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.
Pitfalls to avoid? Yes, there's one, and that's FUTURES TRADING. Avoid it at all costs because many already lost their money trying it for the first time. Now if you really want to try it then at least try it with a small amount and don't expect that you will make profit off of it because what's important is you're gaining experience from it. Best place to get started with? There are many popular exchanges out there that you can try and go trading, but please, please focus first on spot trading. The profits on spot trading are lower compared to futures trading, but if you're a newbie, that's the safest place to trade.
Materials to help you? There are many videos online, articles that you can read and watch, but when I was starting, I also learned from my past experiences and past losses and that helped me make better decisions along the way. What helped me when I'm starting? My experience, and other people's experience. I learned from my own experience, and at the same time with others who had shared their own experience here as well, and from there, I made some adjustments and currently, I'm making small profits off of trading already thanks to them and my experience as well.
Trading isn't for the weak-hearted, and not for impatient people. Also, trading isn't for people who can't control their emotions as well.
Be emotionless when you're trading and stick with your strategy and always, have a plan. Good Luck OP.