Trading or Gambling Screen
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Q1.  Are you preoccupied with trading (e.g., preoccupied with reliving past trading experiences, planning the next venture, or thinking of ways to get money with which to trade)?
Q2.  Do you need to trade with increasing amounts of money or leverage in order to achieve the desired excitement?
Q3.  Have you had repeated unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop trading?
Q4.  Are you restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop trading?
Q5.  Do you sometimes trade as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a negative mood (e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, or depression)?
Q6.  After losing money on a trade, do you often return to the markets to get even ("chasing" your losses)?
Q7.  Do you ever lie to family members, colleagues, or others to conceal or minimize the extent of your involvement with trading?
Q8.  Have you committed illegal acts such as forgery, fraud, theft, or embezzlement to finance your trading?
Q9.  Have you jeopardized or lost a significant relationship, job, or educational or career opportunity because of trading?
Q10.  Have you relied on others to provide money to relieve a desperate financial situation caused by trading?
Q11.  If you answered “Yes” to any of the questions above, were you in a state of mania at that time? (Mania is a period of at least one week characterized by elevated or irritable mood, decreased need for sleep, excessive risk taking, rapid speech, loose or irrational thinking, excessive spending, and increased confidence).
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