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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

ETF Trading For Beginners: Choosing Systems

By Patrick Deaton

If you are just beginning to get into ETF trading you have probably been reading a lot and wondering about an ETF trading system that will be most effective. There are many websites that offer an ETF trading system that can't lose. Or, you may even see an advertisement for a that is guaranteed to make you a lot of money fast. It is important to take the time to research these kinds of advertisements before investing any money.

There are several ETF trading systems. Some are extremely effective when they are used in certain sectors with certain strategies. Others are more effective in an entirely different sector. The other thing to know about trading systems is that one system may be effective if you are going in for long positions and it will not work at all in short positions.

Successful traders often use a system that is a hybrid of a system that is consistently effective on it's own. They have adapted the system to meet their unique needs and requirements. The most effective system is one that will allow flexibility and versatility for the trader without strangling the ability to make proactive trades and moves.

Deciding on the right system will be a matter of tracking systems to see which are most effective in the sector that you are going to trade in. By tracking the system, you are not going to trade using the system(s). It is very easy to track several systems at the same time for the same sector and evaluate how effective they are in that sector and with those spreads.

ETF trading systems have a history. They can be analyzed just as well as the sectors that you will be trading. Finding out the history of a system can help to find the ones that have a history for consistent gains. By staying with a system that offers medium low to medium risks a new trader will have more opportunity to learn without suffering substantial losses.

The system history will also have the method that is used with that system. The method used is going to be important to how quickly you learn the intricacies of trading and how smoothing you move through the learning curve. The systems that use a trend following method are going to help you to develop the skills that will make you a successful trader.

If you see an advertisement for a system that looks enticing, check out the history of the system. Find out how effective it has been over a period of time. Use the ETF trading forums to find out how the system has worked for successful traders and other traders on the forum. There are many forums and blogs hosted by successful traders who are a valuable resource of free information about ETF trading.

This is a very rewarding and fulfilling career. You're going to find out that there is something new to learn about ETF trading every day. This is especially true during the learning curve of about two years. While a system may be tempting, if it cannot fulfill the promises that are made it can be both costly and frustrating.

The key to finding the best ETF trading system for you will be to analyze the systems as carefully as the sectors that you are going to trade in. By talking to other traders about the successful systems used in sectors you will find that deciding on the system will be much easier. - 23159

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