The 5 Basics of Trading (转贴）

陈江挺

这是今天Yahoo上的一篇文章。老生常谈；不过复习一下没坏处，也顺便学英文。

Trading in the stock market is filled with all sorts of risks and pitfalls. Unfortunately, this is often overlooked by most traders. Here are five basics of trading that you can take that will put you on your way to consistently profiting from the stock market.

1. Determine a dollar amount to trade with that creates the least amount of emotion

Let’s face it: Money can create a lot of emotions and with trading, the more capital that you trade with the more emotion that you will feel when it comes to losing money or making it. Fear and greed are two powerful attributes and what you will want to decide as a trader is what specific dollar amount can you trade with that will stir up the least amount of emotion. If you trade with every dollar you have, you will be an emotional basket case. So find the dollar amount that lets you weed out the emotions and think clearly about your trading decisions.
2. Find a Reputable Brokerage
The ease of trading is important and conducive to your trading success. At a minimum you will want to make sure that the brokerage you use has real-time streaming quotes provides for you, a solid charting service that allows you to interact with it via technical analysis, and a commission rate that is under $7 per trade. Also watch out for hidden fees and stay away from those brokerages that want to charge you a monthly fee for using their platform. It should all come free.

3. A Distraction Free Environment

When it involves your hard earned money, you need to be free of distractions. Your focus on everything from studying the charts to inputting your orders must be done with precision and accuracy. Typing in the wrong order can be costly and easy to do if you are constantly being interrupted. Remember, in the stock market, there is no forgiveness and no second chances and is it hard enough to succeed at without having to shoot yourself in the foot.
4. Respect The Risk!
Trading has risks and if you go into it thinking that it is all about making money, you will be greatly disappointed. For every trade that you make you must always use a “stop-loss”. This is a clever little order that says, “If the trade goes against me, this is where I will sell my shares at”. Here you are managing the most important aspect of the trade: The Risk. Waiting until you are in the trade or losing money in the trade is not the time to decide where the stop-loss should go. It must be done before you ever buy the stock.
5. Protect the Profits
When you have a trade that is going in your favor, avoid dreaming or fantasizing about how rich you might get from the trade. Instead, increase your stop-loss, and protect those profits. You should never let a winning trade turn into a losing trade and once the trade itself no longer appears valid, that is when you must get out and move on to the next opportunity.

Ryan Mallory is cofounder of SharePlanner, a financial website with the goal of providing a real-time trade environment that allows readers to benefit from his trading setups, risk mitigation strategies, transparency, watch-lists, investor education and trading ideas for all types of traders

毛经纬

虽然很久没看过英文的文章了，但大概还是看懂了，不过都是老生常谈的东西，新人也需要经常敲敲警钟吧

男儿当自强

天然，天然，赶紧抽空出来翻译啊！

jiang

交易伴随着风险和诱惑，不幸的事，多数交易者常常漠视它。以下有五原则将有助您长久获利。
一，控制感情：不要让贪婪和恐惧占有您的交易，应当以计划为主。
二，与有信用的券商合作：好的券商能提供有用的信息及快速提供实时行情，同时要注意佣金及其他费用。
三，在舒适的环境下交易：下单前，三思而后行，交易没有后悔药。
四，止损：一旦行情与预想相违背，应该立即止损。交易前应当设好止损，而不是等到亏损时才考虑止损。
五，保本：财不入急门，应当设好止损保本。勿让有盈利单子变成亏损。一旦发现走势不对，应当退出，并等待下次机会。

不知译的对不对，请陈老师指点，谢谢。

yang33kun

温故而知新，好好体会