What do you mean by ‘the major issue is always margin’?
My own approach is to build a portfolio of systems that are as different as possible to each other, and keep adding more over time....
I think the duration of ‘proof’ depends on the strategy or investment process. If the strategy takes 5 to 10 trades a day, this would give up to...
Hi - market conditions constantly change. To what extent do you feel the warning of ‘past performance is not a reliable guide to future results ‘...
Great insight - thanks for sharing this.
‘Extremely difficult’ is not the same as impossible. It is extremely difficult to take money from the markets consistently over the long term.
The process is to combine risk management, psychology and a market edge of some kind to take money from other trading accounts that belong to very...
Many thanks for your comments and suggestions- trading evenings is definitely something that might work and/or early morning. I will investigate...
Many thanks for your thoughtful comments. I particularly like the idea of organic growth, and not funding the venture from third parties - if at...
Funny..
Thanks for your illustration- how about making 4000 usd per month with a 30,000 usd account. Living expenses set aside for 6 months in advance...
Hi - about 8 years ago when I started trading, I did most of my trades within the forex market. Could never trust the brokers and forex being...
Many thanks for your clarity and perspective
Can you define ‘completely automated’? Why do you completely discount non automated trading?
Win rate is always important although it can be lower if the risk/reward ratio is high. However, low hit rate strategies can have bigger drawdowns...
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