Complete Newbie - what are the best possible starting foundations?

"Oh no, bear, we're going to have to have an argument now!!! lol"

No we are not td

"imho its an illusion" :-)



Have a good week and watch out for them snakes td, that ladder is one big illusion imho to :-)

Haha, no i take all the advice given here as a gold.

I understand, tradign is a serious time consuming thing, and i will learn and educate myself about it, study patterns of one particular currency etc in my spare time. I'll try and get these books too.

Cheers guys

Bullzak, Peter Lynch the legendary US investor said that you shouldn't buy any stocks unless you can sit down and explain to someone for 2 minutes why you should buy that stock at that time. I would say that the advice also applies in trading. Once you have developed a strategy that means you can explain to someone for 2 minutes why you should enter a particular trade (and also exit one) at that particular time then you may be on to something. "Because I think it will go up" does not count!

Shanghai,

The guy interviewing may be pretty talkative; 5 mins may be better/safer.

Grant.

Pay attention to detail in everything that you do. Discipline is one of the most important components of success. Don't allow yourself to be sloppy or careless. You could start by spell checking your posts, for example.

A recent post by trader_dante spoke about the dark underbelly of trading. Ask yourself whether or whether not you are prepared to suffer this level of discomfort.

As for books. Nobody learns to swim by reading a book. Become self reliant, trust your own instincts and opinions. Why use other people's?

All the successful traders I know develop a 'feel' for the market. The more squiggly lines on your chart, the less of a feel you will have.

Oh yes and one more thing.

No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.

Understand this and IMO you will understand the essence of trading.

Rols,

Quotes by Heraclitus do not appear by instinct. You've got to understand the fundamentals underlying markets' current concerns. This may not make you profit but it should help patently obvious wrong or misinformed opinions.

How often do you see posts, "I believe you can make a fortune trading fx and want to start trading immediately. What is fx?".

Grant.

Grant.

If your implying that this is one of those posts, it really isn't... if it reads like that im sorry, I have a genuine interest and I know its complex, not clicking buttons for millions. I value all your advice, thanks.

Bullzak,

Absolutely not, mate and no need for apologies.

Grant.