If someone expects to learn to make money from books, then my advice is to stop trading and use the money in something better. 98%* of all books on trading are junk. The most profitable subjects in the art of trading are: Education and brokerage.
You can check sites like pristine.com and many...
That's my opinion... I know that 5k isn't enough.
But if you asked, if 100k is enough. I would say:
Spend 50k educating yourself and start trading with the remaining 50k.
I think that you will have a chance to succeed.
5k is not enough... anybody who trades below 50k will have 95% chances to end with a closed account.
I have worked as broker for a long time and i can tell you that this is the true, i've seen what happens to small accounts.
If you doubt this you will end fast.
Don't trade futures and...