In last week’s lesson, we introduced 2 extremely important measures that all traders need to track and monitor. Now that we’ve set that baseline, in this week’s lesson we will build upon the 2 measures we introduced last week and launch into the topic of position sizing. As it pertains to this month’s theme of risk […]

This week’s lesson we will be brief however it will cover an essential risk management concept. If you are new to risk management concepts then understanding this lesson will allow you to objectively understand the strengths of your trading system, how and where you can improve your results, and gain an appreciation for how much […]

So to kick things off, the first theme we’ll be exploring is the topic of  “Risk and Money Management“. This week’s lesson comes from our “in-house” risk expert – certified risk manager and frequent contributor, Michael Toma who challenges each of us with a set of important questions to consider to identify the risks to our trading businesses. It’s […]

This article is submitted by Michael Toma.   Michael is a Certified Risk Manager, author, and trader and is our “resident risk” contributor at The Trading Edge. In this fun article Michael shares his recent experience of trading while vacationing in Asia and shares his experience of preparing to trade away from the trading desk.   I recently took […]