They made enough money in a volatile unregulated market that their salaries seem minuscule. So, they go and burn more of their money in the same volatile market

They made enough money in a volatile unregulated market that their salaries seem minuscule. So, they go and burn more of their money in the same volatile market at this time. What can go wrong? May be they took some money out of their quick earned profits, and saved enough for their life. The rest is what they are going out to gamble with. Now that doesn't seem unreasonable.