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I was always interested in seeing people go to a currency exchange booth and notice that they trade their money freely into the currency that they needed at that moment. They freely accepted the current trade amount without thinking that they lost or won a few more bucks during that time. Since then, the Forex has become one of my dream investments.

If you are like me and would want to know the different ways on how to start an investment, you could pick a choice or try to read a book guide on investing. One of the books I’ve read so far is from Robert Kiyosaki entitled “Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing”. And also, you could find a good review on this book from Roger at The Amateur Financier. He has a detailed outline on what you’ll expect to learn and would also help you decide if this book’s worth your buy.

I’m glad to say that I have finally started out my venture into the forex market. Now I know that it would usually take a lot of money to invest in getting started, but I have finally found a great tool or I think that you would call it as a trading platform. You get to create your own account and it automatically comes with a demo or virtual account. What’s good about this is you get to have a feel on how it is to start trading in real time without risking real money.

For a beginner like me, this provides a great way to test out the waters by getting my feet wet and not drowning. An additional plus to this is I get a $5 real money bonus just for signing up and I could already use it as well to trade.

I know that it’s not a lot of money to get started with but hey, I’m just a beginner and starting out. So if you are interested in getting this tool, you register at Marketiva.com and download the software. Once you have signed up successfully, you’ll receive your free virtual account and your $5 bonus as well. I do hope that you register with the link that I have provided as they would give me credit for sharing you this information.

Now, having that tool is not enough. You also need to have a good knowledge of the forex market, and that’s why I also recommend going to babypips.com. In my opinion, this is a good site for starting to learn the basics until the advanced skills that you will need to become a successful trader.

So what do you think? Is Forex an interesting investment option for you? Have you ever tried going into this kind of investment? Was my article a good step in introducing you this type market?

I appreciate your comments and suggestions, feel free to write them here.