Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Forex Autopilot Increases Your Capital Through Money Management

By Richard U. Olson

A money management program for investors is a system that they use to tell them when to buy or sell and what amounts of money to risk at a given time. For those involved in the Forex markets, an automated Forex trading system - an electronic system - can be an ideal money management program.

Many have their doubts about the usefulness of an automated Forex trading system. A common misconception about these programs is that they simply aim to time the market (which of course one of the first "thou shalt nots" of investing). Savvy Forex traders know that automated Forex trading software is much more complex and has many more capabilities than this - these systems can be set to trade based on their specific criteria; no market timing needs to be involved. These systems can use real time information in conjunction with mathematical modeling and algorithms which decide when to place buy, sell or stop loss orders for the investor.

The Forex market is a global market which is open nearly 24/7 since at almost any time there is a currency market doing business somewhere on the planet. An automated Forex trading system is therefore ideal for use as an investor's money management program, since the software can stay up and running whenever there is trading to be done.

Knowledgeable individuals may wonder why use a money management program. Perhaps they think that investing is a gamble ranking about the same as visiting a casino. They may reason why you would use such a program if it makes no difference at all.

This line of thinking is wrong when you know how to manage money and your activity in the marketplace. There is a great amount of short term uncertainty in the marketplace on an hourly and daily basis. You will begin to notice patterns when you step back a bit and look on from an all encompassing long distance perspective. Forex automated trading systems analyze asset trading charts by taking these patterns into consideration. It is possible to do far more than gamble in any investment market including the Forex while using tried and true mathematical algorithms and historical perspectives.

While there are of course plenty of professional gamblers who have made millions. There is no one who is lucky enough to make that many good decisions in a game of chance. While there is uncertainty in gambling just as there is investment, there is a genuine science to both - and in both, there are larger patterns which can be seen and exploited to ensure a greater chance of success.

So, yes, there are systematic ways of approaching Forex trading. These ways work. Just get it from the horse's mouth - the multimillionaire Forex traders themselves!

And turning both good and bad luck to your long term advantage and profit is entirely possible with a sound money management program - and that, once again, can be enhanced by an automated Forex trading system. - 16069

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