MGC (Micro-Gold). Best one to work with. It has other advantages as well, such as seeing how your broker handles orders in thin markets. Because if they get you fills in THAT one to your satisfaction, then the major markets will be order-fill gravy.
Haha I did google it briefly but I didn't make much sense of it and couldn't spend too much time researching it at the time, so thank you for your answer. I will consider what you have recommended.
5k is enough for futures if you are disciplined and a good trader. Likely being you are new you are neither unfortunetly. Mind your risk, avoid the emotional trading and big losses. Good luck .
What kind of (sim) trading do you want to do? Sitting in front of your computer while the market is open? Or swing trading, where you stay multiple days/weeks in a position? And you don't need to be in front of the computer all the time? If you want to trade while the market is open I would advise you to use a market which is in your own time zone. If you, being in Slovakia, decides to go for USA markets you need to be in front of your screen during the evening and night. It would be more convenient if you choose a European market in that case.
Well, I wouldn't mind either to be honest. My work is pretty flexible so I can trade for a couple of hours during the day if need be. What's more important is being able to trade on a budget and make it a learning process. As far as sims go, I have downloaded NinjaTrader for futures and have an account on HTMW for stocks, but I will probably switch to TradingView.
I would suggest that you start off with the stock market in your Slovakia. Stocks are easier and there is home ground advantage.
Fair enough. I played online poker for a while so I have developed a bit of emotional resilience and some risk management