Education

Top 10 Steps To Mentally Preparing Yourself To Trade

October 21, 2019

The first step to profitable trading is the right mindset and psychology. The right attitude and mental discipline don’t guarantee that you will be a profitable and successful trader but the wrong mindset almo...

How Dividends Affect Options Pricing

Cyprian Francis

June 28, 2019

Education, Options

The theory of dividends and underlying stock prices is simple: The underlying price is expected to decline on ex-dividend date, by the amount of the dividend. As a result, option prices should decline as well....

Is Trading Futures Like Gambling?

Cyprian Francis

March 11, 2019

Education, Futures

Futures trading is often characterized as being similar to playing poker or betting horses for a living. The possibility of financial loss brings with it negative connotations ― the high wash-out rate for mark...

The law of small numbers: a mistake you’re probably making

Cyprian Francis

February 28, 2019

Education

One of the very positive advances over the past decade is the amount of attention focused on cognitive biases. We are, through the work of some gifted authors and speakers, becoming aware of how easily our bra...

Two Major Reasons Why New Traders Fail

Cyprian Francis

February 20, 2019

Education

Most people on the internet selling trading services give you the impression that trading is easy. You wake up, you buy some stocks, you sell them after 5 minutes for 100% gains. Then you go travel to Turks an...

9 Things Every Trader Should Know About Market Corrections

Cyprian Francis

February 17, 2019

Education

#1 - What is a Market Correction? A trading correction is a common term used in the financial community to signify a market taking a breather but not one on life support. Think of a correction as a rain shower...

Tough Advice For Aspiring Traders

Cyprian Francis

February 14, 2019

Education

Recently, I have received an unusually large number of emails and messages from new traders who have been encountering problems--and losses--in their trading. The majority have opened up their own acco...

7 Ways To Manage Trading Risk

Cyprian Francis

January 18, 2019

Education

Risk management is the cornerstone of a sustainable trading plan. Yet it is always ignored by new traders who are only looking for the next fancy strategy. Furthermore, trading risks come in so many forms and c...

The Two Ingredients Needed For Trading Success

Cyprian Francis

January 8, 2019

Education

There are two necessary ingredients of trading success and it sometimes seems as though they are at odds with one another: prudence and aggressiveness.Prudence is all about staying in the game with proper ...

8 Ways to Profit From Volatile Markets

Cyprian Francis

December 13, 2018

Education

Trading in high-vol environments requires a different approach from low-vol markets. Here are 8 strategies to improve your trading and help you to survive in high volatility markets. They are very differe...