Here's some example of the skills and things that you must have before you start trading:
1. Capital - Amount that you are willing to lose and you might don't need in the next 6mos. If you want good amount of profit, you can start with a higher capital but since you are just newbie start with small and invest big later on.
2. Knowledge - You must equip yourself with this thing and keep on learning because in trading you can learn even you lose money. You must know how to execute the basic, buy and sell and study more about the charts, don't depend to anyone.
3. Patience - You must be more patient in this kind of market, there's no room for your emotion here and your trading decision must really based on your study and not on any FUD news.
This 3 things can help you a lot on your journey, don't just focus on money make time for you to learn more and profit will come later.
In my opinion, experience is also. Well, with the money and knowledge, you're not a trader. You should apply your knowledge, as a time goes, you will develop more. The mistakes will make you as a trader.