Posts Tagged "Investment"

Have You Paid To Do A Trading Course But Not Invested In Your Own Trading Account?

Posted by on Apr 29, 2014 in Featured, Learning to Trade?

Have You Paid To Do A Trading Course But Not Invested In Your Own Trading Account?

Most courses that teach you about forex, the market and trading come at a price. This cost is justified by the fact that the knowledge that you are gaining on the courses are a skill that can lead to financial independence. That being said I find it quite astounding that delegates are willing to invest a significant amount of money to learn but then do not take these skills that they have learnt and apply them to the market. They have the resources they need and at least some experience live trading (a perk of Plan B Trading courses) but do not make an investment in their trading account. If...

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Demo Accounts

Posted by on Mar 25, 2014 in Featured, Learning to Trade?

Demo Accounts

Are you learning to trade? Demo accounts are a great way to get a feel for the way that the system works but my advice to you would be to limit the period of time that you use the account for. I would personally advise that you only use the account for roughly a month. Of course if you are not feeling confident by all means continue using the demo account, however it’s important to be aware that when you trade in the market it will feel completely different. There are a lot of different factors that will start to influence your decisions when you are trading with real money because...

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How I Started Trading by Mark Walas

Posted by on Jan 28, 2014 in Featured, Learning to Trade?

How I Started Trading by Mark Walas

The first time I bought shares in a company was in 1978, in a business in the IT industry. Six months later, I sold these shares and had a profit of more than 60% on my original investment. With an experience like that, it’s hardly any wonder that I continued investing in companies to profit from share price movements. I traded firstly in stocks and shares and then, as my confidence grew, in foreign exchange. It was most certainly exciting, Forex often moved more in a minute than a share did in a week. It also proved costly as, like many traders starting out, I made many mistakes. It looked...

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