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Daytrading And How To Get Started

Executive Summary About Daytrading By Ray Johns

My description of daytrading has largely been based on past experiences with the markets, as well as the changes in the markets and the global economies themselves. Keep in mind; the stock market is not your friend. Much like war, in day trading and/or short-term investing, you are pitting your wits against every other person in the market. Your goal is to win with your investments and your trading, and that requires someone else to lose. How risky is daytrading? Always remember: at any given time, when you are daytrading for a living, you are risking probably that much money (if not quite a bit more), and your money is in perhaps just as much risk.

Mistakes will be made; lessons will be learned; money will be lost as you learn. I've seen people make and lose large sums of money very quickly. I have made and lost large sums of money very quickly! I've seen stocks go from pennies to hundreds of dollars and back again, taking traders and investors for a ride in both directions. If anyone claims to have all the answers about the stock market, or claims to be the only person you should listen to - run, don't walk away from them and/or their services.

It is a somewhat difficult question to answer. How much do you really need in order to start day trading? If you are in the habit of trading $40 to $80 stocks, this could mean you need as much as $40,000 to start. At the same time, one can trade with as little as $10,000 and get their feet wet. Just remember, if you are starting small, keep your expectations realistic. This typically is going to require $500,000 or more of trading capital, plus some use of margin in limited situations and for a limited time. A few points (or even a few fractions) across 10,000 shares can return quite a bit of money quite rapidly.