Probabilities and the Traders Edge
If you have ever been to a casino, you will see that they do not go out of business. Why?, they have an edge. They have a system with probabilities in their favor. The casinos know that they will take in X number of cents per every dollar spent. They know the risk and they have the money management system, deep pockets, to handle any large losses. The casinos know that over the long run they will take in X cents per dollar spent. This is not gambling for them, it is playing the odds and probabilities. The Casinos know that the more money they can bring in the door, the more money they will take in as profits.
In trading, the trader is the casino owner. Lets suppose that you develop a system that fits your style and wins 60% of the time, making $150.00 on each of these trades. You also lose $75.00 40% of the time on those trades. On average your profit for every trade you put on is $60.00. As long as the trader can maintain these ratios, his edge, he will make, on average, $60.00 every time he executes a trade. Now if someone just said to you I have a system that produces winners 60% of the time, you probably would not be too excited about this systems. Now knowing the additional facts as seen above, you would be very excited I am guessing.
The process of developing a system like this is the key! Teach Talk Trade is here to educate you in all aspects of trading like this. If you are confident and know the probabilities, then you will be confident in making the trades and will eliminate the fear in trading. It will allow you to manage the trade according to your plan without fear creeping in and making you alter your trading plan. Fear will make you second guess yourself and your online trading plan and greed will make you feel invincible and alter your trading plan thinking you have some sort of control over the markets.
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