Quote from scalper12:
You should buy a GEM membership at the CME for 22,000. Put $140,000 in 3 month CDs getting between 4.5-5%. Keep rolling the CDs over. Take the remaining $35,000 and open a futures account to trade ER2 contract(Russell 2000).
Because you would own a GEM seat your clearing fees would be .095 cents plus .25 globex fee(the globex fee is capped at $50 a day). Most clearing firms would let you day trade 30-40 contracts of ER2 with 35,000 account.
Because your clearing fees and commission would be so cheap it would be advantageous for you to trade actively. You would not take any positions overnight.
Your daily loss limit should be roughly $1500 and with the ability to trade 30-40 contracts you could easily have a daily goal of 3,000-5,000. IF YOU ARE A BRAND NEW TRADER YOU SHOULD NOT TRADE 30-40 ER2 CONTRACTS!!!!
If everything works out after 2 years you could be a millionaire. If things do not work out after two years you would have lost 35,000. You would have made 12,600(4.5% on CDs) and you will still own the GEM seat which you could sell for roughly the same price. If the ER2 contract keeps growing you might be able to sell the membership for a profit!!
After 2 years you either reach your goal and make a million or you lose 23,400.
By the way if things do not work out after 2 years you will have enough day trading/scalping experience that you probably could get hired at a prop shop trading house money. In 2 years I will hire you to trade.