Where do all the newbies come from ?

You need far more capital to make good money investing than by trading...

 

Which part bothers you more

that someone has other skills they used to raise the capital,

or that they are making money?

 

Three words: micro forex accounts.

 

what's the deal ? There have been mini accounts since 2003 when I got interested in FX, it's pretty much pocket change , you can make lots of it but a living ? So micro accounts ?

 

from china definitely. they produced anything, including baby traders

 

Lowering the barriers to entry to near zero, thus enticing a flood of newbies to "have a go".

 

@Rick James

Who are you talking to? If me, no it doesn't bother me at all. Consider I am on the very bottom rung myself, so not sure why I would harbor ill feelings for new traders.

 

Judging by the growing absurdity in the politics forum, I think a fair number of new members hail from militia groups in Montana and some such.