From Military Service to Trading: A Beginner's Journey
A trader shares their journey from military service to becoming a beginner trader in finance.
00:00:30 In this video, the speaker shares their journey as a trader, starting from their humble beginnings and how they combined military service with their interest in financial trading.
💡 The speaker discusses the three stages of a trader's growth: budding, growth, and maturity.
💡 The audience is curious about the length of the budding stage and what the speaker did during his own budding period.
💡 The speaker shares his personal experience as a military personnel and how it led him to explore the field of financial trading.
00:01:52 A personal experience of a trader's journey, starting with military service and transitioning into the field of aircraft repair and maintenance.
📚 The speaker shares their journey of becoming a trader and how it started with their decision to attend military school.
🛠️ They explain their specialization in ground equipment repair for aircraft and the various components they have repaired.
✈️ After completing their studies, they were stationed at an airbase in Taichung and worked in a unit responsible for major repairs.
00:03:14 A personal journey of a trader and how they developed their English language skills through military training and translating technical manuals.
📚 I developed my English skills through my military training, where I had to translate technical manuals from English to Chinese.
🔧 I translated several technical manuals to provide reference materials for fellow officers and soldiers during maintenance work.
🎵 In addition to my military training, I also used foreign music materials to improve my English reading abilities.
00:04:38 A military officer shares his journey from serving in the air force to studying law and economics, leading him to discover the world of financial markets.
📚 The speaker discusses their educational background and how they decided to study economics and law to enhance their skills.
💼 Through their studies, the speaker discovered the existence of stock market, futures market, and options market.
💡 The speaker learned about financial products from a lecture organized by a retired officer who was involved in insurance.
00:06:01 A beginner trader shares their journey in finance, starting with foreign exchange margin trading. They were introduced to it at a seminar and learned about buying and selling gold and the importance of bringing in referrals.
📚 The video discusses the speaker's introduction to financial investment through a lecture on forex margin trading.
✨ The speaker shares their initial ignorance about the legitimacy of the company hosting the lecture and their subsequent blind trust in the information presented.
💰 The speaker highlights the two initial strategies taught in the lecture: buying gold using KD and shorting through death crosses, as well as the importance of recruiting others for trading.
00:07:26 The video discusses the journey of a trader starting from scratch and the process of learning through books and exploring different financial markets.
💰 Realizing the potential for profit in trading, I started my journey in the financial market.
📚 To learn more about trading, I bought numerous financial books from major bookstores.
📈 Since there were limited books on forex margin trading, I explored other financial instruments like stocks and futures.
00:08:49 A beginner's guide to trading and where to start. Find out if it's helpful in the next episode.
📈 The video discusses the growth and development of a trader.
🔄 The importance of starting trading from a solid foundation is emphasized.
💡 The speaker promises to provide more insights in the next episode.
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