Full time trading versus part time...

That's the thing, a track record... I won't leave work until I have one for my own benefit and by the time I have one for someone else to give me money to trade I'll have enough of my own lol so this argument is a bit silly.

BS - I'm not taking it personally, I just don't agree. Simply, most traders fail full stop - My point is that if you're good enough to trade for a living anyway then starting out part time shouldn't be an issue.

Not making sense imho, but good luck anyhow..

I agree with you, i'm finding it fairly easy to be profitable will only little effort, however I have developed an ability over the last 2 years in trading stocks medium term (1-3months), in ways similar to the www.nakedtrader.co.uk and using methods akin to Stan Weinstein. I would say however I have a good grasp of the methods and understanding of the stocks/sectors I trade.

Generally I have a lot of respect for you but I don't get this... How does it not make sense? I assume my position is pretty much the same as anyone else with my goals. I've not long been trading profitably so still nowhere yet... The missus has agreed that once I've proven that I can trade profitably over a decent sample we can start throwing cash at the account with an agreed drawdown level (probably 30%) where I have to take out what we've put in. I prove I'm profitable over the next year, we throw cash at the account for another year or two and provided all has gone well I then leave work - Please tell me what's wrong with that?

If we just threw everything at the account now and I lose it that would be pretty silly wouldn't it!

Part time? Anyone trading part time you have to admit you are making a statement regarding your trading and that is almost non-arguable?

With the amount of leverage and all other perspectives any successsful consistant trader will get everything they want from trading so why put another 40-50hrs a week into another profession if indeed they can trade? I can understand a successful trader going part time as they want to enjoy life but to go part time for another profession, you have to be honest with yourself and the statement you are making in doing that? Sorry part timers but do not understand it?

It is not for everyone, it is as I have stated before the game of the gods end of, everryone needs to be honest with themselves ultimately?

If, as it is often said, over 90% of traders fail, then it follows that it does not make sense to leave the safety of a job to take up trading full time, does it?

I must say that I enjoyed my work and did not start trading until retirement. I trade well within my means and I advise you all to do the same.

Bang on !!

Exactly.