Always. Especially if your profit rate reaches a certain level in a real account. Nowadays, their A.I. can do it automatically for them. They do not need to take you out completely. They just need to do it until you get a 25% drawdown, then you would require a 33% gain effort to recover to original level. It becomes an uphill struggle. For 80% of the traders, the A.I. does not bother about them because they will self destruct on their own.
An asset class is a group of investments that display similar characteristics and adhere to similar laws and financial regulations. Assets were acquired for the purpose of reselling for a profit. Following is a list of asset classes that are familiar to most people: Stocks or Equities Fixed Income investments/Bonds Cash or cash equivalents, e.g., Mutual funds In addition to these asset classes, you might also consider investing in: Futures and commodities, like Gold or Oil Alternative investments like Foreign Exchange (Forex), Real-Estate and Collectibles Sustainable, Responsible and Impactful investments (SRIs) that are primarily concerned with social and environmental effects
I'm pretty sure he was asking OP what specific asset/ instrument he was referring to (ie stocks, futures), not the definition of an asset.
It’s great to see that you have such control over your brain! Do you practice yoga or meditation because such control comes from doing these things?
My recipe is meditation. I meditate then rehearse how I'll respond to anticipated price movement using visualization. Internalizing how a trade might play out has been beneficial. I brought a lot of emotional baggage to trading. Meditation helped me to resolve a lot of internal conflict that was hindering my trade execution. There are a lot wonderful books on the subject. This is just one book that resonated with me that has been effective. https://u1lib.org/book/3616280/762491 To your trading success.