It's possible to trade profitably on the Forex, the nearly $2 trillion worldwide currency exchange market. But the odds are against you, even more so if you don't prepare and plan your trades. According to a 2014 Bloomberg report, several analyses of retail Forex trading, including one by the National Futures Association (NFA), the industry's regulatory body, concluded that more than two out of three Forex traders lose money.
This suggests that self-education and caution are recommended. Here are some approaches that may improve your odds of taking a profit.
Prepare Before You Begin Trading
Because the Forex market is highly leveraged -- as much as 50 to 1 -- it can have the same appeal as buying a lottery ticket: some small chance of making a killing. This, however, isn't trading; it's gambling, with the odds long against you.
A better way of entering the Forex market is to carefully prepare. Beginning with a practice account is helpful and risk-free. While you're trading in your practice account, read the most frequently recommended Forex trading books, among them
Currency Forecasting: A Guide to Fundamental and Technical Models of Exchange Rate Determination, by Michael R. Rosenberg is short, not too sweet and highly admired introduction to the Forex market.
Forex Strategies: Best Forex Strategies for High Profits and Reduced Risk, by Matthew Maybury is an excellent introduction to Forex trading.
The Little Book of Currency Trading: How to Make Big Profits in the World of Forex, by Kathy Lien is another concise introduction that has stood the test of time.
All three are available on Amazon. Rosenberg's book, unfortunately, is pricey, but it's widely available in public libraries. "Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude," by Mark Douglas is another good book that's available on Amazon, and, again, somewhat pricey, although the Kindle edition is not.
Use the information gained from your reading to plan your trades before plunging in. The more you change your plan, the more you end up in trouble and the less likely that elusive forex profit will end up in your pocket.
Diversify and Limit Your Risks
Two strategies that belong in every trader's arsenal are:
Diversification: Traders who execute many small traders, particularly in different markets where the correlation between markets is low, have a better chance of making a profit. Putting all your money in one big trade is always a bad idea.
Familiarize yourself with ways guaranteeing a profit on an already profitable order, such as a trailing stop, and of limiting losses using stop and limit orders. These strategies and more are covered in the recommended books. Novice traders often make the mistake of concentrating on how to win; it's even more important to understand how to limit your losses.
Be Patient
Forex traders, particularly beginners, are prone to getting nervous if a trade does not go their way immediately, or if the trade goes into a little profit they get itchy to pull the plug and walk away with a small profit that could have been a significant profit with little downside risk using appropriate risk reduction strategies.
In "On Any Given Sunday," Al Pacino reminds us that "football is a game of inches." That's a winning attitude in the Forex market as well. Remember that you are going to win some trades and lose others. Take satisfaction in the accumulation of a few more wins than losses. Over time, that could make you rich!
Thai Beef Salad
Not just anothér Thai Bééf Salad….This is madé with oné littlé changé to créaté a dréssing from an award winning Thai réstaurant, arguably oné of thé bést in thé world outsidé of Thailand!
My favourité part is thé zingy, frésh, strong flavouréd dréssings uséd in Asian salads. No mayo, no créam, no chéésé. Just puré frésh flavours – oftén with plénty of chili in it. Frésh héat. I lové it!
Ingrédiénts
DRéSSING
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp slicéd birds éyé chili (or any othér spicy chili - adjust amount to tasté)
- 2 garlic clovés
- 1 tbsp cilantro/coriandér stéms , choppéd
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp fish saucé
- 3 tbsp limé juicé
- 1 tbsp grapé sééd oil (or canola or végétablé oil)
SALAD
- 7 - 8 oz / 200 - 250 g good quality bééf stéak - sirloin , portérhousé, scotch fillét or rump stéak (thé bést quality you can afford), at room témpératuré
- 1/2 tbsp oil (végétablé, péanut or canola oil)
- Salt and péppér
- 2 cups mixéd léttucé léavés
- 1/4 cup chérry tomatoés , halvéd
- 1/4 small réd onion (spanish onion), véry finély slicéd
- 1/2 cucumbér , cut horizontally thén cut into slicés (about 1/3 cup)
- 1/4 cup cilantro/coriandér léavés , lightly packéd
- 1/4 cup mint léavés , lightly packéd
GARNISH
- 1 tbsp péanuts , roughly choppéd
- éxtra cilantro/coriandér and mint léavés
Instructions
Placé thé birds éyé chili, garlic, cilantro stéms and a small pinch of salt into a mortar and péstlé.
Grind until a smooth pasté forms.
Add thé rémaining Dréssing ingrédiénts. Adjust sugar, limé juicé and fish saucé to tasté. Sét asidé.
Drizzlé thé bééf with 1/2 tbsp of oil on both sidés, thén sprinklé with a good pinch of salt and péppér.
Préhéat a skillét ovér high héat until scréaming hot and smoking.
Cook thé bééf to your liking. (Noté 1) I liké miné raré for this salad.
Rémové thé bééf from thé skillét onto a platé. Loosély tént with foil and sét asidé for 10 minutés to rést.
Slicé thé bééf thinly against thé grain (Noté 2) and placé in a bowl with thé rémaining Salad ingrédiénts.
Pour ovér Dréssing and toss géntly.
Pilé thé salad onto a platé. Sprinklé with péanuts and garnish with éxtra cilantro/coriandér and mint léavés if using.
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