I have to admit that I've had very few regrets of getting into sports trading. The one downside is the mortgage / credit viewpoint (as mentioned on that other thread), but that's out-weighted by all the positives. Now bearing in mind that I started with automation since the beginning (back in 2010) my positives are:
I'm my own boss and work as many or few hours as I like
I currently earn a lot more than I did in the office
I rely on zero employees
I have zero customers
I started with next to zero capital (about £500)
I can work from anywhere
July was another record for me, but I actually spent about 3 weeks of it abroad on holiday. I try to keep myself grounded though, and don't ever believe things will stay the same (for better or worse). I've more recently come to terms with the fact that this is my career now though. In the past I've kept telling myself (and others) that this is only a temporary thing, but in reality until I can think of a better way (reward vs effort vs risk) to make a living then I'll just continue.
Like Peter, I expect if Betfair no longer exists then there will be some other platform or market.
How Did I Ever Get Into This ?
Hi, my first time here and first topic read, great to read about other people who did you get here. I have been on betfair since it started I have worked all my life and past 20 years in it support, and dabbled in the exchanges Arbing etc, I have been a member of isiris for 16 years not made a fortune but about 200k profit from them on top of my working wage. I am 50 years old now and my mother and best friend has recently passed away which has blown my world apart, I am looking to get into bet angel so where would I be best starting watching videos and going on the course ? Thanks for reading