Trader's mind

So why do the traders do what they do, why some succeed and many burn out. What makes them tick, and is it the same substance that makes them explode one day?

Lots of questions not many answers of course.

Most people start trading as a form of making some quick bucks, a very optimistic thought indeed. Some start it as a hobby, some to learn a new profession. Irrespective of what brings them in the trading arena, misconceptions over trading remain, and these are enough to make a miserable existence.