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Friday, January 5, 2007

Basic Trading Principles - 3. Letting the Profit Run

This is the easiest of 4 principles to understand and follow. Most times a trader does not need any training for practicing this process, as our instincts always follow this principle. The principle tells that you must utilize a profit making opportunity as far as you can.

Most traders are pleased to hold their contracts/shares in a bullish market. But on reaching a certain position they become suspicious about the market trends, and want to quit the trade with the profit they can have. For beginners, giving up the trade when they have profit may be a good strategy, as this will boost up their confidence. But for experienced traders, this may limit them from getting more possible profits.

Successful traders will hold their position for some more time to monitor the actual trends, which can provide them more profit. It is always good to take some risks as far as there is a possibility of higher profit. (next : Minimizing Losses; stay tuned)

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