Day Traders from Germany/Europe?

External question — Personal Finance Stack Exchange Author: gettingintoit Original post: https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/137488 License: CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Adaptation: HTML converted to plain text; contact email addresses removed. I've recently taken a liking to the whole idea of trading and read some books on trading (day trading in particular). All of them suggested to do paper trading first and that's also my idea. I wanna practice and get proficient with the general idea behind day trading, the tools and so on before I invest real money into it. But before I can do all of that I have a few questions: What is a good broker when you are a) from Europe/Germany and b) want to start with a small account (let's say 5000-10000 Euros). Preferably one that also offers real time paper trading. Can I trade on the American Stock Markets as a European without additional costs? What are essential tools in your opinion to have? At the beginning I would probably opt for free tools, maybe like finviz as a screener? (Is there an alternative to finviz for the European market?) So far, I think, these are my essential questions on my mind right now. I would appreciate any input from you guys on these.