Well if you're an idiot I was an even bigger one, I was turning over silly amounts per day at£20 pp on the Dax a couple of years ago.
Too stressful though, turning over 2k to 4k per day to loose £300/£400 one day & make £500/£600 the next etc. I started to loose the value of money. Better to wait for a high volatility/volume day & go in low £pp
Sounds like you're having fun with it at the mo, but just thought I'd mention the low margin requirement route.
There's a guy who goes to the traders meet ups at the New Moon in Leadenhall market, he likes his pyramiding, he gives me the impression he's able to do it regularly enough to make a good second income.
Haha......10k eh now that will give you that margin you're after
Anyway, good luck with it mate, good to see someone with a bit of honesty on here.