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Friday, June 19, 2009

Learn Trading Discipline

By Ahmad Hassam

You need to develop trading discipline. If you come to a point in your market analysis in a trading session when you have no confidence on the accurate direction of the market forecast, choose not to trade. Always remember, a lost opportunity is better than lost capital.

You should wait for the market conditions to become clearer before you enter a trade. You should increase the probability of success by trading when the trade setups are strong and risk to reward ratio is not more than 1:2. This is far more important in forex than in stock markets. The forex markets move a lot as compared to the stock markets.

You should understand that high leverage gives you the opportunity to make a lot more money much faster. But in case you go wrong, you can get your account wiped out. When you dont see an opportunity clearly, try to sit on the sidelines. Wait for the market conditions to become clearer. Learn to be a patient trader. Let the market come to you.

Leverage is a wonderful money making tool. It is the key to making money in the forex markets. No other market allows high leverage that this market allows. 100:1 leverage means that for a $1000 deposit, you can trade $100,000. This huge leverage allows you the opportunity to make the kind of returns that you want.

But using high leverage can be dangerous. It has the potential of making you lose some or all of your capital if you trade foolishly. Take the example of credit cards; the bank lets you borrow huge sums of money using your credit card on the promise that you will pay it back. You should use your credit card responsibly.

But if you abuse your credit card, it can lead you into heavy debt or even bankruptcy. Just like managing your credit card, you need to manage leverage in forex trading. Just because you have $10,000, does not mean that you should trade 10 lots. Using all your capital would be foolish.

A very effective trading method yet very conservative would be to never use leverage of more than 20% on your capital in the account. You should only trade two lots with a $10,000 capital in your account. Use good money management rules. Trade with discipline! You can grow your account realistically in a short period of time.

The compounding factor of money is very powerful. Many people want to get rich quick. They try to take unnecessary risk. Dont focus on proper trading principles. Develop the discipline in yourself to follow simple money management rules.

Suppose you open a mini account. Start by trading one position of a tenth of a lot. You will not make much money in the beginning. The position size is only one tenth of a normal lot. Be patient! The percentage of returns will compound over time. You will trade a much larger sum of money with the passage of time.

As a trader, you should make realistic goals that can be achieved over time. You should always trade with the money that you can afford to lose! Never ever trade with money that you cannot afford to lose! It is foolish. You should never borrow money to trade. You should not use money that you would use to pay monthly utility bills. You should not use your life savings. You should not think like a gambler. - 23159

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