Re: Stoxtrader is \"In the Well\"
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Why did you quit your stocks trading job?
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Basically 3 reasons.
1. We didnt want to live in new york for the next 20 years and have our kids go through school there. I'm a west coast guy and still have family here in california. Moving and keeping my job wasn't an option and with our oldest approaching kindergarten the timing was right.
2. I was a soft #2 on our trading desk and the #1 was young and likely to be around for a long time. Sort of a glass cieling for me in terms of advancement, though you never know. It would have been a well compensated, if somewhat boring next 10 years most likely
3. My first 10 years of work, combined with a few strong years of poker and the possiblity of future poker income made it financially viable to keep our current lifestyle in california without me having to look for a "structured" job.
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