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drcha, your post is spot-on, and extremely helpful. Using the Weight Watcher's analogy is much more powerful than thinking in terms of the Gamblers Anonymous, all-or-nothing approach. Coming to terms with reality is something that every recovered addict has had to experience. Don't...

Most of the trading I do is not for profit. It is for psychological highs. I have read that the highs associated with making money can be as strong and addictive as, say, drugs, or sex. I know personally that I often make trades simply to "get high". I experience the thrill, the rush, the...

There are better deals out there if you don't want to risk/invest your own capital. Some places let you trade their money and offer free training. Of course this means you won't be keeping anywhere near 100% of profits but you'll also risk $0 and eventually have more leverage than you can use...

From Trader Daily (http://www.traderdaily.com/news/item/1271.html): " Liquid Trading Resource Directory: Proprietary Trading Firms September 2005 Firm: Liquid Trading Headquarters: New York, NY Liquid Trading benefits from various economies of scale with a proprietary trading...

I agree with these points from Alex. More leverage would likely change the system or style of trading, so that returns are less volatile. For instance, to keep drawdowns minimal, you would not necessarily use extra leverage all of the time. In fact, you can now use 100 shares or smaller...