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It's quite an experience being a neutral at a high profile football match. I was lucky enough to get tickets to watch the Community Shield*, the curtain raiser to the English football season held each August. Unlike previous visits to Wembley stadium, (particularly the old stadium), I had no nerves, I could sit back, relax […]
Amongst the hundreds of trading books available the subject of money management is hardly ever discussed, the predominant content of trading books usually consists of strategies, patterns, formulas..This pattern of content is repeated on forex trading forums. Look closely at the visitor numbers on the sub forum categories and you'll quickly discover that the main
Understanding Positive Expectancy in Forex Trading Read More »
Overtrading – the excessive buying and selling of securities by an investor in order to increase the probability of successful trades. Can the phenomena of over-trading be explained away by the singular use of a one line description, does this one sentence fully cater for all the nuances and complexity involved? It's suggested by many
The Misnomer of Over Trading and How It Differs from Impulsive Trading Read More »
There's been a subtle change on the high streets of the UK over recent years. Previously betting shops were mysterious smoke filled denizens where the errant uncle, father or grandfather wasted a proportion of his wages each week, (in between visits to the local pub), they're now clean, open inviting places offering a massive range
Is Forex Trading a Form of Gambling? Read More »
On October 5th 2010 there was an audible gasp in the French courtroom at the historic Palais de Justice when the 'rogue trader' Jérôme Kerviel was convicted of a breach of trust, computer abuse and forgery. The 33-year-old was convicted of all three charges and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with two years suspended.
Scalping is the act of removing another person's scalp or a portion of their scalp, either from a dead body or from a living person. The initial purpose of scalping was to provide a trophy of battle, or portable proof of a combatant's prowess in war. Eventually, the act became motivated primarily for financial reasons;
Disambiguation – Aka Forex Scalping Read More »
Now before you switch off having read the title thinking; " here we go, another 'happy-clappy' you can change the world type PMA trading article" that's not the intention, bear with me.. As individual traders we are (at heart) entrepreneurs, we often forget that simple fact, particularly when we get discouraged. We are running our
PMA, maintaining a Positive Mental Attitude regarding your positive expectancy Read More »
[quote]The power of compounding is the eighth wonder of the world[/quote] [quote]Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results[/quote] It's fascinating to consider how myths originate, for example, both of the two quotes above are attributed to Albert Einstein, however, the second quote might not be, credit could be
The best laid plans of mice and men…and the myth of compounding Read More »
The California Gold Rush of 1848–1855 began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. Approximately 300,000 people migrated to California from the rest of the United States and abroad to be part of the phenomena. Of that 300,000, approximately half arrived by sea and
There's snake-oil and then there's snake-oil Read More »
Most traders and speculators are prone to succumbing too and gravitating towards discussion forums. Trading gossip, news, getting advice, comparing methods and strategies, appraising services and brokers generally form the bulk of the discussion subject matter. Trading forums can provide a welcome break from trading, particularly if you are a day trader waiting for your
Playing the ball and not the man Read More »
