I left trading because I wasnt making 200k/yr, but did have a couple yrs where I made close to that, so I think thats what kept me in (and the upside potential)... I actually left trading for 2 years and worked for a large BD (that basically no longer exists (saw that one coming)) as an FA bc it was a good salary and i had just gotten ma..ied (same old story....). That game just wasnt for me, but needless to say I took the salary and made the best of it for about close to 2 yrs. I than walked away from that salary to go back to trading, at that time I had the stress of the w..e breathing down my neck, and it just wasnt working out (kind of the i told you so scenario). so I started trading wreckless and I basically felt that there was no hope and took another bs job. I realized that trading without a big cushion or supplemental income was very hard, even though i did it successfully for 6 years, but it was without anyone depending on me or any obligations. Once i thought about trading with a mortgage pmt I kind of freaked out (tg didnt take out the mortgage (saw that one coming also)). Anyway now that I am single and have little obligations i was thinking about getting in and i wanted to see if anyone could provide realistic feedback (which some people did and thank you very much to those people)..... breath, breath....... sheeeeeees i have to write a bio i guess to get an answer (i actually used to see similar posts to mine when i was trading, and I never resonded so thx again to all of you who responded/respond.
