Day Trading

Pros First:

Work when you want
You are your own boss
Holidays off
If successful, you can make a ton of money
Work wherever you want as long as you have a pc and internet connection
Very low economic barriers to entry
Unlimited growth potential
Your ego will get a stroke when you tell people that you trade for a living
You'll learn more about your inner self than you would joining a convent

I'm sure there's more, but those are the big ones.

Now the Cons:

The educational learning curve is very steep.
You need to have at least $30,000 that you can afford to lose as well as 6-12 months of living expenses.
Inconsistent income with no benefits.
You will lose money for at least 6-12 months, period.
Everyone you know will think you're crazy, especially until you turn a profit which could realistically take years.
All of your personal flaws will be magnified, thrown in your face, and cost you money.
Its a very lonely job with little social interaction.
You may spend years of very hard work & study and still lose everything, can you handle that emotionally?
Just when you think you've got it, the markets will change and you're system will no longer work.
You are competing against the best professionals in the world, why would you have a chance?

There are a lot of really good pros to day trading but you need to be realistic in your expectations. Though you get to set your own hours, if you want to be successful, you must be willing to work at it just like any other job.

When things go well, don't get cocky, when things go bad, don't get down.

The odds are that you will fail, but don't let that discourage you from trying. Get as much education as you can and if possible, hook up with a profitable mentor to show you the ropes. And if you can't stand to loose everything and still be sane at the end, walk away now.

Hope this helps

That being said, if your looking to investing something that is the "least risky" and "most predictable" you should look at a low cost fund that tracks a broad market index . Check out VFINX, Vanguards mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500. If you looking for pure predictability, try a bond fund.

The others you mention Forex, Options and Commodities, are the MOST risky and LEAST predictable. And while they can be quite profitable for a professional trader, they are not suitable for the average/rookie investor.

there are so many things you have to look for, process, evaluate, and then take risk and invest.

in todays market, you better know what the heck you are doing or you will not make a dime i can guarntee you.

first thing, learn about stocks, how stock works, and all the terms pros use. http://www.investopedia.com

I'd start with http://vse.marketwatch.com and use imaginary $100,000 to begin with and trade on it to get a feel how trading works.

also.. i doubt you have that kind of money which you don't need that you can use for trading. unless you have at least 2000 dollars to start with and willing to lose it all for the worst possible. I suggest you get Mad Money from Jim Cramer and watch fast money on cnbc.

also visit Yahoo Finance

Depending on what you invested in, you could have to register with the SEC. Additionally, you would be signing up for double taxation! You would have to pay additional legal and accounting fees, and could have your quarterlies audited by the IRS.

There are absolutely no advantages to this scheme. Never mind that if you tried to become a trader for a living, you would become homeless, as more than 90% of "day traders" lose more than 2/3 of their capital in the first year.

Not to mention that this would look a hell of a lot like money laundering to an outsider (someone who creates a shell holding corporation to avoid having his name attached to the movement of significant amounts of cash moving across state lines is a pretty good way to meet some kind agents from the FBI).

It's never a good idea to try to outsmart the federal government – sure, they might not be the smartest bunch in the room, but they sure know how to hold a grudge.

That being said, if your looking to investing something that is the "least risky" and "most predictable" you should look at a low cost fund that tracks a broad market index . Check out VFINX, Vanguards mutual fund that tracks the S&P 500. If you looking for pure predictability, try a bond fund.

The others you mention Forex, Options and Commodities, are the MOST risky and LEAST predictable. And while they can be quite profitable for a professional trader, they are not suitable for the average/rookie investor.

The second most popular time is amateur hour where many pros like to fade the gap and trade against the amateurs opening the market.

Hope that helps!