BlackBox Sellers of Trading Education

Today I have attended a Seminar ( rather a sales pitch !) by a person in Hyderabad who wants to sell his 3-Day workshop and Trading Software.

1. The company's 3-Day workshop is priced at approx  Rs 40000/-.
2. All techniques of influencing the audience were used by the Trading system seller. Like anchoring the seminar  benefits to Rs 200000/- worth.
3. I personally could not identify with the speaker's motivational seminar with rather using flowery analogies, exaggerated claims, quoting outliers as if they are normal!
4. You can check the company's website  here
5. I would rather refer all my friends to Dr Brett  at www.traderfeed.blogspot.com
6. You have a life time of learning resources here by Dr Brett
7. I take the liberty to recommend you the book TRADING & EXCHANGES by Larry Harris for Rs 400 at 1 % of the company's workshop.

Concepts of Trading

I have started my learning in markets the hard way paying huge tution fees to the market and Vig to the brokers. Starting with fundamentals and by necessity learning by trial and error in brokerage trading rooms reminding of Reminiscences of a Stockoperator 's description way back in 1997.

1. As my journey continued with rich information contained in web 2.0 , I am fortunate to discover giants in the field of speculation, trading psychology and derivatives including Victor, Brett, Taleb.
2. Where as the beginning trader starts with Technical analysis and Charts , solid foundation may be possible only with CONCEPTS of TRADING.
3. TA when understood in terms of concepts like Trend, Momemtum, mean reversion, Low risk entry, classification of tools for ranging and trending markets,Day Structure assesment,Execution in countertrend,Allowing the market to show top or bottom formation, Sticking to timeframe,and understanding the Technical indicator built up rather than mechanical rules will put the developing trader in a formidable position.
4. I find much appreciation for the way the material of NSE Technical Analysis program is prepared in the lines of emphasing the concepts of Trading. The flow of the content in TA is very smooth and connected.