e hënë, 9 korrik 2007

6 Tips For Trading Stocks Online

by Barry Allen
Financial management strategy helps map on how to make money work for you. According to the experts it is important to inculcate the habit of saving and to invest the savings in money generating modules. As a safety measure most of the money must be put in secure savings and only a small portion of available funds must be invested in quick return investments like stocks and real estate.

With the growing popularity of the World Wide Web even trading in stocks has become an online function. Before venturing into online trading you must learn how to: create a detailed investment plan; carry out an in depth analysis on stock behavior and future movements; evaluate the risk involved in stock investing; and learn how to apply trading principles to investing successfully. Statistics reveal that almost 80% of investors in stock tend to loose rather than gain money.

Online stock trading expertise in the form of articles and tips can be read on the internet. According to experts, stock trading success is certain if you follow six simple rules or tips:

1. Trade stocks online armed with in depth knowledge. Decide what kind of trading you would prefer, day trading, short-term trading, and week trading or monthly trading.

2. Select a broker with care. Decide whether you are comfortable with high-speed direct access technology or discount brokers. Day trading is more expensive as far as fees and other costs are concerned.

3. Adopt a low-risk high reward trading strategy. Always control risk and be happy with small consistent returns rather than quick returns.

4. Study up-markets and down-markets and learn how to trade using both trends to an advantage. Use an online stock trading method that lends advantage to both market trends.

5. Study stock movements and learn how to recognize "winning edges" use the favorable factors to make money. Learn how to exit investments at the ripe moments.

6. Learn the essentials of trading in only the best stocks by reading professional reviews and columns that give valuable stock investment related advice and tips. According to statistics people are successful at trading stocks online because they have a strategy in place, they track their investments carefully, they have mastered the art of money management, they have fine tuned stock movement studies, they are ready to take risks and are prepared to ride losses when they occur, they invest only a portion of their money in stocks the rest is invested in trusted investments.

According to finance whizzes in stock trading you must learn to:

* Trade with market movements. Learn to recognize shifts.

* Always but stocks that are strong and sell ones that are weak. The thumb rule is 52 week highs mostly go higher while 52 week lows tend to go lower.

* Don't trade based on rumors. Use solid logic and reason to make trading moves.

* Study the stocks and invest in only those that you know with certainty are going to be steady gainers.

* Create a trading method that is effective.

* Learn how to manage losses and never let losses multiply.

* Learn how to read the bottom line. Online trading must result in gains not losses. If you land up making only losses there is something wrong in your trading plan.

If you are serious about online trading and making money then think about getting valuable online trading training. There are many courses that can educate you and fine tune your trading skills.