It is a lot, but it is not unheard of. An average well-established seasoned trader might earn anywhere between 400k and 2m a year dependent on luck and skill a

It is a lot, but it is not unheard of. An average well-established seasoned trader might earn anywhere between 400k and 2m a year dependent on luck and skill and general company profitability - but in every given year, there are probably a few dozen traders in every top-10 investment bank who make 10 million plus (though they are generally heads of desks or the partners in charge anyway).