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The Sneaky Way To Managing Losses In Your Forex Trading

One of the cardinal rules of Forex trading is to keep your
losses small. With small Forex trading losses, you can outlast
those times the market moves against you, and be well positioned
for when the trend turns around. The proven method to keeping
your losses small is to set your maximum loss before you even
open a Forex trading position. The maximum loss is the greatest
amount of capital that you are comfortable losing on any one
trade. With your maximum loss set as a small percentage of your
Forex trading float, a string of losses won`t stop you from
trading. Unlike the 95% of Forex traders out there who lose
money because they haven`t applied good money management rules
to their Forex trading system, you will be far down the road to
success with this money management rule.



What happens if you don`t set a maximum loss? Let`s look at an
example. If I had a Forex trading float of $1000, and I began
trading with $100 a trade, it would be reasonable to experience
three losses in a row. This would reduce my Forex trading
capital to $700. What do you think those 95% of traders say at
this time? They would reason, "Well, I`ve already had three
losses in a row. So I`m really due for a win now."



They would decide they`re going to bet $300 on the next trade
because they think they have a higher chance of winning.



If that trader did bet $300 dollars on the next trade because
they thought they were going to win, their capital could be
reduced to $400 dollars. Their chances of making money now are
very slim. They would need to make 150% on their next trade just
to break even. If they had set their maximum loss, and stuck to
that decision, they would not be in this position.



Here`s a perfect illustration why most people lose money in the
Forex trading market. Let`s start out with another $1,000 float,
and begin our Forex trading with $250. After only three losses
in a row, we`ve lost $750, and our capital has been reduced to
$250. Effectively, we must make 300% return on the next trade
and that will allow us to break even.



In both of these cases, the reason for failure was because the
trader risked too much, and didn`t apply good money management.
Remember, the goal here is to keep our losses as small as
possible while also making sure that we open a large enough
position to capitalize on profits. With your money management
rules in place, in your Forex trading system, you will always be
able to do this.



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