1. Master the art of trading Simon Brown JustOneLap.com SimonBrown.co.za @SimonPB 18 th September 2012

2. Trading is easy

3. Stages of a trader Unconscious Incompetence Conscious Incompetence Conscious Competence Unconscious Competence

6. Losing money

7. Being wrong

8. Desire To be right To confirm ones view To get positive feedback from the market

9. External fear Caused by something outside of you which you are strongly motivated to avoid. Example: being wrong, losing money

10. Internal fear Something inside of you that you link to a negative emotion. Example: being wrong, losing money

11. BUT Life rules and trading rules are different We are wired for life rules Have to wire ourselves for trading rules

12. What to measure Measure success by what we can control Discipline Consistency Monitoring trade Exit (stop loss) We can not control winning or losing trades

13. How to measure Generate trade Determine exit strategy Determine trade size Enter on confirmation Monitor trade & stop loss Exit as planned Keep a journal

14. What to loose Losing trades are a fact of trading, a cost of doing business Start up capital Be comfortable with the potential loss before you enter

15. What to loose Stop loss determines Rand risk per trade Be comfortable with this Worse case of 20 losers in a row?

16. How to trust Discipline requires trust Eyeball the system on a chart (at least 20 trades) 20 paper trades 20 real trades with small amounts Than the real deal

17. Greed

18. Further reading Trading in the Zone Mark Douglas Mind Power John Kehoe

19. Re-cap You can’t trade with fear Know how to measure Accept potential losses Trust your system

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21. Master the art of trading Simon Brown JustOneLap.com SimonBrown.co.za @SimonPB 18 th September 2012