Success In Trading

Success in trading is all about consistency and to achieve that we must follow the golden rules.

These are:

1 Only take the best opportunities.

2 Always minimize risk. Taking only low risk
opportunities is part of this.

3 Use good Money Management.

4 Have the discipline to follow these rules, especially the first one. It is all too easy to get over-confident and take anything you see. You soon lose your shirt that way. “Only the best is good enough for our trading!is a good motto to follow.
You can’t learn how to do it without doing it.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Kelly Criterion For Investors

In investment we often come to problems like this:Company A is currently researching 3 different new products. In an upcoming convention, we know that A might going to announce the launch of one of the new products. We can also estimate the impact of different outcomes on the stock price:Launching Product 1: 30% increase in stock price (ROI = 30%). Chance of happening: 20%.Launching Product 2: 10% increase in stock price (ROI = 10%). Chance of happening: 15%.Launching Product 3: 12% increase in stock price (ROI = 12%). Chance of happening: 25%.Failure to launch: 15% decrease in stock price (ROI = -15%). Chance of happening: 40%Now you have $100 dollars in your bankroll, how much would you invest in A's stock so that your bankroll can have maximum growth in the long term?The Kelly Criterion, solving similar problems in gambling, cannot be directly used because it assumes binary outcome. That means it limits the outcomes to be either WIN or LOSE.
Advance Stock Pattern Scanner -- Kelly Criterion For Investors
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