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Trading Computers

Thinking about becoming a day trader, but don't know what tools you will need? Here are details of all of the tools that you will need to get started. You may be surprised to find out that you already have most of them.

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Trading Individual Stock Markets

Tuesday January 31, 2012

Individual stock markets are one of the most popular markets for both traders and investors, but individual stock markets are often traded incorrectly. My article explaining how to trade individual stock markets correctly provides the information that both traders and investors need to trade individual stock markets like professional traders and investors.

The Trading Psychology of the Days of the Week

Sunday January 22, 2012

A trader's emotional condition on Monday morning and Friday evening can be a very reliable indicator of the condition of their trading. If you are a new trader, or an experienced trader that has not yet made a significant profit, my article explaining the psychology of the days of the week could be very useful in determining whether you are ready to make trades using real trading capital or not.

Market Profiles

Sunday January 22, 2012

Knowing how a particular market is structured is a good idea if you are going to be trading the market, so my market profiles will help you find out how many of the most popular markets are structured, such as the constituent list for the Nikkei 225 stock index.

How To Choose a Brokerage

Sunday January 22, 2012

Choosing a brokerage is one of the first decisions that all traders have to make, but it is a decision that only experienced traders have the ... well, experience, to make correctly, therefore I am going to tell you exactly how to make the decision.

My profile and review of Interactive Brokers (often known as IB) includes a variety of information about Interactive Brokers (e.g. their accounts, their trading software, the reliability, etc.), and by the end of the article you should know which brokerage to choose.

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