I paper trade in forex everyday for a few hours on the weekdays and I am progressing. There is nothing like the joy of winning when after the end of your trading hours you paper win money no matter how small or big it is...
There are many people who equate forex trading and almost all types of financial trading to gambling. To be fair gambling and trading many kinds of financial instruments is a financially high risk money making activity where many people win or lose a lot of money in a short period of time. The losers however in these kinds of activities outnumber the winners...