Hello everyone
I’m from RSA and I started trading at the end of 2017. I can see the potential in trading.
I am here to learn. I have traded a Demo account for some time. I trade live now.
Babypips taught me so much and I look forward to learning so much more from this community.
welcome, lots of friendly people here.
Hi TNMabusela! Welcome to the community! How many months did you demo trade before going live?
Hi baemax023. Thank you for the warm welcome 
I traded Demo for 6 months to 8 months before going live agin this year. I took demo lightly at first and I would often switch to live trading. I learnt my lessons and focused on demo until I was settled on a trading system and had a going Trading Journal.
Thank you very much, I look forward to learning from you and others.
Welcoooome @TNMabusela!
How long have you been trading live? How long did you trade on demo before going live? 
Huhu. I’ve been concerned about this for a while now. 
I traded demo for about six months. Until I hade the confidence in my strategy and I could keep a trading journal.
Ooooh! Thanks for answering. 
Haha. I hope your live trading’s going well!
Hi @TNMabusela! How has your live trading been so far? I’ve been demo trading for more than 6 months and I feel like I’d be more serious if I opened a live account with a small balance.
Good luck on your trading journey. 
Live trading is going well. I have my risk management in order. I actually doubled my account last week.
As far as taking it serious, I think you should take it serious on demo first. Don’t think of demo as fake, treat that money like you earned it, there are many lessons that will surface.
Thanks @TNMabusela. I’m finding it hard to be more focused in putting in trades and I feel it’s because I know it isn’t real money anyway. But I understand what you mean and thanks for reminding me.
Hello and welcome to the community - how are your trades going?
I find that it is very true that there are differences between trading on demo and real account. Somehow, real account is much more emotional for me, as I am aware that I play with my real money. When I lose, it really hearts me.
Do you have a trading journal here?
a good way to make you take it more seriously is start a real account but only deposit a small amount and be prepared to loose it as you inevitably will. this will help you with the emotions of real money as it is a very different feeling to demo.
I like your focus and attitude towards trading, pipsologist guy. Glad you started with risk management.
If anyone here do not treat demo a real account in their mind, try cent account, that’s how I started and looking back, I’ve made a wise choice. It’s important to treat trading real when you want to take it a serious business.
Thanks @paulap. I feel like I’ll work harder if I know that it’s real money I’m dealing with.
yes this is how i feel too
Did you start with real money from the beginning?