The very beginning is definitely training. When I started working with a broker from Amarkets, I used a demo account for training.
Training, I should say yes. Demo accounts can really be placed at any number when a trader starts to know everything about it.
You can learn the basics as you train with demo accounts or you can use these demo accounts when you're already trading as well. Wherever you place it, first, middle or last, the most important part of it is all about learning and as a trader, you need to adopt all every positive material and tips that you see.
All the material resources and even demo accounts as well will only be less of importance if you are not going to create experience. This will be the start of your proper training that should encourage more learning procedures so you will be able to achieve your goal as a trader. Successful traders does not only mean that you are able to follow all the trading prerequisites. Sometimes, its more on finding your own way as a trader and being to conquer all your trader's imperfections. At the end of the day, as long as you are able to sustain from profit making and minimize your losses in trading, for me that is a successful trader.
Well, if you are aiming to be a successful trader, if you can follow those given steps by OP, that will give you an edge. But trading alone is not just on the steps and strategies that will give you an advantage. Its more seen on what you can be when you're already in real trading. Because most of those steps will not be consider anymore once you start trading, because you are more after on how to prevent losses and attract gains. And i believe with consistent experience in trading, that will make you enhance and develop those what's inside in you. The right attitude on how to face trading's losses and gains will also matter aside from your proven strategies.
Becoming a successful trader is not as easy as we imagine, because it cannot only have good knowledge and strategies. But there is something
more important, that is, we must have the right attitude when we experience gain or loss. And we can get the right attitude from our trading
experience where we will experience profits and losses in turn. So to become a successful trader requires a long process, we do not expect
to become a successful trader instantly. It takes a lot of sacrifices such as our time and money to make us more experienced in trading,
that is what ultimately leads us to become successful traders.