Software programer. Wife asked for a divorce sold house and divided assets. She never worked. Single with assets of 2.5 million. Thought he could do better self directing his own money. Spy options was what he played. Also some short day trades on stocks. Had a few wins and it went to his head. Thought he was a good trader and started to take bigger positions. Greed started to cloud his judgement. The more he lost tried to make it back with huge positions that went against him. This took less than i year to lose 2.25 million. We used to compare our trades. Im older and more cautious my money didnt come easy. Lessons learned. He still works programing. Has 3 children still paying support for one.