Other people have tons of merits because they worked for it as merits do not earned instantly but will only be given to those who deserve to be given. But for newbies like you, just do your best so you can can understand the market well by taking most of your time studying and even perform researches if needed. The market and the forum itself  will surely be tough and hard to understand in the beginning, but with due diligence to learn and most importantly, enjoy what you are doing, you will easily absorb the important insights and ideas that the forum has to offer.

Have patience while continuously learning the forum. Getting merits will be easier for you in the later part if you become knowledgeable most of the topics that will be discussed in the forum.