I am sorry to hear that you lost that money. You need to learn how to trade. Forex (and most of trading) is a NEGATIVE sum game. PM me if you wish to learn more. Also, yesterday, I was a bit bored and made some live trades. Go to forex trading and you should see how I traded (Live Trades is the title of the thread). It is possible that the main thing that got you is leverage and the lack of understanding of money management.
In any case, if you were to redo it, I suggest that you start with just $100. Turn it to $150.Then from there add another $100. Make sure that you turn that other 100 to $150, before you consider adding. At certain point, you will be one of those you asked about: who actually make money? Answer: profitable traders and brokers. As for hedging, that is just talk. 90% is speculative trading.