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Do Not Reduce Probability – Let’s Speak About Percent Of Successful Traders.

Posted by fts on 14 May 2010

“How many of beginning traders are succeed?” – the potential trader asks group of the tempered experts. “From those 40 % who will survive more year, only one or two percent will learn to get profit consistently”, – the head of one of the large broker companies answers. The leading trader of a large hedge fund marks “Approximately five of 100 – on my supervision”. It seems that many will agree with it: if you plan to attend to exclusively trading, probability is against you. Here are some methods with which the new traders can avoid usual errors and subdue probability.

The self-confidence control:

It is necessary to be the optimist. The pessimist will never accept probability of success. But optimism should be used effectively. Do not think that you know how to trade; you have not received necessary skills yet. Analyze, practice and study. Set the purposes for yourself to learn, instead of to receive return. In other words, in the beginning – study methods, and already then can set as the purpose profit earning.

Recognize that you play for money and limit risk:

Brokers and other members of investment community think that they degrade traders, naming them “players”, but skilled traders easily admit: “We play for money”, – they speak. Yes there is a risk and it is better to recognize it. Traders struggle for the big profit and they are ready to accept responsibility. However, distinction between professionals and fans, whether it is in trading or in gambling, is shown in management of risks. As you try to profit on probability of a prize, it is vital for your survival to expect to a turn of red ink operations. It means before an input in the bargain to consider the relation risk/profit, to make sure that you have enough big account to risk, and if it is not so, stay aside and wait the bargain, which you can take. Management of risks here is the confidential weapon of the trader.

Use reliable trading strategy and know, when to change it:

It is much easier to tell, than to make. Obviously, you cannot wait profit if your strategy is not perfectly in order. But it is necessary to know well, it is weak in general or does not work only because there is not very optimum market position for this strategy. Many books on trading and experts warn – “Do not refuse prematurely from trading strategy”. It is not reasonable to jump from strategy to strategy, but what is premature? Being based on probability calculus, even advantageous strategy can give a train of losses, so that too long operation of strategy when it does not work will destroy your account. Probably the best what you can make – to advance, what part of the capital you will take away on risk for the basic strategy. Know the market positions necessary for work of strategy, and be convinced that these conditions are present. However, there is no replacement to trade experience, when it is necessary to decide how long to adhere to strategy, before to refuse it.

Before you decide to make a forex investment or start forex trading yourself, better find a good forex book and learn more about forex market – this will save you from tons of troubles and traps.

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