$5,000 seems like way too small of an amount to me, if you anticipate trading to be your full-time income and you want a relatively decent amount of money, like $30,000 per year. Keep in mind that if you trade for a living, you will need to withdraw money to pay for food, rent, etc each month at least. The more you withdraw, the less your account can grow. All of a sudden you need to make 10%+ on your account every month just to survive... what happens if you have a bad month?
It's enough to start with part-time just as a hobby, then once you grow your account enough maybe you can start trading full-time.
Or if you did absolutely demand to start with $5,000 only as a full-time trader, you would need at least a few month's worth of extra cash to cover all your expenses without a job until you got going, preferrably several year's worth.
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