Over the past 5 years there has been an explosion in both the popularity and access to trading online, in fact it is positively easy to trade forex.
As online traders, we are no longer at the mercy of brokers fee's and commissions, we now have the knowledge at our finger tips to teach, train and hopefully make profits. Could it be any easier to trade forex, I dont think so.

From a beginners point of view I would suggest that you should open up a demo account and trade for several weeks upon one of the many on offer. There is a huge amount of selection, from what has been considered a great beginners platform at easy forex, for the more technical platform you should perhaps look for the ever popular SKY platform offered by Breeze FX http://forexforum.forex4pros.co.uk/showthread.php/its-easy-trade-2908.html