Advice please!!!

I'm looking to start trading as somethig to fill my time and (hopefully) earn a little more money. I've gradually left my old work, (nothing in finance), but I have got an old degree in economics.

I've been on a couple of trading courses including Greg Seckers, but was simply overwhelmed by the amount of information (as well as staggered by the cost!!!). I need something simpler and more for beginners.

Searching the web I've come across http://www.trade4success.co.uk who are running some educational workshops for under a 100, but don't know if they're worth it.

Has anyone any experience of them, know any other courses, or got any advice for a virgin trader.

Thanks for reading and for your help.

Janeys,

Apologies, I thought that as you could write and read on this thread you had relatively normal sight. I am developing similar problems, all be slowly.

As you mentioned happy with charts and obviously can magnify on the screen to read, perhaps you might try Pring's Book and CD. The CD is an Introduction on Charting and is well laid out and the commentary is very sensible and pacing seems good to me.

Another CD well worth getting is David Jones Introduction to TA. Sensible, commentary sensible and well laid out. Very basic, but my guess many successful traders use the simple methods frequently and the more complex indicators glancingly. The latter can be obtained from Sharescope. The former from "Abe Books" etc..

There are also some CDs on Fundamentals. I can't really comment as I find the details of Fundamentals a strain, and have to make myself pay attention when using them to estimate value of companies.