2-3 Years is sounding about right.... — In my mind it will be a decade before I can make a living off of forex, or trading in general.... We take the 2-3 Year "learning time" THEN I must add the time needed to trade up to the level of capital ...

Forex Trading for a living... anyone?

Just to chime in... — To back up one of the points others have been making... Trading requires work. My personal experience: I tried some demo trading a few years ago... good thing I saw the Jams 16 thread etc.... I attempted to trade without ...

Why do 99% of the people who wants to be traders fail?

Hmm... — In then end, that is most likely what I will land up doing... but only 2-3 pairs at a time... The number of pairs is to ensure the presence of good trading setups. For now, I will pick one, and stick with it until I can trade it in a ...

Ideal number of pairs 4 beginner

If not EURUSD.... — I thought the EURUSD WAS a trending pair (due to liquidity) what would you advise instead? USDCHF? (Seems to be trending nicely on the daily)

Ideal number of pairs 4 beginner

Agreed - 1 pair is enough to start — That is what I am doing, I will be starting my Demo trading with the GBPUSD myself...

Ideal number of pairs 4 beginner