What advice would you give a newbie that started trading? Let's say he has decided to leave his comfort zone and get his hands on the it.
Are there pitfalls to avoid? Where is the best place to get started with? Any materials to help grasp the concept faster? Do you mind giving hints on what helped you scale through in your early beginning.
As a beginner, it's not easy at all, because it's the most difficult stage in life.
But when it comes to trading, the first thing to do as a beginner is to trade with what you can afford to lose, because trading is a game of emotions, and your ability to control your emotions defines if you are going to be successful or not.
So if you can trade with what you can afford to lose, your emotions will definitely be in check and you wouldn't have to make any rash or stupid decision that may compel you to loss money, so trading with what you can afford to lose is very much important if you want to be successful as a trader.
Another thing you really need to pay close attention to is to know when to stay off the market, this is one particular skill most trader even veterans traders lack, if you can attain all this skill as a trader, then I am convince that you are good to go.