commodities can be a lot better to work with You are playing with fire here. This is a zero sum game and you can be wiped out in seconds. Literally. Paper trade in order to learn. Never trade on margin. Here is a link that can be a start in the right direction... I use TDAmertrade, FWIW. http://decarleytrading.com/free-offers/commodity-futures-and-options-paper-trading-account