chicago board of trade has a lot of tools to learn. i heard if you have $50 in your account with TD ameritrade you can DL thinkorswim for free. there are tools to learn that on the site. there is basically a whole language to learn. investopedia provides a lot of nice explanations. write down words you dont know. find out what they mean. anyone selling you their secret method is full of shit. dont fall for that. read motley fool. read WSJ. paper trade dont start w real money. for paper trading give yourself a realistic amount dont start with 69 quadrillion currency in paper trades because its unrealistic. start with 2 grand or something realistic for normies even if youre rich.