Rayner Teo is an independent trader, an ex-prop trader, and the Founder of TradingwithRayner. He discovered trading in 2009 when a forex broker came to his school and organized a trading competition. Since then, Rayner has devoured every bit of trading knowledge he could find and learned as much as possible to be a consistently profitable trader. He started TradingwithRayner to journal the things he has learned to help other traders find success in the markets. Today, Rayner is the most followed trader in the world, with more than 200,000 traders reading his blog each month and 1.62 million YouTube subscribers.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Rayner Teo shares why and how he started trading in the middle of the financial crisis
- Rayner talks about his intention when he first started his YouTube channel
- How Rayner balances his mindset as an entrepreneur and a trader
- Rayner’s thoughts about wealth and why he doesn’t chase after a specific number
- Rayner shares why he keeps doing what he does beyond the numbers
- Why having a plan is always a must
In this episode…
Many people would love to become full-time traders and enjoy the extra time and financial freedom that can come along with it. It can be an exciting and lucrative career path but also a very challenging one. If you are considering quitting your job and are interested in trading, how can you effectively transition to become a profitable trader?
You have to have a solid strategy to launch your trading debut. Rayner Teo did just that. First, he got a job trading to learn the ropes and have a stable source of income. He knew he needed money to fund a nice-sized trading account. So, he learned everything about the world of trading at his job and then began looking to source additional funds to support his trading. Starting a blog and selling trading courses, he began to raise money, enabling him to grow his funding account and use it to continue trading and make it his livelihood.
In this episode of the Rising Entrepreneurs Podcast, Joshua Chin sits down with Rayner Teo, an independent trader, an ex-prop trader, and the Founder of TradingwithRayner. Rayner talks about how he started trading in the middle of the financial crisis and why he decided to teach others to help them find success in the trading world. Rayner shares how he transitioned from a full-time job to becoming a full-time trader, how he balances the entrepreneur and trader hats, and his thoughts about wealth.
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