Quote Originally Posted by Montmorency View Post
Of course, $5000 is not usually a small amount in personal terms. Is there a real minimum threshold for starting trading below which there is no meaningful experience to be gained or returns compounded?
Trading accounts can be started up for very little.

For example, one of the most popular trading platforms - you can start with pretty much 30 dollars. If you're really into this, you can simply start and work your way up, as long as you educate yourself first and you stick to it.