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    I need a good strategy that can build my capital to a full time income.

    I’ve read a lot about Forex, but I’ve never seen a proven profitable forex strategy, despite the claims of some scam web sites. Playing Forex can appear alluring, but the majority of people who try it lose money. All you have to do is do a web search on the words "Forex" and "lose" to see this is the consensus.

    Forex is what we call a "zero sum" game. You are making a bet with someone else about whether a currency will rise or fall. For every winner there has to be a loser. If you are smarter than the average player, you may make money. If you are dumber than the average player, you are likely to lose money. Most of the people making the "bets" in Forex are highly trained professionals at banks and other institutions. You are unlikely to beat them at this game.

    Actually Forex is not quite a zero sum game. It’s a slightly negative sum game as the Forex broker takes a small percentage each time in the spread. It’s a small amount but over a hundred trades, it ends up being a considerable amount of money. So the average player is likely to lose money, and remember the average player is a highly trained professional and probably smarter than you.

    There is a lot of luck in Forex, and if you play it, you will have some periods of time where you make money. This is usually because you are having a lucky streak, not because you have suddenly become an expert Forex player. However, most people are unwilling to admit their success is due to luck. They become convinced they have a system that works, and lose a lot of money trying to refine it.

    Further complicating the problem is the large number of Forex scams on the internet. Most Forex websites are of questionable honesty. You will find many people on the Internet that claim they made a lot of money using Forex. They are usually liars trying to make money. They will say: "Go to Forexcrap . com/q2347." The "q2347" is a signal to the Forexcrap site that you are being referred to them by "q2347." If they sell something to you, "q2347" gets a kickback. These coded signals can be hidden by different methods in the link. Other people will refer you to their own private website or blog for the purpose of trying to get money off you.

    I would recommend not trying to do Forex at all, unless you are a trained professional. It’s like playing poker with people better than you, with the house constantly taking a small percentage from the pot.

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    I’m thinking of opening a FOREX trading account with SAXO Bank – and would like to canvas the views of someone wh has used them before

    Saxo is one of the reputable forex brokerage. I have experience in trying out their system many years back, but it does not suit my preferences. Anyway, as I said that was many years back and I believe there should have been various upgrade on their system to date.

    I would suggest you to sign up a demo account to try out their trading system if it’s suit you.

    Good luck.

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    I would like to download forex e-books, Where can I download?

    There is an excellent tutorial online at www.forexlane.com it starts with the basics and then take you through to the more complex technical and fundamental strategies. The news, live charts and commentary will keep you up to date once you begin trading.

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    I’m seeking to have a career change and I would like to learn how to trade the FOREX market. Problem is, I’ve seen so many home study kits and would prefer attending a school for the hands on experience. I just attended the Online Trading Academy seminar that aside from asking for $5,000.00 (they want this amount immediately, refund is given as rebates) for 6 days, seemed to be full of fluff, I left just as empty as when I first walked in. I’m serious about this and I would appreciate it if someone who is already doing the walk can guide me as to where I should start. Books are great, however, I’m more visual than anything else. Please advice and thank so much.
    Thank you so very much for all of your help, I appreciate it.

    There is a lot of dodgy products out there so you have to be careful.

    The online trading academy has a good reputation along with the Market Traders Institute. Though I have not used either of these schools.

    I taught myself and used the following sites to learn from

    www.currency-exhange-reviews.com
    www.babypips.com

    http://www.reviewpips.com/

    There are lots of resources and free ebooks out there which can help you learn how to trade the forex market. Drop me an email though my profile and I will let you a have a couple of useful resources.

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    Is there anything to learn before starting forex trading for success? Or it is totally depend on one’s fate?

    First you need to have a good basic knowledge of forex trading before you can start.

    Then you should try some of the aids available. These are systems that can help you a lot such as signal generators. They help to control your risks as well. Practice on them until you are comfortable that they work for you.

    To some extent, luck plays a part but I think it’s more from experience and prudence. At least in the longer term, these will help you more than luck.

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