Sagitar, I jacked in corporate life six years ago to trade full-time. I was going through a divorce and had reached the end of the line with my job. But out of adversity comes opportunity. When the ex and I sold our joint property, I had cash for the first time in my life and no-one depending on me. So I took the plunge as a full-time trader.
I was lucky to start near the beginning of the last bull run and made all my mistakes in a rising market. Matched my corporate salary in the first year and increased my income every year until 2008. I can't pretend that last year was lucrative but I took my knocks and made a living, albeit diminished from previous years.
Six years later, I can't imagine doing anything else for a crust. I'm the only person I know who looks forward to Monday morning. The market presents fresh challenges all the time and I keep learning and improving. No boss to report to, no meetings to attend, no late nights in the office. On slow trading days I can spend time with my wife and kid. I ain't rich but I make a comfortable living.
But bear in mind that there are no shortcuts to success. To make a go of it you need to read very trading book you can get your hands on and spend a long time studying how markets move. Even then, you'll learn more from your early mistakes than any book can teach. There were days in my first year when I came close to puking on the computer, but taking the plunge to go full-time is still the best move I ever made.
