Study Guide for Come Into My Trading Room - Forex Factory

THE ROAD AHEAD
You can learn to trade. To begin, you need some basic skills—discipline,
risk tolerance, and facility with numbers. You need knowledge,
which can be acquired through dedicated study. By working
through the Study Guide you have proven that you have what it takes
to grow into a successful trader.
Now is the time to put your time and energy into setting up
your trading operation. Design a record-keeping system, establish
money management rules, and write your trading plan. This calls
for a lot of work, but many of us find trading a fantastically interesting
challenge. The rewards, if you do it right, are nothing to sneeze
at either.
I enjoyed creating these exercises. People who came to my Traders’
Camps were the first to learn my methods, take the tests, and comment
on them. I also want to thank two people who put their own projects
aside to help me prepare this book. Fred Schutzman, a technical analyst
and money manager in New York, is an old and loyal friend who took
every test in this book, graded his performance, and then pointed out
several questions and answers that had to be rephrased, rearranged, or
clarified. When it comes to analysis and trading, no imperfection can
slip by Fred! My oldest daughter Miriam, a journalist and a graduate
student in Paris, went through my English with a red pen. English is my
third language, and the little girl, who is actually no longer so little,
is now fixing the English for the guy who used to read The Little Engine
That Could to her at bedtime.
You have worked through this book, but closing it does not mean
having to say good-bye. If I continue to run my Traders’ Camps, you
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