OP you are truly an inspiration! What do you do nowadays> Have you ever thought of moving to Canada to play online>

Man, I've been lurking around 2p2 for months now and this is so inspirational that I felt compelled to make an account to congratulate you. Sick sick stuff OP <3

Anyway, trading/investing happens to be a career for me as well. Over the course of my poker/investment career, I can't help but notice the similarities between the two. Does OP think any of the skills that make a good trader are applicable to poker and vice versa?

You are sick, congrats, cannot wait to be grinding myself soon, sighhh! So jealous...i wanna jump off a cliff at this point, and this thread finished me off...nah, just go back to the desk and stare into space...and dream of you being a baller...fml

I still work for the same company. I actually am working for a new group doing analyst work for them. Right now most of my time is spent building simulators which basically test our strategies against static data to see if it will work. The rest of my time at work is generally spent creating automated analysis reports.

As for my free time, I spend it enjoying life for the most part. I try to play basketball 1-2 times per week and exercise 3 times a week outside of that. I am starting to get in good shape again, which I haven't been able to say since I started grad school.

I have been playing a lot more of the guitar which has been a hobby of mine for 15 years. My brother is an amazing drummer and we have been renting out sound-proof rooms in Chicago to jam lately. That has been a lot of fun.

As for poker I don't play a ton any more, but I still stay up on the game, constantly sweating my stakes and watching videos, I watch about an hour of RIO videos every day still just because I love to learn about topics I'm passionate about. I make the occasional trip to my local casino and the occasional vegas trip where I just grind like mad the entire time, but for now just patiently waiting for US online poker. Yes, I have thought of moving to Canada many times. My gf and I even flew to Toronto last year to check it out because we were very legitimately considering it, but decided against it.

Yes definitely. I have written about it a ton of times, in my blog and well I think. I dug up this post http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...&postcount=206 where I talk about some of the similarities between the two. As far as characteristics that make a good trader and good poker player:

Intelligence, both street smarts and book smarts are necessary for both.

Fearlessness, ability to separate oneself from the value of money in order to make the best decision in a situation that doesn't involve being scared money.

Understanding of basic to intermediate statistics, knowing what various statistics truly mean and how they are calculated so you can understand important metrics and use them to analyze situations and improve your processes.

Money management. BRM for poker / efficient capital allocation and usage in trading if that is a constraint (a lot of times it isn't).

Familiarity with technology. You have to be good with computers to be a real player in today's poker or trading world. You can get by without it, but you are at a significant disadvantage if you don't keep up with the technology.

I could go on and on about this, but that is just a taste of similar characteristics of poker players and traders.

You sir are an example.
Not only in poker, but specially an example of determination.
Huge respect from Lisbon man, hope you continue to succeed

#beastmode

Glad this was linked, can't wait to listen to your interview with Joey.

I hope you paid your taxes on time

Sick tax bump