Where to Acquire Funds?

Anyone have any ideas on how to obtain funds to trade? Has anyone had experience with starting small loans.

You should only trade funds you have ... and which you can afford to lose.

What will happen if you lose the loan ? Will you make another loan to pay the 1st one and try again ?

Work your ASS off for 20-25 Years, invest wisely and often, and live within your means......Then learn how to trade a Demo and when you figure out how to make money consistently, open up a live account with at least $25,000 if you are serious about making a living in this business. $1,000 over leveraged accounts are NOT the way to play this game

1. Buy a lottery ticket.
2. Win the jackpot.
3. Invest all the jackpot. Preferably 100k$/pip.
4. Lose all the money.
5. Start again.

If you are a good consistent trader with proof of trades then you should find no problem finding investors.

I haven't got that far myself yet, but I have written to several dozen investment firms, prop firms, fund of funds etc. asking under what circumstances they would consider investing in a retail trader like myself, so if you are serious try that. The few that would consider it generally require at least 2 -3 years of solid returns with minimal drawdown, audited and verified by one of the big four auditing firms. They usually need to interview you, talk through your risk profile and run your trading style through their own filters. Treat it like a job interview, compile a description of your trading approach like you would a resume.

Alternatively you can try capital allocation websites like CurrenSee or Rapa Cap Intro, but if you are wanting to attract serious investment you generally need to jump through the same hoops as above. Currensee is well run, once you are in they simply mirror your trades and do all the accountancy for you.

Since these noobs here choose to redicule you, allow me to give you some real world advice. The one thing I agree with is begin on Demo until you have a proven profitable system. Once you have that, if you are truely strapped for funds, find a broker who will accept any amount to begin trading. Deposit whatever you can live with losing, weather that be a buck, $20... whatever. The amount isn't really important in the beginning. Trade your system with proper money management, and as you make extra money on the side, deposit however much you can to grow your account. Between that and a successful system, you will be suprised how quickly your account can grow. The key above all else though is to a proven profitable system, or else you might as well just be burning your money.

Try one of this

- Sell your system
- Sell signals
- Write a book
- Teach people/webinars
- Get a job or get an extra job
- Try an Angel Investor
- Rob a bank
- Try Kevin O´leary
- Try to turn $100 in to $10.000 in two months

... good luck

IMHO FerruFx is right, never trade, with borrowed money.

You could also apply to a prop firm (proprietary trading firm). I've worked at one and it's a great way to get your feet wet.

Other than that, there is no simple or easy answer to this question. I assume most of the advice here is accurate, ie: don't trade with money you can't afford to lose, etc., but I trade with money I can't afford to lose every day so take it with a grain of salt... Just be smart about whatever it is you do.

The best answer, in my opinion, and I'm not entirely proud to admit this, is to get a regular job -- part time or full time -- and grind it out for a couple of months until you have the necessary funds you are looking for, at which point you can quit. I've actually just had to do this and now I am in a better position where I can trade full-time again.

Keep in mind that your options are fairly limited and I would not recommend doing anything sneaky or illegal because it is not worth the risk. Be smart, be patient, and work hard; it's about all you can do.

Find a sugar mama.. the best thing about that type loan is that you never have to pay it back, and, and she even lends you again.. valllllaaaa

Try put up an explorer, you will be amazed how many traders here will hit you up in PM to trade their money. They even willing to buy signals from you.

Get a job. Save money. Invest saved money. That's what I did.

I wouldn't get a loan for trading. BUT IF YOU DO...

Match loan amount with your own money (at a minimum). Do not borrow more than you have saved. For instance, if you have $10,000 of your own money, do not borrow more than $10,000. When you're trading, if your losses bring your balance down to the size of your loan STOP TRADING. Take the remaining money and pay back the loan in full immediately. The last thing you want to do is lose loaned money.

Three things:

A profitable system that works and will continue to work.
A small live account with an impressive growth curve,
Find small time investors with small accounts

Trade those and make them big!