In order to get started you really should start ready and get informed the more you know the better. Don’t feel tempted to rush in this is not a market for the faint of heart and it takes years for a Forex Broker to become knowledgeable in all aspects of the Forex market so you should at least take the time to find out all you can so you can best equip yourself even in choosing the right Broker for you.

The first step to getting started is then naturally choosing a Broker. This decision as with all important decisions in life is a personal one. You may choose a Broker for the different options which that Broker offers and then on the other hand that may be your reason for not choosing a particular Broker. At this stage you will need to compare Brokers and look attentively at their options in order to choose one that is best suited to you.

You next step to getting started will be to open a Demonstration or Demo Account online and this may be in the form of a down load and it is design to introduce you to the market and the Brokers trading tools. This allows you usually to take a trial use of their trading platform without risking your money but at the same time learning valuable experience on how to use the Brokers trading platform and about how the real Forex market works, and ultimately how trading is done.
All these steps are crucial in learning how to manage your risk and taking serious decisions about how your money is managed.

Your third step will be to learn about leverage which is how Forex trading is usually done, this is your margin. Learning how Forex is traded on margin is critical to your ultimate profit or loss and Forex Brokers will offer from 50:1 leverage up to 400:1. This needs to be studied in depth as leverage is critical in short term Forex trading.
For the fourth step you will need to learn to read charts and make yourself as familiar as possible with the nature of charts and what they indicate. The charts vary as do the time frames and currencies they track. Time frames will show the markets movement over a short period which can show minute to minute trading and then longer time frames which show a markets movements over a longer period of one quarter or even a year.