Investment Forum - FOREX Can we make money?

I'm new to shares and play on AIM today, I received many advert/offers to play FOREX with wonderful ideas to make real money at a membership price of course. I have to say I'm tempted to pay £250 for membership but is it really worth to join and have a try on FOREX or my money will be better placed in shares?

I would think twice before I spent £250 on a Forex course. I think these sort of courses attempt to teach you some sort of 'system'. i.e. technical analysis. Now this cannot possibly work on it's own. If it did you could just buy a powerful computer, program it to recognise the 'signals' and watch the money come rolling in!
What I always say is there are three things that contribute to success in most, if not all forms of trading/gambling. They are: 1. Inside information 2.Knowledge/skill/experience and 3.Luck
Now we know, from recent events that 1. is a. prevalent and b. illegal. And that 3. Is to a great degree not under our control.
So, basically concentrate on 2. That means read , read, read, listen and learn!

Another push from this member to promote his website for whatever reason. I feel this should be stopped.

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In reply to Belphils post and follow up from Raysor. You are entering a world that is similar to Horse Racing and there everyone wants to give you a “Tip” for the “Winners” but always at a price!! You will find all of these adverts on every Financial Site you care to visit all offering to show you how to make % profits in the 100’s + in hours.  Have you seen them? “ Make Money while you are away from your computer” , “Make £1000’s from Red Hot Tips” and all such similar promises of easy money. You then get solicited to deal in CFD’S at lower costs and no tax. Great if you get it all right but if you get it wrong you are going to lose what you are hoping to invest and some of the ways are faster than others. Remember all of these tips are at a cost and that is going to come out of the money you hoped to make money on!! As with Raysors advice you have to “read” “learn” and “understand” before you commit and then invest on your own convictions and if you get it right good luck to you.