Exactly. Whenever a friend tells me he is thinking of daytrading from home, I seriously tell him to go to Vegas instead. At least there, you know you're at abou

Exactly. Whenever a friend tells me he is thinking of daytrading from home, I seriously tell him to go to Vegas instead. At least there, you know you're at about a 2-5% disadvantage depending on what game you play. In the market you're very likely disadvantaged much more than that. Plus your laptop won't spit out free Coronas.