Trading is a game and everything you mentioned is something that every game requires.... you need TIME for a game, you need EFFORT if you wish some higher level, nothing comes without PATIENCE and slowly going through the levels... you can't play any game without some basic KNOWLEDGE... and in the end, without starting CAPITAL everything is harder, less and less capital makes the game harder and harder... but still it's not impossible to make something even with the minimum of the minimums!
Trading is just one of the "serious" games... where you can really win or lose a lot, not like with sony play station games, where you kill monsters and earn points (sort of speaking) and have fun!