How can you learn to trade?

Learning to trade stocks effectively is not an easy thing to do. There are hundreds of things to learn if you want to be a day trader but you can only learn them by getting in the game. I don't think you could ever be prepared for trading your own funds from a book or a course. You can learn from classes or courses but the best lessons come from trading your own money. It certainly keeps your attention. I took the challenge to be a day trader just in time for the credit crunch in 2007. I don't know for sure but I am assuming that it wasn't the easiest time to start. It really has seemed more like being thrown into the fire. My mistakes have been many but I am still learning and trying to get better.