Thanks ALL for the great advice above, and agree fully that a demo account is much different to going LIVE. So...I'll start very small...micro or nano live account as suggested, and take it from there after a Live trial for 6 months or so... ;-) I must say I enjoy both the mental and psychological challanges faces in FX Trading and hope to one day do this full time - within the next 5 years that is if all goes really well. By the Way, I just bought "Trading in the Zone" today....thanks for the advice 'sharpforex' :-) Looks like agreat read....

A question for those experienced traders out there - who are making consistent gains - over the years.... : When do you know you're ready to go live? I'm demo'ing my account, a combo of EA and manual...and doing OK so far... https://www.myfxbook.com/portfolio/fxtintin2/138896 Any thoughts?