October 19, 2008
Forex Trading and the Notion of Quick Money
Forex Trading is perceived by many traders as a place to make huge money very quickly.
Well, such forex traders are as far away from truth as a man in dessert is from water! No wonder almost all such traders make huge mistakes when trading..Mistakes that wipe their whole trading account balance.
Why? Thats because Forex Trading doesn't work that way. Such traders don't practice money management because its like putting some sort of restriction on them. They don't know to manage the traders - When to exit and how to maximize the profits.
The majority of traders are jump into trading because they have heard of other people making huge money and making large profits in a very short period of time. Once they hear about traders raking in thousands a day they are hooked.
For trading forex, you need experience! You need to understand how the market works, which news does it react to. Which day trading is the best. How to find when market is suitable to trade. How to limit the losses when the trade doesn't go as per expectation.
Their are lot of details one should be aware about before they trade.
Thats why I emphasize again and again that always practice on a demo account and not in real market.
Also, a trader does need to develop a pyschology where a loosing forex trade doesn't bog him/her down. Winning and loosing trades is always a part of this game. You'll have a mix of profitable and loosing trades.
The important thing is to ensure that either the number of winning trades are greater that loosing ones or profit per winning trade is much more loss in a negative trade. But the best is combination of both.
All this can be acheived by using a reliable forex trading strategy and implementing strong money management principles




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