Ignoring the downside of a trade. Most traders, when entering a trade, look only at the money they think they will make by taking the trade. They rarely consider that the trade may go against them and that they could lose. The reality is that whenever someone buys a futures contract, someone else is selling that… Read More »
90% of option traders lose money Even people who are highly knowledgeable about the financial markets and work in the industry do poorly. There is evidence all over the place that losing money in options is normal and “everyone in the know knows it”. I never got good at options trading, but I never encountered… Read More »
You must have a Mission Statement. What’s your real motivation behind your trading? You must spell out your trading/investing Goals and Objectives. You cannot get from A to B very easily unless you truly know where B is. You must spell out your Trading/Investing Beliefs and Market Beliefs. Please remember this very important statement,… Read More »
Trading is Buying and selling securities or commodities on a short-term basis, hoping to make quick profits.You might hear of rags to riches stories or traders boasting about the money they made in a trade. Its am exciting business but the fact is only 5% of traders are able to make money on a consistent… Read More »
Don’t let anyone ever tell you that trading in Nifty,Stocks Commodity or Forex future game is easy. It is one of the most diffcut business to be in, As per Stats out of 100% 90% traders looses money in futures trading, 5% be at breakeven and only 5% are the one who make astrnomical sums… Read More »
Bruce Stanley Kovner is the founder and Chairman of Caxton Associates, a hedge fund that trades a global macro strategy and is considered amongst the worlds top and largest 10 hedge funds with an estimated $14 billion under management . In March 2011, Kovner had an estimated net worth of around $4.5 billion On protecting… Read More »
The six stages of a developing trader are looked at below. Stage One: The Clueless Trader This is the first stage when you enter trading. You may have picked up a book on technical analysis somewhere, heard of a day trader making millions, or got lucky in an earlier stock investment. After all, how hard… Read More »
One of the Best Article I have read in recent memory!! The mental part of the game. Its an aspect of trading that can easily be ignored, we all choose how we approach this game. Some see failures as opportunities to learn and progress, while others see them as outright failures and road blocks which should be… Read More »
Dr. M. Woodruff Johnson One of the best article in recent times Rahul did it again, another big loss day, another day where he did not follow his trading plan. Rahul had taken trading courses from some very so called trading gurus. He had a trade plan, which covered minute details and was quiet comprehensive.… Read More »
Psychological Traits of the Rich Trader They have the ability to admit they were wrong and get out of a trade. They know the place where price proves them wrong. They have the ability to not only close a losing trade but reverse and go in the other direction when it is called for. The… Read More »