Hi & welcome ... please also read the Rate My Broker section on this forum for information on the various brokers, and IMO $500 is not really enough for a mini account. You might want to consider the brokers who allow micro accounts, $500 is enough for that & you can learn to trade with real money & more safety.
Use your demo account to test all new ideas or strategies, the object of the game at first is to preserve your account balance
