| Becoming A Stock Trader | | | | be precise so you will not have any trouble down |
| Many people believe they can become a great | | | | the road. Becoming A Stock Trader |
| trader overnight. They also believe that it will not | | | | 3. After you have developed a set of rules for |
| take that much work. This is simply not true. | | | | yourself the next step is to open a paper trading |
| There are many steps you must take in order to | | | | account. Practice trading with your rules in your |
| become a great stock market trader. Here is a | | | | paper trading account. Follow your rules strictly. If |
| step by step way to become a great trader. | | | | you make money in your paper trading account, |
| 1. You must first learn how the stock market | | | | great, it's time to move on to step 4. If you |
| works. Whatever you are using to trade the | | | | haven't been able to make money with your rules |
| stock market, fundamentals, technical analysis or | | | | go back to step 2 and develop a new system. |
| something else, you should first learn about it. | | | | Keep doing this until you are making money. |
| Learn how you can decide if a stock is a good | | | | 4. If you have a system that is making money in |
| buy. To do this you should read websites and | | | | your paper trading account it is time to trade real |
| books that are written by people who are already | | | | money. Be careful when trading real money. Most |
| making money in the stock market. See what | | | | traders will let their emotions control them when |
| they think is important and try using their | | | | they are trading with real money. If you want to |
| systems yourself. | | | | make money you have to get in and out when |
| 2. After you have a firm understanding of how | | | | your system tells you to. It might be good to |
| the stock market works it is time to develop | | | | start trading with just a small amount of your |
| your own system. Make a set of rules for you to | | | | portfolio until you can trade your system without |
| follow when trading. Buy when a stock does this, | | | | letting emotions get in the way. |
| sell when a stock does that. These rules need to | | | | |