Trading does bring its own capital as long as you put in some very small amount, I do not think that you need a lot if you want it to grow. What people do not realize is that compound profit means something big in the future, as in you can start with even 10 dollars if you want, but if you are a good trader, in 30-40 years that should be huge, I am saying 30-40 years because its 10 dollars, but if you are a really good trader with a bit more capital then even in 10-15 years you could do fine. There are tons of people who put aside just 100 dollars every month, and trade with %20-30 return a year, and this makes them retire after only 25 years. If you start working at 22-23 years old, that's about 47-48 when you retire. You don't have to, just keep it going until you are 60 and you will have even more.