Forex Trading Requires a Considerable Time Commitment
February 8, 2012 by Steve
Filed under Online Forex Trading
Trading in the financial markets doesn’t come naturally. It isn’t taught at school, college or university. It isn’t part of your upbringing and many people come to it late in life. Yet as forex trading, because of advances in technology, becomes available to more and more people, there is a proliferation of ebooks, seminars, books and mentors most of which are at best worthless and at worst dangerous.
Forex is new, and many people come to it after a sometimes unhappy experience trading stocks, futures, commodities and options. Many are lured by the marketing wizardry - no commission, high leverage and 24 hour trading. Everyone comes with expectations, hopes, and fears. You’d better have a good plan or this venture is doomed to fail for you as it is for many others.
Traders come into the Forex market for one reason and one reason only – to make money. You have to treat Forex trading like a business. It’s not a hobby so don’t treat it like one, unless of course you like to lose money. Don’t trade for excitement. Many losing traders want to trade for excitement. They trade for the “buzz,” the adrenaline rush and that’s one reason why they lose. But these people are not traders, they’re gamblers and Forex trading attracts gamblers. They might as well put their hard-earned money on a racehorse or go to Las Vegas and try the slot machines. At least in Vegas they’ll get some free drinks! If you want excitement, try skydiving, but trade Forex to make money.
Misconceptions
People’s misconceptions about what forex trading is about is often shown by how few of them give credence to the notion that in order to be successful they are going to have to trade for at least a considerable period of time. The all too common attitude is that I am going to retire after a couple of years because the forty dollar e-book I bought said I would turn my five hundred dollar capital into a fortune within that time. It ain’t gonna to happen.
Learning to trade forex takes time and money. It is estimated that perhaps 80% of all new traders blow their whole account at least once.
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