Perfect!
You appear to be a bright, ambitious kind of guy looking to make a fortune with the absolute minimum of effort required.
Well you've come to the right place and happened upon the right person.
No need to read what has already be asked and written about extensively on this site alone, just follow these simple steps and the (financial) world will soon be your oyster........ I guarantee it!
Firstly ignore everyone's advice, apart from my own of course. You are obviously an independently minded person so don't need to be distracted by other people's intentionally misleading words.
You will have to invest a large chunk of money on a beginner's course. One's run by Vince Stanzione or Darren Winters are frequently discussed on this site (cost £500 to £3000). Or as a small favour. I myself could give you a one-to-one all-day briefing for the small fee of £9500, just to cover my expenses you understand.
This may well be a large amount of money to you so don't bother buying any books on the subject of trading. Whether they are discussing fundamentals, technicals, psychology or money management, it's all a load of mumbo-jumbo anyway (or will seem like it to you) so why bother?
No need to find out about the markets either. You mentioned FTSE so just stick to that one that you know the best. If it doesn't work out there are plenty others you can try later - bonds, currencies, commodities, futures, options, individual stocks - why waste time learning about all those now?
On a related point, no need to find out about the different ways of trading - cash stocks, SB's, direct-access, CFD's, futures - whatever. They are all much of a muchness anyway. As an added small favour I could make a market for you at any time on the FTSE with only a 10 tick spread, that should be more than plenty for a beginner like you.
Now computers/systems: I can't believe how much other people have wasted on top-notch computers with multiple flat-screens and high speed internet. It's all so much overkill. You have a telephone, right? and the daily papers tell you everyday where the FTSE is, right? So why waste money on stuff that will tell you the same thing just a few hours earlier? I myself use an Amstrad P1064 networked to a Spectrum (for the colours) - a little over the top I know.
As for the amount of money you need, forget what others may claim, if you have the skill, and I don't doubt you have, any amount is fine. What do you have in your wallet right now? 50 quid? 100? That's fine! With a little luck you'll double that with your first bet and with compounding you'll have a 6-figure sum within weeks.
So basically this trading business is a piece of p**s. It is only the vested interests that try and keep it surrounded in an aura of mystique with their talk of so called 'bar charts' and 'real time feeds' so that they can exclude the likes of you.
But lucky you! You have found me to guide you though the jungle and tell you what and when to buy or sell. You're onto a sure fire winner... now if you could just get that first cheque off to me (lets say £9000 as we're old friends now) the real lessons can begin!
