I’m not sure if this is the right forum, but here’s a question. I haven’t been on ET for many years. I originally quit my job to trade full time in 2001. I did the normal route – underfunded, etc. I lasted about 1.5 years before I realized a “real” job is easier. I have never quite got over the “what if” though. I now would like to try swing trading on the side, not as my primary income now that I have a wife and kids.
Has anyone successfully made the transition? If you are old enough to…