I guess you can always get leverage or bonuses so I think capital is a little bit of a problem in forex but its not all to it. Sine in forex, one can start with low capital and still be able to trade and use leverage or bonuses. You can also use cents account if you don't have a lot of money but the forum bonuses nowadays are so good that a person would always have enough to trade with. Now, when they get a high leverage, they will lose all their money if the trends go against them. So, to offset that they have to use a moderate level of leverage.