Sunday, January 11, 2009

Electronic Currency Trading - an Opportunity For Wealth For All

Electronic currency trading has bought the vast potential of this market to anyone with an internet connection and a computer and some small seed capital. Here we will look at how anyone can learn to trade currencies and enjoy success if they follow some basic guidelines.

The first point to make is that over 95% of traders who try electronic currency trading lose their money and the reason is they either get the wrong education or do not have the mindset for success. So what do you have to do to be successful?

First let's take a look at the advantages trading currency online gives you and here are just a few.

- Anyone can learn currency trading and succeed - no special education is required

- You only need an internet connection and some seed capital

- You can trade for big profit opportunities every day

- There is never a recession, as one currency rises another must fall and vice versa

- You can trade in around 30 minutes a day or less

- You can leverage your investment by 200:1 or more!

As you can see there are many advantages of currency trading but you need to know how to use them and use them wisely especially leverage. Leverage is the key to big gains but it also wipes out more trading accounts than any other factor.

Leverage is simply the ability to invest more than you have in your trading account. If you have $500.00 in your account and leverage by 200:1, you have the potential to trade $100,000!

Be Careful With Leverage

The reason most traders lose is they don't understand how to use leverage. While 200:1 is tempting to use, on small accounts it leads to a swift wipe out of equity. If you have a small account 20:1 is plenty to use.

Be Patient

The other point to keep in mind with electronic currency trading is that while there are opportunities to trade each day, you only want to trade highs odds trades and this means being patient and trading infrequently.

Another reason novice traders lose is they simply trade too much and trade low odds scenarios.

If you want to make money at electronic currency trading, trade high odds set ups and they come around only every few weeks but remember you don't get rewarded for trading often, you get rewarded for being right.

I know traders who trade less than 20 times a year yet make triple digit gains and you can to!

Discipline is the Key

The key to currency trading profits is to have a robust simple currency trading system you have confidence in and can apply with discipline.

You must be able to apply your system with discipline through losing periods, until you hit a home run (which you will if your system is based on sound logic), in currency trading you have to lose to win and not lose discipline.

The Road to Currency Trading Success

Currency trading looks easy but of course appearances can be deceptive and while anyone can learn to trade currencies, you need to get the right forex education and mindset and apply your trading system with confidence and discipline.

Electronic currency trading, if you prepare yourself correctly can be the gateway to a lucrative second or even a life changing income. Its exciting, its fun and if you put in a bit of effort, you can enjoy currency trading success.

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Lifestyle Of Traders

Trading can be a very active lifestyle. Whereas day traders spend hours every day in front of a computer monitor scalping small movements in price, the active trader does have a "rich" lifestyle both in money and time.

Lifestyle Depends Upon Trading Style

Professional traders usually make their income from scalping short tick charts, day trading from open to close, or swing trading over a matter of days or weeks. The trading style differs with the lifestyle. Scalpers can profit heavily in just a few hours to have the rest of the day to relax and read up on the markets. Day traders benefit from taking positions when they want through the course of the week, often taking full days off at a time. A swing trader has the luxury of placing few trades every few weeks, allowing for plenty of down time.

Improving Your Trading Skills During Your Down Time

Many traders use their down time to participate in trading seminars to meet new people in the financial world. Trading for the big firms is all about whom you know, and indeed, getting involved in the trading community is the only way to work your way to the top of the trading world. For the smaller investor, time may be better spent on an online home study course to further their trading potential.

Skill-building activities, such as looking at old charts, reviewing failed trades, or sharpening your trend line drawing skills, are a great way to spend the surplus of time trading provides. Developing a trading plan planner is another good way to spend the extra time, as a complete trading plan will give you the confidence to trade, even when the market goes against you.

Trading isn't just about investing in the markets, but also in your own ability to trade. Locking in consistent profits means more time off and more time to review your trading plan. Bettering yourself at your own job means less time studying and more time off, while bringing in consistent profits.

Earning a Relaxed Lifestyle

To the person on the outside, the financial district appears to be "stressed out" people huddled around computer monitors for the bulk of the day. For many people on the inside, trading provides a profitable career and a relaxed atmosphere. For the home trader, a job as a day trader provides a luxurious income and the chance to be your own boss. The ability to take off work whenever you want easily trumps the consistency of a 9-5.

About the Author:
Leroy Rushing is an active, professional day trader trading coach and author. He is the Founder and CEO of Trading EveryDay, a distinguished provider of educational trading products and services that are available worldwide. Trading EveryDay also has many articles with unique perspectives on day trading.

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