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No matter where you turn, there are so many people who want to be investment bankers as they think it's easy; so people turn to financial spread betting, CFD's, or forex trading, trying to prove a point.
But trading is not easy, it takes a lot of hard work, dedication and discipline to be a successful trader.
It doesn't matter if you buy/sell shares or you use Contracts for Differences, in the UK and Ireland you can also use financial spread betting; or you can even speculate on forex exchange. No matter what, it takes time to learn.