Is it possible to make a good living trading Forex?
I am nearly 18, and I have a very strong interest in Forex trading. I have a practice account with FX Express and have discovered some interesting things and techniques that I’ve discovered myself on how to make money.
I’ve developed my own strategy that works everytime I trade so far, and I’m making 10% compounded everyday I place a trade. in fact I want it to be my career. I will open up a live account with real money as soon as I turn aged 18 with maybe a couple of hundred. The only problem is that my mum and step-dad say “You’ll never make a living out of it”, or “You’ll lose all your money.” What I’d like to know is if its actually possible to make a decent living out of Forex trading and do you or anyone you know currently do this as a day trader. I’d like to prove them wrong.
Yes, it’s possible, but not with a couple of hundred dollars of starting capital. Think about it, for many professional traders, having a 50% profit on the year is considered a good year. If you start of with $200, and make 50% profit, you would have $100 profit. Is $100 enough for you to live off of? Not unless you live in a cave.
However, if you start off with $100,000 capital, and make 50% profit for the year, then you would end up with $50,000. Is that enough to live off of? Probably yes.
Yes, I know $100,000 is a lot of money. But you can start up with $5,000 and work your way up. You are still young. I would get a job and start saving, and on the side, continue to trade and research using a micro account. (Notice how I didn’t say demo account because demo accounts success do not translate to real account success). Anyways, once you know you can be profitable with real money, then you wouldn’t hesitate as much to put in $5000, or $10,000 or whatever you have saved up in your account.
Lots of people make great living as day traders. But it takes time and patience to get there. Hope this helps.
