The answer is to educate yourself first and to do this you need to find a good educator and Trader who also has a mission to share their knowledge to help others create wealth like they have. Many think that people like this don't exist but they do, they are organised, have been helping others for many years and get satisfaction knowing that they are changing lives. You find a person with this mission and at a minimal cost you begin your journey by getting an education.
Trading education encompasses many areas, they include emotions, clear thinking, listening to advice from those in the know and respecting their years of experience. A good educator will tell you about mistakes they made so you learn from them and get you on the correct path to becoming a successful Trader. Controlling emotions is the most important facet in Trading because if you don't keep your emotions in check, you make mistakes that result in more losses than wins.Your educator will recommend reading on the subject of emotions and will also advise if you are having a bad day, DON'T TRADE ON THAT DAY!
The best place to start is with Forex as currency is traded every day in every country. It is easier to understand and easier to learn, on a demo account until you are confident in your abilities. Some Traders use a signal that links to your account that triggers when they trade and copies the trade on your account. This is a great way to watch and learn especially if they run a Live Trading Room where you can watch the Trade in action plus the explanation as to why each move is taken.You will learn to understand charts, harmonic patterns and price/action. It will not be long before you are executing trades on your own, first with a demo account and then on a live account. While all this educating is going on you can still have your educators signal attached to a live account making money for you, everything is geared to educate you to Trade wisely with knowledge and good skills.
Once you have a good grip on Forex it will make Futures Trading much easier to understand. They are both very different and Futures is a little more challenging. A Live Trading Room is a great tool to learn Futures, where you will be able to attend Training sessions and execute Trades with the guidance of your educator. You will be prompted when to enter, where to put your stop loss and your target zone to exit, if the trade does not go as planned you will be prompted how to minimise it and come out with a small profit or break even. There still will be losses however you are trained to recognise how to keep these days to a minimum.