Akuma99

To give some background, I am a web developer of 12 years by trade (well former trade) ... so I have a bias, but Currensee is good in concept, but terribly concocted, slow, clunky and poorly layed out makes me worry about it's organisation in the back end where the private data is held. I know that is not directly related to the concept, which has some merit, but it's implementation indicates to me there is some way to go before I would trust my trading info with them.

I'd lean more towards the EURUSD than the GBPUSD, the differences are subtle, but it is a little smoother, yet volatile enough for the average joe. For me anything with high liquidity is where I would want someone to start, so some eminis, fx or indices perhaps, something that isn't going to gap the arse out of your trade.

As others have mentioned, the figure is not as important as to how the amount you choose makes you feel in your loins. Personally, I trade full time with a 1% risk (as per your second option), as anything over that and I start get itchy, irritable and glued to the screen. That said to me either I need to go to the chemist, or I am trading a risk level my energy levels are not comfortable with. I trade currencies primarily where gaps aren't as common (excluding weekends), but brownsfan019 is something to think about. Larry Williams is a good one to read up on for this kind of thing.