Eva,
The coach/mentor thing is a tricky one. You'll want to screen any services that you pay for very hard. In particular, you'll want:
- Someone that trades similar to you. No point of having a scalper mentor you if you plan to trade 1-3 times a day.
- Similar/same markets.
- References that you can contact would be great.
- Local or in the area, would be even better.
- Need everything in writing when paying.
The value of a coach/mentor cannot be underestimated. The problem in trading is that there are many 'coaches' out there more than willing to snatch up your dollars. You really have to do some research to make sure it's a good fit.
As a side note, I've thought about doing something along these lines down the road. The problem is that I think my fees would not be manageable for a new trader. That's the catch 22 here - any good coach, is probably going to be real expensive. And when new to trading, that can be a large capital expenditure.
I would start with checking the ads and articles in trading magazines. One that I see a lot
BUT CANNOT SPEAK TO THE VALUE is
http://www.tradingontarget.com/
Here's a thread I started on the same topic:
http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...rent-2084.html
Keep us posted on your search. If you came back to this thread and provided reviews, that would help many traders out.