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If you were offered one billion dollars to quit trading would you accept the deal?

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 Itchymoku 
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If you were offered one billion dollars to quit trading for life would you accept the deal?

This is a tough question that I've thought about recently because I consider trading as a lifestyle and an activity outside of it's money incentive. I'm curious how other people see trading.

I understand one billion dollars may be too stressful to deal with so the offer could stand at any amount less than that if desired.

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Yes

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I would have no problem taking the money an running.

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I was thinking about lowering the offer to one million and seeing people's responses but then I figured some people would think they're worth more than that in the end.

I was hoping for someone to say No lol

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I would take the money and I would miss trading

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I would take the money and I would miss trading

This is probably the same thing I'd do. I'd miss trading, but the deal in and of itself is a good trade because it's more than I'd project myself to make realistically over the course of my entire life time.

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...the deal in and of itself is a good trade because it's more than I'd project myself to make realistically over the course of my entire life time.

It would have been the best trade that I could have ever made..

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I would take the money and I would miss trading

Same here.

Hmm...while taking a second guess, is there a way to negotiate the amount yet ?

"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much." - Jim Rohn
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Same here.

Hmm...while taking a second guess, is there a way to negotiate the amount yet ?

Yes, what figure would you settle on?

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