OP if your going the trading route, which is a popular choice because it is what most everyone here is dabbling in. I have a collection of youtube trading videos I have acquired. Hope they may be of use for you or anyone else.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzjibvTbU9Mx5ov2F-glcCYyKBbyAczwc

Everyday that I try and learn about sane financial law and policy it gets even muddier. It is so obvious that regulators serve their self interest at the expense of the citizenry and the people just concede because its such dense nonsense and regulatory by law. Their rules are simple, keep a hold of financial industries, and tax people the maximum amount. Period. Which is why bitcoin exists in the first place. to wrestle financial control away from these absolute monsters.

This looks like a fun project! Quick question for the regulars if I may. What is the connection, if any, is there with thepiratebay and the blockchain project. Savy?

Is anyone using older model amd GPU's to effectively mine this thing?