How to make a million dollars a year trading
Tsunami Trading Educators, Inc
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As the old adage goes, start with 2 million right?  No, seriously we believe that wise money management is the determining factor to all trading strategies, and what ultimately will determine a successful trader from a consistent loser. Many a trader has fallen [...]

Anyone who has traded or read about commodity trading should know that trading commodities and futures is very risky. That statement is very true. However, it doesn’t have to be as risky as you might think.
The plain reason why commodities are risky is due to the huge amount of leverage of futures [...]

One way to acquire discipline in trading
By Joe Ross
“Hey Joe! When you were teaching us at our Forex office in Florida, you stressed discipline.  Our head trader stresses discipline.  What I want to know is if discipline can be acquired or is it just something you are born with? I’m having trouble finding it in [...]

Industry Risk Disclosures for Futures and Options
by Rick Thachuk
The following is content from a typical Risk Disclosure that is usually required to be read by any individual prior to the opening of a futures and options trading account. It appears here only to highlight the risks associated with trading high-leverage instruments such as futures and [...]

Commodity Risk Depends Upon Trading Strategy
by Rick Thachuk
Many believe that commodity trading is risky and rightly so. This is reinforced even by the disclosures required by federal regulators that emphasize the inherent risk of commodity trading and its corresponding unsuitability for many members of the investment community. However, the degree of risk of a commodity [...]

Managing Margin Funds
by Rick Thachuk
The margin account provides the capital to finance futures positions. It is a direct measure of the customer’s equity so it is important to properly manage margin funds both in terms of monitoring the level of equity in the account and getting the most out of your margin dollars.

Monitoring Margin Funds
When [...]

How to Place an Order with your Commodity Broker
By Carley Garner www.DeCarleyTrading.com
Placing a Trade with Your Broker
Before calling your broker you should have a good idea of what you would like to do.  Naturally, if you are paying for her service you will be able to ask questions and request opinions in regards to the [...]

HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PART-TIME TRADER
By Norm Hallett
Are you a “dabbler”? Maybe you just like to try your luck trading
stocks or currencies (the gambler) and like the emotion of having
something at stake to lose.
Or maybe you see investing as the way for you to build wealth
because you realize that being an employee doesn’t build [...]

ARE YOU TRADING AT THE RIGHT “PACE”? By Norm Hallett
A group of 1000 traders were recently asked, “What is the
single most important mental/emotional concern you have
that is preventing you from being the most successful
trader you can be?”
The second most frequent response was the fear of
blowing out their account.  (For the record the first was
fear of [...]

“EMOTIONALLY INVESTING” IN YOUR POSITION
LEADS TO LOSSES”  By Norm Hallett
We recently polled 1,345 traders (a mix of stock, forex, commodity
and bond traders), with this question…
“What is the single most important EMOTIONAL/MENTAL issue you
personally face that gets in the way of your being the best trader
you can be?”
One of the most frequent responses involved some degree [...]