Hi all,
My name is Tim and I live in Des Moines, Iowa. I retired early and have been enjoying my free time these last 5 years but have grown increasingly bored and have been looking for a challenge. I have had a casual interest in day trading for some time but the market turbulence this year, and reading Andrew's book, have led me to take a deeper look. I live off my investments and don't like the feeling of powerlessness I've had watching market declines eat my retirement savings. I don't realistically expect expect to manage all my money myself but I like the idea of perhaps managing some of it. I have been trading in the simulator for the last two weeks and have found it absorbing and fun, though definitely challenging. I am certainly not bored!
I look forward to getting to know some of you in the chat room but haven't figured out yet how to watch the charts and the chat conversation at the same time :)
-Tim