8 Stock Day Trader Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: December 11th, 2023

Become A Stock Day Trader

A stock day trading business involves buying and selling stocks within a single day to make profits from short-term market price movements.

Successful stock day traders often have a deep understanding of financial modeling, which helps them identify opportunities and make informed decisions.

They also use various tools and techniques to optimize the timing of their orders and analyze market momentum.

Starting a stock day trading business requires learning about different market mechanics, order types, and risk management techniques.

It is essential to practice analyzing charts in a simulated account before investing real capital to minimize the risk of losses.

By dedicating time and effort to mastering these skills, one can increase their chances of success in the stock day trading business.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a stock day trader:

1. Real Life Trading ($1.92M/year)

Jerremy Alexander Newsome came up with the idea for Real Life Trading after finding the stock market education he received in college to be lacking. He wanted to create a fun and positive environment where people could learn about the stock market through real-life lessons. By offering 99% of his education for free and providing premium services through live events and coaching, Real Life Trading has generated over $4 million in revenue and expanded to different countries. They also donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to charitable causes each year.

How much they make: $1.92M/year
How much did it cost to start: $4K
Current team size: 19

How I Created A $160K/Month Trading Courses Business

Real Life Trading is a global stock market mentorship business generating over 4 million in revenue, with a mission to enrich lives; the "freemium" model allows for 99% of education to be totally free, attracting global customers, and with a goal of using their success to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to fantastic charitable causes.

About

Jerremy started Real Life Trading over 9 years ago

Revenue

Jerremy grew the business to $160K/month

Costs

It cost Jerremy $4000 to start the business

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2. Trade and Travel ($9.96M/year)

How much they make: $9.96M/year
Current team size:

Trading Stocks: Can You Really Make $1000 a Day From Home?

An MIT graduate and former assistant principal turned stock trader, Teri Ijeoma has founded Trade and Travel, an online course aimed at helping people earn a living by trading stocks, with the goal of having 1,000 people earn $1,000 per day through her programme.

About

Teri started Trade and Travel almost 6 years ago

Revenue

Teri grew the business to $830K/month

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So... can you actually make money with a stock day trader?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

6. Robinhood

Robinhood, a pioneer of commission-free investing, gives you more ways to make your money work harder.

Where they're located: San Francisco, California, USA
Website traffic: 67.1M/month

7. Benzinga

Stock Market Quotes, Business News, Financial News, Trading Ideas, and Stock Research by Professionals.

Where they're located: Washington D.C., Washington, D.C., USA
Website traffic: 12.4M/month

8. The New York Stock Exchange

Where they're located: Manhattan Community Board 1, New York, USA
Website traffic: 1.08M/month