It's quite amazing to discover that over 90% of those who begin their  trading career lose their trading account within a short period of  that. When I got to discover this fact, I was afraid of trading the  forex market. Of course what's the use trading a market when majority of  those into it are losers. I grew sceptical of what would be my fate if I  eventually trade the market. But a thought flashed into my mind as I  was about giving up the idea of taking forex trading as a career. The  idea that flashed into my mind was, despite the fact that 90% are  losing, then there must be about 10% of traders that are making all the  money in the market. Also I compared that to any conventional business.  In most conventional businesses, about 90% of people who begin a  business lose and end up folding up the business. After my comparison, I  thought to my self that it is quite possible to join the 10% of trader  that are on the winning side. Through research and practice, I got to  sift out the major reasons 90% of trader loss their trading account  fast.
From my findings I noticed that the losing traits exist in  the 90% of traders that are perpetual losers. If you can get rid of  these traits, there's no reason why you can't succeed as a forex trader.
Below  are some of the traits I got to discover. Take your time to study them  thoroughly and I believe that together, we shall smile.
Trait Number 1: Jumping From One Strategy To Another.
Most  beginner traders are in the habit of moving from one trading strategy  to another. The major reason behind this attitude is because, they  hardly spend time to develop their trading system. When they encounter a  string of loses, they jettison their trading system and go in search  for the next best forex trading system they can find. When they  encounter another string of loses as a result of implement their new  system, they eventually jump ship and lot for any advertised trading  strategy that promises 100% profit in return. When a trader moves from  one system to another, he would eventually lose focus and that alone can  kill your trading account fast. In forex trading, there's no holy  grail. You need to sit down and develop a strategy until you are  comfortable with it. That is why it is highly advisable to demo trade  first before you start trading on a live account. Another disadvantage  of jumping from one trading system to another is that you eventually  lose confidence in your ability to trade well.
Trait 2: Poor Money Management:
Bad  money management is a disaster that many new traders experience in  their journey toward become a millionaire trader in one day. Lack of  proper understanding of this subject is the reason why there are more  losing traders than winners. To succeed as a trader, you must know what  money management is and how to adjust it into your trading plan.
Trait 3: Not Using Stop Loss
This  is a common problem with many new traders. They expect to be right all  the time and so they feel that it is a crime for them to lose a trade.  In their pursuit to win al their trades, they don't use stop loss and so  they leave their trading account exposed. The purpose of stop loss is  to protect your trading account in case there is a move that goes  against you while trading. What most traders think is that the market  would always reverse and move in their favour so they will keep a trade  open and wait. Most often than not, the never move in their direction,  instead the market continues its journey against their trade. If this  happens for a long period of time, it would eventually wipe out their  account. There are time some traders are lucky to win trades without  stop loss. But be rest assured that if that kind of system continues,  their account would soon be gone forever.
Trait Number 4:Get Quick  Rich Scheme: Many beginner traders think that the forex market is an  avenue to make big money in a short period of time. As a result of their  belief, they enter trades with big lot size and expect to make 100%  profit in a day or a week. When they are disappointed as a result of  what they see, they begin to complain.
 
 
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