If you’re trading for any reason other than getting rich, it’s not worth it.

The “sport” of trading is brutally taxing. It’s difficult, it will test you, and it might take years before you even start to figure it out.

And if your goal is to “go full time” and simply “pay your bills” with trading before you’ve gotten rich? You’re setting yourself up for a grind that almost never works out. It’s not worth it.

At a proprietary trading firm, the path is different. You don’t have to pull money out of your account to cover living expenses or taxes. The firm pays you (if you make money), while your capital base compounds through higher risk limits and increased buying power. That makes things easier.

But if you’re trading on your own and trying to go full time before you’re rich, you’re doing yourself and your family a disservice.

Get a job!

And trust me: making a $100k+ or so doing work you’re good at will lower your stress and your urge to overtrade. That space lets you think clearly, trade logically, and ironically gives you the best shot at getting rich in trading.

It’s the hard truth, but it’s the truth.