[Variance God]

Trading is a good opportunity for a poker player. Talk to stoxtrader; he seems to think poker players can be good traders, and could probably tell you some details about his work.

I think poker is great. I plan on graduating with more money than I'll need for the next 20 years, but regardless, I'll end up as either a trader or something similar.

And the great thing is, traders work less than ibankers and the like, so you can still spend weekend afternoons (before you go out and kick it [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ) playing a few hours of poker. Even at a meager 400-500/hr, you can easily make double your real life salary playing poker 2 days a week. It's a sick thing to think about, but is also gives you a sense of security.

The other great thing is, you're now in a position to buy a real nice apartment or house where you plan on living (New York i'm guessing). You can pay the down payment out of your poker bankroll, invest a good chunk of the rest, and make monthly payments out of your salary+monthly winnings. It'll leave you with plenty of money to add to your investments monthly, which means earlier retirement.

I've thought about this a lot because I'm almost in the exact same situation--about the same age (1 year younger I think) about as successful, with about the same career path in mind (although I plan on starting a business once I get enough in the bank that I'm comfortable quitting my job.)