My interest in trading started in 2003, before advent of YouTube. Back then, newbies went to the Internet to get information. I remember buying courses and receiving CDs through the mail. Peter Bain's and John Murphy's courses come to mind. From 2003 to 2016, my interest dithered as I wasn't looking to trade full-time and investing in penny stocks was my solid second stream of income.
In 2016, I started taking trading more seriously. Since I was interested in trading interest rate futures, I started searching YouTube. I came across two people offering that specific education. One was legit, the other was questionable. Luckily, I chose the legit offering.
Now, on to my point.
1. When it comes to seeking trading education, a YouTube search helps for those with a clue.
2. One has to use a filter to sift through the BS. The filter is comprised of the following:
Does the trader have professional trading experience (i.e., he/she worked at a prop firm, investment bank, in the pits, etc)? If the trader doesn't have professional trading experience, does he/she have an extensive public archive of live streams of his trades?
Is the trader actually trading?
Is the company that is offering education a subsidiary of a trading firm?
If any of the above is No, then it's a quick pass.
3. Those who can do, those who can't grift.
Can you help answer these questions from other members on futures io?