read some books, look at charts, get a live data feed going and watch it day after day.
im new and that's what i did and learned the basics in a few months. i dont recommend websites to paper trade on. they arent realistic and too slow. i would enter and exit trades as if you were doing them...
im new to trading and havent gone thru major losses, but i agree with worldcrusher's advice.
here's my own advise. learn futures. no pdt rule. less charts to watch / keep track of. and when starting out that's pretty important so you dont get too overwhelmed. start there and save up to one...