Ross Cameron is a full-time day trader and founder of WarriorTrading.com. Some people are groomed from a young age to be in the investment business, but that was not the case with Ross. His mother and father were not Wall Street investment bankers. Ross grew up in Vermont and at different times thought that he might become a ceramics teacher or an architect. When Ross's father died, he was left with a modest inheritance. At first Ross had "professionals" invest that money. But he soon discovered that they cost much more than they were worth. Could he do better himself? He decided to find out, and he dived into day trading. Long story short, Ross had periods when his trading was profitable. He also made just about every mistake in the book. After a tough losing streak, when his back was against the wall-with one last chance to make day trading his profession-Ross analyzed what he did differently when he was profitable versus when he lost money. That led to a set of "guardrails" or rules that he used to gradually get better at day trading. After Ross had achieved some success at day trading, he sometimes would hear other traders say: "Yeah, well I didn't start out with an inheritance. I wonder how you'd do if you started from scratch." Ross decided to find out. He opened a day trading account with $583 and grew it to $100,000 in 44 days. His account reached $1 million in 28 months. All told, that account has grown to more than $10 million, and those results are audited. Ross has a YouTube channel with more than a million followers. What you'll notice when watching him or reading his book is he talks to you straight: no promotion and no boasting. If you want straight talk about what it really takes to become a day trader, you've come to the right place.