[snowbank]

I wouldn't suggest it. That's probably the standard answer you will get. If you decide you want to go crazy in a situation like that, I wouldn't "invest" $1,000. I would maybe bring in a few hundred to "gamble" with.(not sure what the minimum is so it might be $1,000. If it is $1,000, and you have your heart set on it, set an amount where you will stop at.) I wouldn't consider it "investing" unless you had proper reasoning to assume that your rewards outweigh your risks by a greater amount than your current "investing" would return you. If you wanted to have fun and gamble a little, do it very carefully. Again, I wouldn't recommend it, but I assume you knew that would be people's answers, so I suspect you may be looking for alternative suggestions if you "had" to do it. This would be mine.