26-Nov-2014 CSE Trade Summary

Quote for the day

“Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience, it is necessary for us to do the opposite—that is, to commence with experience, and from this proceed to investigate the reason.” -  Leonardo da Vinci

25-Nov-2014 CSE Trade Summary

Quote for the day

“If the unusual never happened there would be no difference in people and then there wouldn't be any fun in life. The game would become merely a matter of addition and subtraction. It would make of us a race of bookkeepers with plodding minds.” - Reminiscences of a Stock Operator

24-Nov-2014 CSE Trade Summary

Quote for the day

“Be your own person. Think against the herd, as they must lose in time.” - Mark Weinstein

Starting a Trading Business

If a new trader wants to be a successful, they will need to treat their trading like they would operate a profitable business. Many traders lose a lot of money by approaching trading like it is a hobby. In trading, making money is the goal, and must be kept at the forefront of a trader’s mind if they are to be successful. Fun and excitement in trading can be expensive entertainment. The reality is that most of the time, trading is boring. A trader must treat the market like they would any other business, utilizing discipline and great care to grow their capital and be successful.

1. You can’t open your trading business until you have a full business plan.
2. Your inventory is your current positions; you have to buy them for less than you intend to sell them.
3. Your customers are who you sell to; they have to be willing to pay more than you bought your positions for.
4. Your mind is the manager of your business; you can’t let pride, fear, or greed lead to an unprofitable mistake.
5. Your business must have insurance to manage risk. Stop losses and hedges are your insurance against big losses.
6. Location is everything. You must conduct your business where there are ample buyers and sellers so you don’t get stuck with positions that no one wants.
7. Your current positions are your employees. You have to keep the ones that produce gains, and fire the ones that lose. 
8. Expansion of your business can only happen after your first location is successful. Once you have mastered a system of entries and exits you can add new markets and systems.
9. Your trading capital and your positions are your inventory. Lose that and you are out of business.
10. The only reason to be in business is to make money. If you don’t make money, you need a new business plan.

Source: newtraderu.com