This is because money management is barely an afterthought for so many traders.
Many people avoid the topics of risk and money management because they realize that by controlling risk they will not become rich overnight. But the fact is that they will not become rich at all if they don't learn how to manage money.
One of the pillars of the industry is the search for the holy grail and indeed the industry is infatuated with trading systems. Many traders, specially those who go through that initial phase of frustrating losses, look for mechanized methods of trading that just generate entry and exit signals to follow, no questions asked. However, they rarely search for a a system of money management able to generate "signals" that dictate how to size and managepositions. But the reality is that these techniques exist and, although being mechanical, they are much more effective than mechanical buy and sell signal generators.
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself that question: if money is to be made through trading systems, why the big majority of individual traders end up break-even or losing money? This is because money management is barely an afterthought for so many traders.
While most novice traders think there is some kind of order to the market that only few people know, and tend to focus on finding an inefficiency or an edge in the markets, the greatest opportunity for profit is often found in amoney management method. The key to wealth accumulation in the markets does not come from knowing where you get in and out. Neither it comes from being able to accurately forecast market direction.
Successful traders are those who realize that money management has to be part of the trading plan. Sadly, many people never even come to this realization. Read More
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