First of all, thank you for reading this.I seriously hope that some of you could offer me some serious advice or opinion, let it be a critic or whatsoever, I just need some honest advice.
Here's a brief introduction about myself, I'm 22, going to be 23 by the end of this year. I've graduated with only A-levels with terrible results in 2003. Back then, my family had some serious financial crisis so I didn't even managed to opt for a second higher education option. So, I was practically stuck in the middle of nowhere. I was practically job hopping and jobless at the same time and still seeking for ways to earn some serious cash. It was only until Jan 2006 when I discover forex trading through FXCM and still doing it right now currently using Oanda.
I've always had the passion for world markets, economics and stock markets when I was in high school. So figuring that forex is something similar to it, I decided to give it a try. I learnt it from scratch with no one guiding me, when I needed an answer I would turn to forums, e-books, online financial dictionary to find out what GDP stands for and what it means and sometimes asks some cash from my dad to get a book to further improve myself, but only when I really need it. Now, with much experience compared to previous year, I've learnt at a fast pace just to be fit for actual trading. I spend 8 months doing demo.
Just recently, I've talked to a close family friend whom previously worked as a stock broker. I was told that from the way I'm trading with my own cash. I will NEVER make it in the forex market based on his experience of 15 years in stock market, he had NEVER seen any of his customers trading stocks can actually maintain their wealth throughout trading and always end up broke which in the end will be termed as failure. I'm pretty shook up by this statement. He mentioned at the age of 23, no one will entrust me with their cash for trading in the world currency market regardless of how good I might be. He says I've chosen forex trading as the wrong career in my life, at least at the wrong timing and it's because of my age... and I don't have the right to gamble away the family money. Does my age really concern that much in forex trading or for the trust in me? Frankly, I've seen people done it and they do forex trading. Do you think I should give up my passion for trading and just get an old fashion 9-5 daytime job with stable income? Just because that my family is poor? Am I really wasting my time and effort for all I've done to learn about trading? I've been thinking of working for a company that provides forex financial services to people but my qualification doesn't seem to fit their criteria. So, please tell me what you think would be the best solution for me? I'm in a serious dilemma and at the cross path in career selection of my life. Please help.
Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon
Here's a brief introduction about myself, I'm 22, going to be 23 by the end of this year. I've graduated with only A-levels with terrible results in 2003. Back then, my family had some serious financial crisis so I didn't even managed to opt for a second higher education option. So, I was practically stuck in the middle of nowhere. I was practically job hopping and jobless at the same time and still seeking for ways to earn some serious cash. It was only until Jan 2006 when I discover forex trading through FXCM and still doing it right now currently using Oanda.
I've always had the passion for world markets, economics and stock markets when I was in high school. So figuring that forex is something similar to it, I decided to give it a try. I learnt it from scratch with no one guiding me, when I needed an answer I would turn to forums, e-books, online financial dictionary to find out what GDP stands for and what it means and sometimes asks some cash from my dad to get a book to further improve myself, but only when I really need it. Now, with much experience compared to previous year, I've learnt at a fast pace just to be fit for actual trading. I spend 8 months doing demo.
Just recently, I've talked to a close family friend whom previously worked as a stock broker. I was told that from the way I'm trading with my own cash. I will NEVER make it in the forex market based on his experience of 15 years in stock market, he had NEVER seen any of his customers trading stocks can actually maintain their wealth throughout trading and always end up broke which in the end will be termed as failure. I'm pretty shook up by this statement. He mentioned at the age of 23, no one will entrust me with their cash for trading in the world currency market regardless of how good I might be. He says I've chosen forex trading as the wrong career in my life, at least at the wrong timing and it's because of my age... and I don't have the right to gamble away the family money. Does my age really concern that much in forex trading or for the trust in me? Frankly, I've seen people done it and they do forex trading. Do you think I should give up my passion for trading and just get an old fashion 9-5 daytime job with stable income? Just because that my family is poor? Am I really wasting my time and effort for all I've done to learn about trading? I've been thinking of working for a company that provides forex financial services to people but my qualification doesn't seem to fit their criteria. So, please tell me what you think would be the best solution for me? I'm in a serious dilemma and at the cross path in career selection of my life. Please help.
Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon
If you have the passion and will, anything can be achieved. It's not going to be easy though, but then what worth doing ever is? 
