best way to get familiar with the market?

[FishHooks]

First of all I'm 18 and going to college to major in economics, I would really like to get a job in an area related to the stock market when I graduate. What is the best way to start to get familiar with the market, trends, how to analyze the market yourself and not rely on reading an article about a hot stock. Its something that intrests me but I dont have a lot of experience or real indept knowledge of how that stock market fluctuates and things like that. So I'm not necessarly looking for books telling me how to invest, because i'm only 18 and dont have the money for that yet. I hope that made sence