There are people who are remarkably successful in day trading but there are a lot more who have to leave the trade with a debt in their accounts. It is a take-it-at-your-own-risk playing field. Thus you should have an idea of the risks you are taking and should know your way out. If not, the only way you could go out of this trade is when you have nothing more to trade.
While it is true that trading appeals to many people, it has its share of sad sides that would-be investors should be aware of:
It is an expensive job
Day trading is a full-time job, it won't allow you two hold two jobs at a time. This is because you have to be always on the look out for any changes in the market that could severely affect your portfolio or bring you the income. This is an extremely complicated job that requires you to acquire technical understanding of how the trade works. You need to invest on a number of things like your risk capital (which you could lose at the end of the day), your professional training, your technical support and for larger day traders, the payments of the firms they are commissioning.
It is not a sure investment
Nothing in this trade comes with a guarantee. Traders will have to wait for the rise and fall of some stocks, ride in the momentum, and hope that they profit from their decisions. But even the rise or the fall of a specific stock is not an assurance that your investment is lucrative, everything changes in this kind of trade and a trader should be able to understand that reality. Every decision is a risk and each risk leads to other risks. If you are not sure if you can handle the uncertainty of this investment, it is in your best interest to first- learn more and second- look for other trades that work for you and invest your money.
It makes you suffer financial losses.
Like all other businesses, this trade may make you deal with severe financial losses. If you open a restaurant, for example, and the restaurant doesn't click in your intended market, you will have to wrap up and accept the deficit in your investment. Or you could be a bit more patient and make some adjustments in your business. The same is true with day trading, only everything is fast forwarded. Anything and everything could happen in a nick of time. You can lose hefty amounts now but you may profit a lot within the next few hours or vice versa.