Whenever a newbie starts demo trading then his first aim should be to learn basics of forex trading and after that second step for a newbie is to learn and find a strategy that can give him small but consistent profit. When ever a newbie find himself capable of earning a consistent profit from forex market then it means that he is now ready for real trading. I think you're ready for real trading if you have demo trade for at least 3 consecutive profitable months in a row. Secondly, when you have developed your own trading strategy.