NOT this again.
Another forex wannabe guru telling people how easy forex trading is.
It's so easy that over 80% of traders lose.
In fact... forex trading is hard and demanding.
Poker and trading are two different games. It's like saying: "I'm good at football so I should be good at ice hockey".
In poker you can bluff... good luck bluffing in trading LOL
The reason people trade indices is because they involve less risk compared to share trading.
And especially, if you trade on margin, indices are considerably safer than individual shares/stocks.