2. Go slow, go steady. While it's perfectly natural to begin trading slowly --you want to learn the ropes before you put your money at risk-- a mistake many newer traders make is to speed things up before they're really ready. It's an easy mistake to make after all, you want to start making real money, and you want it now.

But it's important to resist the urge to do this. Your best bet is to start slow, and keep it slow take your trades in baby steps. And when you decide it's time to up the ante a bit, do it slowly. Otherwise, you'll probably find yourself losing, and may get discouraged enough to take yourself out of the game altogether.

3. Choose your broker wisely. Find a good Forex broker that caters to the type of trading you plan to do. For instance, while most Forex brokers frown upon Forex scrapers, there are some brokers out there that specialize in this kind of service. As for regular traders, some brokers specialize in day trading and others specialize in longer-term trades.

Also, the best Forex brokerage firms will generally offer new clients a dummy account, allowing you to make sample trades and learn as you go. So be sure to choose a broker that offers a practice account. Before deciding on one, do your research first. Check with friends and in Forex forums to get recommendations, and learn which broker --and what type of practice account-- will work best for you.

4. Understand Forex psychology. It's not just government policies and international events that affect the value of currencies around the world it's how those things are perceived by traders. Understanding how the psychology of trading --specifically, fear and greed-- affect the market as a whole is key to trading successfully. It's also a key part of managing your own trading. Examining how you react emotionally to a change in a currency in which you have a stake is the best way to control those emotions. Learn to trade with your mind instead of your feelings.

5. Be patient and manage losing positions. Sometimes, a trade goes wrong. It happens often to every trader, and losing positions is something you need to plan for. Learning to manage losing positions and cut your losses is an important part of being a successful trader. As is learning from your mistakes, so you won't make the same ones again.