i was not a trader before coming in bitcoin. and i didn't start with bitcoin to become a trader.
before bitcoin i was considering investing some money in Stocks market but the process was long and it needed a moderately large amount of money to enter. i had to sign up with some brokers and give a lot of documents and put a lot of money in, so i never did it.
i started with bitcoin because i liked the idea of a decentralized money that nobody can control and i could freely use it. then the profit part became obvious and i started investing too. then eventually to increase my "bitcoin wealth" i started trading. and because entrance was easy, i started right away.
i actually remember trading with 1-100 Doge coin on Cex.io back in 2014 which was worth 70 satoshi per Doge. and it was a great experience because cex didn't have any minimal trading volume back then so i wasn't even risking anything. i was buying 100 doge at 68 satoshi for example and selling it at 70 satoshi and sometimes at 65 satoshi and gained some experience like that.
This is exactly what I wanted. The stock market has a legal minimum capital requirement to day trade, but there is also a recommended minimum which may vary by trading style. Things like this, place a barrier to entry for a lot of "newbie" traders. Bitcoin has removed these barriers and allowed everyone to participate in this practice.
I had to laugh at this, https://www.wikihow.com/Trade-Stocks
Step 1 : Consider getting a broker. The easiest way to trade stocks will be to pay someone else to trade stocks.
When you Google, "How to trade Penny Stocks", you get this response : " Leave shorting penny stocks to the pros. "
I know in some religions, only the Priests were allowed to read the scriptures and average people were not allowed to read and interpret these books. I think many professional traders wants to exclude the average Joe from their trade, because they want exclusivity and also a additional source of income, by placing barrier to entry to these markets and charging people for their knowledge.
Bitcoin has opened up trading for the Average Joe.