The choices are fairly simple for people who do not have a lot of money to work with and with little experience. It basically comes down to just how little capital you (as an investor) has to start with. Even if you have as little as $500 or so there still are a couple of good places to try to put that money to work for you. One of these types of day trading accounts is found on a system called a binary options platform. These also may be referred to as digital, exotic, or fixed-return contracts. They all pretty much refer to the same thing: a trader makes a simple up-or-down prediction and makes a small ($5 to $3000) investment on that prediction. A correct investment pays off around 70% yield while an out of the money contract results in a loss of most of the investment. These specialist brokerage accounts are popular because the trades are simple, require next-to-nothing for capital and still (can) produce worthwhile income because the trades last an hour to a day usually - meaning small capital amounts can be put to use over and over again in the same day.