Really? Twice?? I started with $200 in my pocket to invest. I found out about brokers that do not require a lot of deposit and put my first 200 with fxview. Call it my luck or my market study brought results, in 3 months my 200 grew over 3k. Thankfully I never came in a situation of getting a margin call, but even if someone does get that, it is just like a sign. Not to leave the market but perhaps strategize (like you mentioned). From forex I have also diversified into stocks now, but instead of daytrading treating them as long term investments. Dividends on tech companies are good, and XM is a reliable broker for market scanning