      While you are waiting for your account to be opened and funded, yourhardware to be ordered and your line to be installed, begin diligentlystudying the markets. Buy a large three-ring binder, fill it with paper,and start taking notes. Paste articles from the different newspapers andmagazines that you subscribe to in it. Highlight the key stories and takenotes on what price movements you expect to result from the news. And yes,paper trade. Read more books on technical analysis, fundamentals, andtrading strategies. Order annual reports from the companies that interestyou. Immerse yourself. Prepare to open your doors for business.