Hi - sorry that you lost your job. This is happening all too often these days.
Re trading for a living, my advice is to not do it, I'm afraid.
The markets are too volatile & unforgiving. Insider trading is rife as well. A study I read somewhere indicated also that around 85% to 90% of full time traders end up losing, rather than winning.
Sure, there are some very successful traders out there though. What gives them the edge?
