Trading - Student interested in trading

I am a student in College am I am really interested in trading. Since I live in Texas my Network in the Finance industry is limited. I was wondering where to start? How do I practice trading or learning how to trade properly, where I will have an idea of what most of the stuff is before i walk in for an internship/job? Also would buying a nice setup like computer with trading program/software possibly help?

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Well I can't think of a better answer than that link..... looks like you came to the right place.

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Thanks for the reply, Im actually involved in the energy club at my school and that is one of the main industries I have been looking at..... so should be much help too me.

 

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