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By Adam Milton, About.com Guide to Day Trading

Are You a Discretionary or System Trader?

Sunday October 5, 2008

Discretionary traders like to make their own decisions in real time using the information that is available at the time. System traders like to make their decisions well in advance, and then act upon those decisions (or let a computer program act for them) without any further discussion. Both types of trading can be equally as profitable, but only if you know which type of trader you are and then trade accordingly.

If you do not know what discretionary or system trading are, or if you have not yet decided which type of trader you want to be, the discretionary or system trading article will help you. The article will give you the information you need to understand both types of trading, and will help you choose the type that is most suitable for your personality.

So, either read the article manually and decide for yourself (the discretionary version), or program your computer to read the article and decide for you (the system version) :-).

Comments

October 5, 2008 at 12:28 pm
(1) Ray The Money Man says:

Great post! I guess I am a discretionary trader since I really focus on the catalyst that moves the market at any given time. I still use technical analysis, but I lean towards current conditions guiding me. Especially right now when I am shorting the market on every rally.

Thanks for a great post!

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