how do we compete with someone like this?

[brimson25]

Sure, intellectually, makes sense. But did you have an emotional response at all?

It's about scale too brimson, 15 grand isn't the same amount to everyone. We can all relate to the same costs, price of a tv, price of a car etc but buying a round when you're broke isn't the same as buying a round when you're minted.

Psycoff & a few others throw 5 or 6 figures around like it's pocket money and it won't affect whether or not the mortage gets paid this month, if they had one.

Yep, I for example lost £15 one day; but it was ok. I won £30 the next day (Is there an emoji for laughing and crying at the same time?)

[stueytrader]

Too true about scale: depending where I've been in life financially I've been emotionally broken by a 50 quid losing day, or less bothered by a 500 quid losing day....mad world we exist in as traders.