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Feb 2025
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1120 - 🚫 DON'T Trade Like An Institutio...

AKIL STOKES
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What's the difference between institutional and retail traders? Do they think differently? Trade differently? Is one better than the other? Here's my view based on my experiences. Also, "do all day traders lose money?"

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