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Trading Rules

These are some of the trading rules which are universally valid for stock trading.

Rules: 

  • Never risk more than 10% of your trading capital in a single trade. 

  • Always use stop loss orders.( Here you should know your loss you can give in a situation where the trade starts going against you.) 

  • Never do overtrading. 

  • Never let a profit run into a loss. 

  • Don't enter a trade if you are unsure of the trend. 

  • When in doubt, get out, and don't get in when in doubt. 

  • Only trade active markets. 

  • Distribute your risks equally among different markets. 

  • Never limit your orders. Trade at the markets. 

  • Extra monies from successful trades should be placed in a separate account. 

  • Never trade to scalp a profit. 

  • Never average a loss. 

  • Never get out of the market because you have lost patience, or get in because you are anxiously waiting. 

  • Avoid taking small profits and large losses. 

  • Never cancel a stop loss after you have placed it. 

  • Avoid getting in and out of the market too soon. 

  • Be willing to make money from both sides of the market. 

  • Never buy or sell just because the price is low or high. 

  • Never hedge a losing position. 

  • Never change your position without a good reason. 

  • Avoid trading after long periods of success or failure. 

  • Don't try to guess tops or bottoms. 

  • Don't follow a blind man's advice. 

  • Avoid getting in wrong and out wrong; or getting in right and out wrong. This is making a double mistake. 

  • When you lose don't blame it on luck. 

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