23 y/o, money to invest help me please ... !!??

paidge said: "Hi, everybody to present myself i got 23 years old i am from montreal, i speak french so i will try to do my best in english and i got money to invest. I dont want to invest all i got but a part of it so around 5k-10k for short, medium trading. I watch market since a short period of time and i'd like to have some good hints and tips to be better reading them, good thing to know and everything. Where and how to buy stocks online is it expensive in fees and everything... ? Do you guyz play with stocks with your mouse like GAMERS with the 2 buttons buy, sell to make your money or you just watch your stock and watch your loss/gain ? If i want to start investing in which Company you suggest me to invest not too risky but that could worth it. I just bought also 10k of Maple Leafs .9999 Gold coins because i saw the gold going really well since a bit and i listen everybody telling that its supposed to cintinue in that way. I am not that kind of guy that want to buy TV'S XbOX and everything i want to make something Brilliant with my money that will earn some money. I hope some of you will help me i know a lot of you got good experiance in daytrading and trading in general. Thanks"

paidge said: "please i know a couple of experienced guys like you can help a new man like me :)"

Rbreb13 said: "There are lots of threads like this one already. Read through the posts and you'll find answers. Check out the "Useful Links" thread. Read, read, read and then read some more. Knowledge is the best weapon in this game. Learn to read charts also. Right now might not be a particularly good time to get in the market. It's extremely volatile and totally irrational. Might be good to wait until it settles down and recovers from all the credit crunch, financial and other messes."

DarkSide said: "I would add to Rbreb13's suggestion, it is one of the best times to learn "How not to loose money" in these market conditions. Try paper trading first till the market calms down."

honeyjw said: "With all this volatility, I think this could potentially be a great time to find some undervalued companies simply because the market is down. Until you are ready to stick your money in the market, you can always but it in the money market or very liquid bonds. This will give you some return on your money until you know exactly what you want to invest in. Commission fees can get expensive with only 5-10K, so look for low cost brokers online that give you discounts based on the number of trades you think you might possibly make. I hope this helps. Wade thestocktalk.net"

paidge said: "yes, i already start some paper trading a bit but its a bit hard because theres many many many sectors of activities and it's really hard to point out which one is a good one at the moment and also which company is under evaluated, theres a lot of factor when i read that we have to consider :p I wished i could be seated just beside a PRO and press the same buttons as him and make the same money at the same time he explain me why he make his choice and how he make his decision, :) !! Stock Market is so interesting !!"

honeyjw said: "the more time you spend around the market, the more you will learn. there are some great buys out there right now with the market taking hits."