsheet<00:00:22.760> every<00:00:22.960> day<00:00:23.240> so

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around on a spreadsheet every day so

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around on a spreadsheet every day so every<00:00:23.599> day<00:00:23.720> you<00:00:23.800> get<00:00:23.920> a<00:00:24.000> spreadsheet<00:00:24.439> that

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every day you get a spreadsheet that

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every day you get a spreadsheet that tells<00:00:24.760> you<00:00:25.000> every<00:00:25.240> single<00:00:25.519> Trader's<00:00:26.279> p&l

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tells you every single Trader's p&l

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tells you every single Trader's p&l which<00:00:27.439> obviously<00:00:27.720> means<00:00:27.920> like<00:00:28.080> if<00:00:28.160> you're<00:00:28.320> the

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which obviously means like if you're the

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which obviously means like if you're the best<00:00:28.560> Trader<00:00:29.000> you're<00:00:29.160> the<00:00:29.279> best<00:00:29.400> Trader<00:00:29.759> but

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best Trader you're the best Trader but

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best Trader you're the best Trader but if<00:00:31.920> you're<00:00:32.079> losing<00:00:32.399> money<00:00:32.680> everybody<00:00:33.040> can<00:00:33.200> see

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if you're losing money everybody can see

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if you're losing money everybody can see it's<00:00:34.000> very<00:00:34.200> clear<00:00:34.440> who<00:00:34.600> the<00:00:34.719> best<00:00:34.920> is<00:00:35.040> and<00:00:35.120> it's

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it's very clear who the best is and it's

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it's very clear who the best is and it's very<00:00:35.399> clear<00:00:35.600> who<00:00:35.719> the<00:00:35.840> worst<00:00:36.160> is<00:00:36.840> and<00:00:36.960> that

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very clear who the worst is and that

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very clear who the worst is and that starts<00:00:37.360> to<00:00:37.480> become<00:00:37.719> how<00:00:37.840> you<00:00:38.000> interact<00:00:38.360> with

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starts to become how you interact with

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starts to become how you interact with other<00:00:38.640> people<00:00:38.840> and<00:00:39.000> starts<00:00:39.200> to<00:00:39.280> become<00:00:39.480> how

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other people and starts to become how

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other people and starts to become how you<00:00:39.719> see<00:00:39.920> other

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you see other

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you see other people<00:00:42.000> there's<00:00:42.200> this<00:00:42.360> kind<00:00:42.520> of<00:00:42.640> beautiful

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people there's this kind of beautiful

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people there's this kind of beautiful furnace<00:00:43.399> to<00:00:43.559> it<00:00:44.399> in<00:00:44.520> a<00:00:44.680> weird<00:00:44.960> way<00:00:45.480> and<00:00:45.559> I<00:00:45.640> think

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furnace to it in a weird way and I think

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furnace to it in a weird way and I think there's<00:00:45.960> not<00:00:46.079> a<00:00:46.199> lot<00:00:46.320> of<00:00:46.559> places<00:00:46.920> in<00:00:47.039> the<00:00:47.480> world

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there's not a lot of places in the world

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there's not a lot of places in the world other<00:00:48.680> than<00:00:48.840> sort<00:00:49.039> of<00:00:49.160> the<00:00:49.280> football<00:00:49.640> pitch

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other than sort of the football pitch

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other than sort of the football pitch where<00:00:50.600> a<00:00:50.760> kid<00:00:50.960> like

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where a kid like

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where a kid like me<00:00:52.680> from<00:00:52.960> nowhere<00:00:53.960> can<00:00:54.160> come<00:00:54.320> in<00:00:54.480> and<00:00:54.680> compete

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me from nowhere can come in and compete

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me from nowhere can come in and compete with<00:00:55.160> all<00:00:55.280> of<00:00:55.440> these<00:00:56.039> multi-millionaires

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with all of these multi-millionaires

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with all of these multi-millionaires from<00:00:56.920> Rich<00:00:57.160> families<00:00:57.879> and<00:00:58.000> be<00:00:58.239> like<00:00:58.519> the<00:00:58.760> guy

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from Rich families and be like the guy

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from Rich families and be like the guy at<00:00:59.280> 24