Markets

The market is a murky place, and sharks—also known as people who trade for a living—swim in the infested waters. Do not be the crustacean. Unless you pay someone to do it (and maybe not even then), no one can really tell you the exact time to enter the market, and you will likely get different opinions. This is particularly true if you have a hazy goal in your head.

If you're asking questions about timing, chances are you have not done your homework. There are many 'number one' rules before trading, one of them is research. Spend time—and if you can afford it, money—to educate yourself about investing, strategy, trends and stocks.

You can also learn from the numerous free trading resources on the web. A review of recent and accurate market patterns should get you started and help you make an informed decision.

Futures markets have always been used by many investors to have an idea on how the Australian share market will perform daily. Knowing whether the market will open with high or low value everyday helps the investor to decide on what to do with his stocks. In Europe and USA market, offshore futures review is one of the several ways to predict the direction of the market. This method is used to monitor how stock indices such as S&P 500 and FTSE traded the night before and this will help the investors determine the opening value of the particular stocks indices.

Where can I find a great FREE website that teaches stock market Trading and Investing?
It could be anything from stock market trading to Futures and Options or even Forex. Could be Day-trading, Online-trading, etc. Please feel free to list as many websites as you might know about - as long as they are FREE. Also, any good book suggestions and/or tips?

First of all - you should focus your learning on one or the other. I'm a trader myself and trading and investing are two totally different things.