
I was no different than anybody else when I first started trading the forex market. I used a demo account. It's only natural that you walk before you can run. However, I think many people get up to actually run. Many new traders can't get past the "demo" mindset.
It's kind of like a little kid who is using training wheels on their bike. It's fine in the beginning, but can you really call yourself a "bike rider" if you never take off the training wheels. Eventually you have to take the plunge and have confidence in your own skills to do it for real. When it comes to trading, many traders never actually get that confidence....