There are software products that will make successful trades for you and others that will look for opportunity and suggest what you should do. The best of these can be configured so they look for opportunity based on your input.

If you have your own system that has been profitable then software is a good way to go. But it should be used to make your life easier by following your system. Leaving it to trade on the default settings can be dangerous.

Often you will find it makes little or no trades at all but when you add your own settings it does much better. In order for this to happen though you need a good knowledge of manual trading. This will come through experience and education.

Many of the most successful forex traders actually recommend making very few trades and only taking action when opportunity presents itself. This is different from some experts opinions but will leave you with a greater percentage of profitable trades.

If you are just starting your career it is a good idea to start by reading up on the basics. When you understand this you can move on to a demo account. This is a type of account where you can actually buy and sell currency but you are not investing any real money so there is no potential for profit or loss.

It enables you to get a good feel for how things work and to test out your system and any automated software you may be using. It is similar to real trading but the main difference is that you will be less likely to make risky trades when it is your own money on the line.

I would not suggest using the demo account for too long before you move onto real live trading. You will not get used to trading with a safety net if you move on fairly quickly. Obviously you will not want to invest money you cannot afford to lose and should be prepared for losses. Aim to make some small profits consistently and this is how you build a small account into a much larger one.