It is often advised to put only that much amount in trading which you can afford to loose. This is because trading is not always profitable. For trading you must have appropriate skills and adequate experience. Even the experience traders sometimes deals with loses. If you are new to this market then start with little, keep grinding yourself and slowly increase the amount you are trading. Once you will able to understand the market, then you can sometimes take the risk of trading large amounts because you will be able to observe the fluctuations more accurately.