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Have you ever played poker where one guy has a huge bankroll and everyone else at the table has a small bankroll? The big fish can push the little fish around because one wrong move by a little fish means he is out. Of course, one or two good breaks and the little fish isn't so little anymore...

If he starts trading futures (or any other highly levered instrument) with 5K his risk of ruin (RoR) is probably 95%. If he trades with less leverage with his 5K then he has a chance to lower his RoR to about 75%, and lengthen his learning time from days/weeks to month/years. Not good odds of...