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The Appeal of Proprietary Trading: A Path to Early Retirement
As I reflect on my career choices and the quest for financial independence, I often find myself drawn back to the pivotal moment that pushed me toward proprietary trading. Working for Lockheed Martin as a ballistic missile defense engineer, I earned a comfortable salary of around $60,000 a year back in 2008—a figure that would probably equate to over $100,000 today. Despite that, I found myself increasingly dissatisfied with my situation in contrast to what was possible in other sectors.