Learn To Trade Stocks and Options

ClayTrader Mail: How to Guarantee Failure as a Trader

While the concept I talk about is nothing new, it is a rule that MUST BE FOLLOWED if you want any hope at all in long term success as a trader. It is hard to believe that someone took time out of their day to type up this accusation and then send it to me. The mind is a crazy place that can cause you to do crazy things, as you will witness here.

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The $100 Trading Challenge: How I Did It.

One trading challenge I have been asked to demonstrate many times is starting with a smaller amount of money and then growing it by trading the markets. I wanted to share my story of how I grew my trade account when I originally started with a very small amount of money.

ClayTrader Mail: How to Lose $81,000 Trading Stocks

I give this person a boatload of credit for sharing their story with me. Ideally, this real life example can save some new traders who want to start trading the massive headaches and mess-ups that can occur when you approach the stock market in a way that contains no plan.

Trading 101: How to Choose a Broker

When you are a new trader to the markets, one of the most commonly asked questions is "how do I choose a broker?" This is completely understandable as there truly are numerous choices available when deciding who you want to trade with. There are some key questions you must ask yourself in order to help best determine what stock broker will fit your needs.

Guide to Choosing a Broker: http://claytrader.com/blog/best-online-stock-broker/

The Attitude of the Successful

What separates poor people from successful people? Their attitude. Maybe that sounds too simplistic, but in all actuality, it's 100% the fact of the matter. If you want to be a successful trader of the markets, then you better have an outlook on life that breeds motivation.

ClayTrader Mail: Not Qualified to Teach?

Many times we contradict ourselves without even knowing it. In most instances, this occurs without realizing what is going on, but nonetheless, as traders it is something we must be very aware of. According to this person, because I'm not telling people where to buy and sell, I should not be teaching... huh?

Trading 101: What is "Bullish" / "Bearish"?

If you are anything l was when I first got interested in the markets, you were confused on why "bulls" and "bears" had anything to do with the markets. You hear people bring up these terms, but you just are not quite sure how they relate and fit into the market. Let's get all that cleared up in this introductory video.

Trading 101: How to Get Started Trading

The first step to start trading is all mental. You need to set-up your expectations with what reality actually is. If you can start with this mindset of how to start to trade, you are putting yourself as a trader in a much more profitable place for long term success.

ClayTrader Mail: Trading Strategy Contradiction

The tricky part about trading the markets is you can have a vast understanding of many of the dynamics; however, even with that, the greed voices can still cause you to do some very contradictory things. As you will see in this YouTube comment, a trader is saying many things that make sense, but when it comes to boiling down their strategy, there is still a glaring issue.