
DEMO ACCOUNT TRADING "THEN" LIVE ACCOUNT TRADING NOT "VERSUS" There is a very popular/dangerous opinion regarding Demo and Live Trading going around in the Forex Community that will only lead to disastrous results for traders who follow this misguided view. It is the view that since Demo Accounts do not involve real money under "real" market conditions, it cannot adequately prepare you for Live Trading. People who believe this say that you should therefore open a Live Account so that you can get a "feel" for what Live Trading is about and therefore have a better performance. They also add that if you are on a Demo Account, you will not take it seriously and that Live Trading will somehow "force? " you to trade seriously and thus more profitably. Unfortunately, this is very far away from the reality of Forex Trading and life in general. New Traders need to stay away from these types of opinions which will only lead you down a ...