Becoming a Trader

[Spicymoose]

I am going to be leaving my job soon, and was wondering how difficult it is to get into trading.

Assuming I was willing to put in lots of effort reading books on the subject, discussing issues with people who know the subject, and doing lots of research, what are the possibilities of potential income? What is the learning curve to get halfway decent at it?

Also, what kind of bankroll is necessary? I picture trading kind of like poker in the sense that there are EV+ and EV- decisions, but also variance in every trade. If you gave a decent trader $2000 to work with, and had him researching/trading 40 hours a week, what could he expect to make with that? What if he had $20k?

Thanks,
Spicymoose