POLL: If you could give one piece of advice to a new trader

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by rcanfiel, Nov 11, 2007.

POLL: If you could give one piece of advice to a new trader

  1. Find a mentor

    14 vote(s)
    10.5%
  2. Stay away from trading

    17 vote(s)
    12.8%
  3. Paper trade for a while first

    5 vote(s)
    3.8%
  4. Hang out on forums like this and absorb what you can

    3 vote(s)
    2.3%
  5. Read a few good books

    5 vote(s)
    3.8%
  6. Find a trading service/advisory

    2 vote(s)
    1.5%
  7. Don't quit your day job

    25 vote(s)
    18.8%
  8. Trade small for a while

    35 vote(s)
    26.3%
  9. Make sure you are well capitalized

    10 vote(s)
    7.5%
  10. Don't expect riches, just focus on making a steady income

    16 vote(s)
    12.0%
  1. Aok

    Aok

    Understand that you're not going to own New York or Chicago in the next 6 months.

    Understand that if you can't take 5 grand to your local casino and be totally emotionless about losing all of it, and comprehending a)why you lost and b) being able to explain your so called "edge" to a total stranger in your game of choice, then you probably have to do a little more work on yourself and methodology first.
     
    #11     Nov 12, 2007
  2. lescor

    lescor

    Trade the smallest size you can, the smallest incremental size the exchange will allow. Then when you think you're hot shit, move the size up very slowly.

    9 out of 10 newbies seem to think they should just walk in and start trading 1000 shrs of a volatile stock like that's just the way it's done. Quick route to the poor house.

    If you need to trade more size so you can make enough money to live, then you shouldn't be trading.
     
    #12     Nov 12, 2007
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  3. That is generally the impression that the TeachMeToTrade and WizeTrade people give
     
    #13     Nov 14, 2007
  4. I would say
    Never average down and average down
    And try to take a loss and cut you losses
    Try to be wrong and get the fuck out of the position when u know you are wrong
    There is an another trade waiting for you
     
    #14     Nov 14, 2007
  5. Follow the rules. Stop changing the rules.
     
    #15     Nov 14, 2007
  6. easy...totally focus on the eminis and $300 daytrade margins...:D ...more seriously...TOTALLY focus on only 1 stock or 1 futures contract...FOCUS on 1!!!!!.I.E..AAPL, GOOG...or YM,ES etc.
     
    #16     Nov 14, 2007
  7. pv150

    pv150

    Or with man named Lucky.

    Wanna know how to end up with a million bucks?

    Start with 2 mil and daytrade.
     
    #17     Nov 14, 2007
  8. You left out: Start looking for your next job..
     
    #18     Nov 14, 2007
  9. Alot of my friends ask me to teach them trading but i talk them out of it . Its not worth getting the fever . It took me 3 years to stop loosing and way too stressfull . Now i am making money but just as stressfull and time consuming . I thought it would get easier as you get more experience.
     
    #19     Nov 14, 2007
  10. MGJ

    MGJ

    You want my advice? Go back to Bulgaria.

    Richard Blaine
     
    #20     Nov 14, 2007