But before you quit your job, take some time off and try trading. All fortune 500 companies now give employees unpaid time off for personal reasons eg sabaticals. If you can get 3 weeks unpaid time off coupled with 2 weeks paid vacation( a total of 5 weeks) , you may try and trade during this time and see what happens. 30 days is enough time to cllet data to validate your trading methodology. But be aware: You may be rudely shocked.