I would recommend to head over to investopedia.com and play with fake money first.
Do this for about a year or two before thinking on investing real money. It sounds long and boring but that's because it takes a lot just to understand what's happening, let alone make any money.
Read everything you can on commonly used definitions and get used to reading financial news. This will help you measure how much do you actually understand and get more proficient at it.
Then you can start investing with small amounts and see how it feels. The hardest thing I have experienced while trading is the emotional rush of either losing money or winning money. So getting used to it is pretty useful if you want to follow an strategy, etc.
Quantopian is a good reasource if you have already understood at least some basic stuff. Another good resource is
http://www.babypips.com/school
Although it refers to Forex market and not stock market, a lot of the stuff there applies as well.
Do this for about a year or two before thinking on investing real money. It sounds long and boring but that's because it takes a lot just to understand what's happening, let alone make any money.
Read everything you can on commonly used definitions and get used to reading financial news. This will help you measure how much do you actually understand and get more proficient at it.
Then you can start investing with small amounts and see how it feels. The hardest thing I have experienced while trading is the emotional rush of either losing money or winning money. So getting used to it is pretty useful if you want to follow an strategy, etc.
Quantopian is a good reasource if you have already understood at least some basic stuff. Another good resource is http://www.babypips.com/school
Although it refers to Forex market and not stock market, a lot of the stuff there applies as well.