The Harsh Reality of Going Full-Time With Day Trading
Three would-be full-time day traders—Marko Greguric (Croatia), Jeremy Lim (Australia), and James Shemwell (UK)—share how the dream of financial independence via trading collided with volatile income, loneliness, and emotional stress, prompting many to return to traditional work or side gigs. While some gains exist, they view quitting early as risky and regret not preparing with more capital, education, and discipline. The piece also notes rising interest in full-time trading (global searches for ‘trading full-time’ up 684% in the past year) as market volatility fuels dreams of independence, underscoring that for most, trading remains a challenging, high-pressure path.
