How many times, you have heard this oft repeated statistic that more than 90% of new traders fail and give up trading in just a few months . Only a few lucky traders survive in the long run and make consistent winning trades .

But still millions of people everyday dream of becoming a successful trader. Everyday, they sit on their computers and try to make a living traidng currencies, stocks or futures . After knowing that more than 90% lose in their first few months, do you still want to try trading?

The same statistic of failure exists in other businesses like restaurant business . New restaurants open on daily basis; some succeed, and most fail.

Still the possibility of making it big never stops people from starting new business ventures. The same also applies to forex trading . Watch this weird 30 minutes Stock Trading Video just now. If you want to learn forex trading, watch this forex story on video!

Kathy Lien is a master forex trader who has written many books on forex trading. In her book, “Millionaire Traders”, she tells the story of 12 ordinary people who made it big .

These 12 stories are amazing and should inspire you to emulate these ordinary but remarkable people . The rag to riches story of Hoosain Harneker is especially worth mentioning. He lost almost all his saving in a failed business partnership.

One of his friends advised him to trade forex . Now interestingly, his friend lived in another country and they were in contact with each other only on email. So his friend emailed him the forex trading system that he used daily to make a successful living from trading currencies . It was based on simple moving averages. Hoosain had one problem. After having lost all his money and savings in a lost business venture, he was not in a position to cough up even a few hundred dollars to open a forex trading account with a forex broker .

Hoosain took six months to save $1000 to open an account so that he could trade forex . But during those six months, he practiced and practiced the forex system on the demo account . Never underestimate the importance of trading the Forex Demo Account.

He promised his wife that he would never trade forex again if he blew up that $1000 . All the 12 people in the Millionaire Traders blew up their accounts in the beginning except Hoosain .

Hoosain’s only advice to beginning forex traders: You should first practice on your demo account for a few months. Don’t try to jump into live trading too soon. First try to double your demo account three times in a row only then think about trading live . Don’t take up live trading before that. Paper trading will make you confident to face the daily emotional turmoil of the forex trading.

Now, most of the new traders jump straight into live trading without practicing much on their demo accounts. After a few consecutive losses, they give up, considering forex trading to be difficult.

Just like any other skill in life learning forex trading requires a lot of determination and discipline . Learn from the success stories of these 12 ordinary but remarkable people . They had the discipline and determination to make it big . You too can be a millionaire like them .

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