I highly doubt that you'd be able to start trading with such a low amount of money.
The only way that I can foresee you getting somewhat of a decent return back in terms of dollar amount would be derivatives trading, and you'd be doing that on leverage. You could experiment with it, but it would essentially be almost like gambling for a beginner.
But with such low capital, OTC trading or LBC trading will be extremely difficult. I suggest that if you want to go down that route, save a bit more money irl first and then come back.
I completely disagree. He doesn't have to make thousands of dollars in profit just starting out to see if he's any good at it. That's gambling in itself. Let the man start out with a low amount of money, see how he does, and if he does good, keep building up that bankroll as he can or as he makes money from trades. If he doesn't end up doing well, then at least he didn't lose a whole lot.
You two do have a point, however I am going to be neutral about this, having a small amount when starting trading is a very cautious way on not losing all the stakes OP have, however, that small amount of money would easily be dissolved in Trading saying that he is just a newbie, and losing a couple of hundred dollars will not determine if he is really good about it or what, so he will try to deposit again if he really is serious about trading (meaning he is going to spend bigger to last longer).
On the other side, trading is not about how big or small of the capital you are going to use in Trading, it is about how much money you are willing to make to realize if Trading is the real deal for you.