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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Is Day Forex Trading Training Worth Your Money?

By Albert Schmidt

In the beginning of my part-time trading career couple of years ago I was a struggling trader failing to make a consistent profit in Forex. If you are someone like I was that time then probably you are looking for educational and training information on Forex. I had experience with a few trainings and courses and can give you a few tips how to pick the right one.

Forex market is becoming more and more popular lately. Many advertisers and brokers are trying to seduce you to join them to trade currencies promising quick money with little effort. Once a person seduced and finds outs how hard it is actually to trade currencies profitably he either gives up or starts looking for information and training courses.

When I first began trading Forex I found out that simply installing a brokers platform on my computer will not automatically turn my PC into ATM. Once I realized it I went looking for educational information and Forex training. Unfortunately there were many companies offering the training but very few of them worth the money I paid. Throughout this experience I found out that a good training should address two issues.

The first thing it needs to deal with is the trading mindset. You will not believe how many so-called trainings are just simply introduction into Forex market. It can be an advanced introduction but still they do not train you to be a successful trader. The only way to become a successful trader you need to work with your mindset and belief system. If you have leakage in you mindset than no tool, no information will help you to become profitable. You need to train yourself to be disciplined and learn to tame such emotions like greed and fear. If training helps you to do that it's probably a good one.

The second thing what you should look in trader's training is if it has a simple strategy to practice execution of a trade. It's a shame to see how some Forex mentors will load you up with very valuable information but expect you to have a feel for the market as they have to apply it in a real trade. But in the beginning what you actually need is one simple trading strategy close to 100% mechanical with positive math expectation. Executing this system over and over again will do two things for you. First you will develop a feel for the market. Second you will be able to control your feelings of fear and greed from interfering with your trading decisions.

These are only a couple of tips for you if you are looking for a day Forex trading training. Of course you need to do your due diligence before you commit your money since so many scams around Forex business. Try to get in touch with people who completed the course and find out what the outcome was for them.


Albert Schmidt is a part-time currency trader. After quite a few months of struggle he learned to make consistent profit trading in Forex. Review a trading strategy he successfully uses in his trades.

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