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Trading as Partners?

Trading is a stressful business. When you are in a trade, your money is at risk, and you repeatedly face the possibility of losing substantial amounts of trading capital. If you are a novice trader, the stress is even greater, since you have not yet learned to trade consistently, and losing significant amounts of trading capital is the norm, not the exception. Managing stress is a key to trading success, and maintaining a social support network may be an important way of managing this stress. Therefore, sharing an office with other traders could prove to be beneficial as long as you do not let their way of trading mess up your own way of trading. Ultimately in my opinion, trading is an individual occupation. Successful traders make what they learn to be their own. You have to wrap your personality around your trading.

I have never personally known of a trading partnership that was successful. I have known of one where research was done by one or more traders, but the actual trading was done by one and only one trader. That trader had the final say about every trade taken. Split decisions are a no-no in trading. That being said, we can recognize that an interpersonal relationship can be worthwhile when it results in emotional support for you. 

 

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Tuesday, 03 December 2024

Derivative transactions, including futures, are complex and carry a high degree of risk. They are intended for sophisticated investors and are not suitable for everyone. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results, and all of which can adversely affect actual trading results. For more information, see the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options.