You have been around since 1999 on ET, so you have seen things.
This brought back memories. I started in September 1998, and I was petrified during my first 6 months. When I took a shower, I could see my hair falling off, and I was 22 years old! I also had a very sharp, constant, pain in the back of my neck. It was stress for sure. I simply could not pull the trigger. I had become very good friends with the star trader on the desk (23 years old), routinely making $100K+ a day. He even made it to the cover of New York Magazine, and articles in Fortune/Forbes.
I think my friendship with him is what kept me around. Around 6 months into it, he stood behind me, and said: I want you to lose, lose a lot, every day. Fucking lose.
Instinctively, I knew what he meant: You have nothing to lose, you are a prop trader, PULL THE TRIGGER.
And the rest is history. Incredible life, etc.
You can't tell people to grow a pair, when I have much, much bigger balls than you, and I can fucking prove it
By the way, both 2 options imply the same answer. Think about it...