absolutely! first things first, learn types of investing (bonds, mutual funds) but if your still into equities, learn the technicals and its lingos (where to draw lines, what is support/resistance, gap fills etc) then finally, learn your strategy. what type of methods you would like to trade. Take a look at my post. this will explain alot if your new. you can also see some of my real trades. http://injurioustrading.blogspot.ca/2012/04/simple-intro-on-how-i-trade-my-stocks.html