Well I assume you can always easily get another job.
So not quitting your job and trying out a trading lifestyle is possibly a large opportunity cost.
That said you can minimize risk by having enough money in the bank to support your living expenses while trading and for long enough to find another job should that prove necessary - say six months or a year?
How would losing 50% of your trading capital affect this picture?
Well I assume you can always easily get another job.
So not quitting your job and trying out a trading lifestyle is possibly a large opportunity cost.
That said you can minimize risk by having enough money in the bank to support your living expenses while trading and for long enough to find another job should that prove necessary - say six months or a year?
How would losing 50% of your trading capital affect this picture?
Try to manage both if possible. Leaving a job to become a full time trader, I know many do that, But for the long run, having a second plan is a better way to move forward.