Don't try to do it yourself. Even seasoned day traders get burned. Get an account at Ameritrade or Merrill Lynch, and have them put you into some good growth pools. Read their analysis. Then dabble a little on the side with individual stocks. If you have to ask, you shouldn't be day trading. Making a killing on big events means being set up to do so in advance. Go for long term, stable growth.
If you want to experiment, go get a free account on Morningstar.com, and buy/trade fake orders. See how you did 6 month from now with your picks.
And whatever you do, stay away from futures.
Me, I was set up for long term. I got hit, but it wasn't that bad, and with some solid advice from my guy, we're back on track to real growth. I don't day trade, not liquid enough for that.
Don't try to do it yourself. Even seasoned day traders get burned. Get an account at Ameritrade or Merrill Lynch, and have them put you into some good growth pools. Read their analysis. Then dabble a little on the side with individual stocks. If you have to ask, you shouldn't be day trading. Making a killing on big events means being set up to do so in advance. Go for long term, stable growth.
If you want to experiment, go get a free account on Morningstar.com, and buy/trade fake orders. See how you did 6 month from now with your picks.
And whatever you do, stay away from futures.
Me, I was set up for long term. I got hit, but it wasn't that bad, and with some solid advice from my guy, we're back on track to real growth. I don't day trade, not liquid enough for that.