Trading to Win

The trading arena has produced its share of select ''super traders,'' market practitioners who set themselves apart from the rest of the field with one distinct advantage: mental and emotional toughness. Like outstanding athletes who stay focused, remain calm, and stick to their game plan, these master traders in this highly risky, highly competitive arena possess an edge that keeps them from being distracted by fear, self doubt, greed, and other emotional components that can cause major losses and prevent gains from soaring to new highs. Trading to Win presents a step by step, goal oriented program for building the mental and emotional stamina not only to win, but to win on an unprecedented level. Created by a leading psychiatrist for a top trading firm, this proven approach spotlights a set of philosophical and behavioral principles designed to assist you in implementing proactive trading strategies, as well as developing the mindset needed to trade effectively in the realm of uncertainty. Delving into your underlying thought processes when you trade, Trading to Win enables you to understand what is motivating you, whether it is consistent with your game plan, and whether you are in any way sabotaging yourself. Drawing on his widely acclaimed work with Olympic athletes, psychiatrist Ari Kiev covers every major aspect of enhancing your trading performance, including new ways to rehearse your moves, strengthen your powers of concentration, deal with stress, and overcome common mistakes. Along with tapping into personal resources you might not know you had, and breaking unproductive, even self destructive behavioral patterns, you¿ll learn how to:Let go of false beliefs about yourself and the marketsTrade in terms of the amount of money you have and the kinds of profit percentages you want to producePlay through feelings of anxietyAvoid the dangers of both despair and euphoriaAbandon energy draining behaviors, like impulsiveness, chest beating, and whiningAchieve total commitment and experience the exhilaration of ''the zone,'' where everything flows effortlesslyFully supplemented with real market trading scenarios, Trading to Win shows you to apply key, concepts where it counts¿in actual trading room situations. For both professional traders and sophisticated investors, this remarkable program offers a rare opportunity for both personal and financial gain.