Hey, I want to give my advice to all newbies.
I started trading in BTC; I heard the hype and I was interested so I grabbed some. I recently heard of
Mincoins (MNC) which started just a few days ago, looked into it, and before I finished I just had to get some.
Simply put, the numbers are all good. It's very limited (considered platinum to BTC gold), and the transaction times are the fastest I've seen... INSTANT! That's great for commercial sales
Now you want to invest, go long-term... check out Mincoins before they skyrocket... seriously guys (and gals). The others are just too unstable, and this doesnt seem to be tied to BTC (BTC goes down, MNC continues its rise).
Start here, best trading site so far IMO
http://www.mcxnow.com/exchange/MNCCheers!