how do you get into day trading.
ienjoi playing virtual stock sims if thats what you mean, but IRL
Money. That's how.
There are some prop shops (proprietary trading). Basically these are shops that trade their own cash. The traders trade the shop's cash. To work for these firms you need an ivy league education or be related to the owner. There are other prop shops where you bring your own money (bright trading) and you trade through them, and they allow you INSANE leverage. Which is awesome if your right, but you'll be broke in a day if you're wrong.
The best way to get into trading is to go to chicago, at the exchanges. Work as clerk, live it, breathe it, sleep it, and someone will sponsor you, or hire you.
If you study the market daily, learn as much as you can. You'd be surprised how far 5K can go...............before taxes.
A great resource for U.S. stocks is
www.finviz.com its a new site with a lot of resources.
Trading is like growing. You have to be dedicated - out of love. You really need to love this shit. Cause, it seems glamorous, it isn't. You spend a lot of time staring at a screen doing nothing.
Most people connected with the street don't trade. They sell. This is salesman's game. It doesn't matter what you know, all the matters is to get them to sign the line that is dotted. I was fired from Morgan Stanely as a retail broker because I wasn't making my quota. Basically, I hated it. And stopped tryin. The pressure is constant, especially for new fish.
And now, with the panic setting in..... Nobody is hiring. There are enough traders looking for jobs to fill the army. Its dead. And when the market volatility dies down, its gonna get even worse.
Be a pharmacist, or a dentist.