Sean Seshadri - Controlling risk in 2012

1. Controlling risk in 2012 Sean Seshadri

2. Controlling risk in 2012 • Everyone knows that trading has significant risks attached to it. However, anyone who has achieved wealth in any kind of investing has had to take risk to get ahead.

3. Controlling risk in 2012 • Most people will take on too much risk when they start to trade because they have never been taught correct portfolio management and what markets to trade based on their current financial status. This is just one of the reasons why people fail among discipline and not having inherent instincts which can be learned over time.

4. Controlling risk in 2012 • There are day trading limits that one should be concerned with first. For example, one needs to have over 25k to day trade stocks or options multiple times intraday. One should focus on how much they are willing to risk on an individual trade.

5. Controlling risk in 2012 • You can risk 10 cents on a forex trade or 1,000 dollars. When someone starts they should first practice on a virtual account before they feel comfortable using the brokers platform. Then they can slowly practice risking a smaller amount per trade.

6. Controlling risk in 2012 • If they are consistently profitable then one can turn up the volume when they are comfortable. This is different for everyone but this is a way that you are doing the right things to mitigate risk.

7. Controlling risk in 2012 • With this said people being people will still do the exact opposite and still fail as emotion is a big factor in trading and limits people from being successful. That is the reason should follow these rules so they can avoid frustration and can see if trading can work for them.