From the daily archives:

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Violating Your Own Stock Trading Rules – Don’t Do It

November 4, 2009

No matter how tempting it is violating your trading rules is never a good idea. This reminder came to me as an example to me when I violated my own trading rules a couple of times over the last two days.

The very first violation cost my portfolio $5K plus. The second made a measly $50. I immediately considered violating my rules another time but I remembered the adage, “Patience is a virtue”, and so stopped myself.

I’ll get around to revisiting this episode of trading later but for now let this serve as a reminder, “Never violate your own stock trading rules.”

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‘Fakeosphere’ latest Web trap for consumers – The Red Tape Chronicles – msnbc.com

November 4, 2009

I haven’t seen one of these about stock trading but it’ll probably happen if it hasn’t happened already.   Thanks to The Red Tape Chronicles for getting the message out.

‘Fakeosphere’ latest Web trap for consumers – The Red Tape Chronicles – msnbc.com

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