Comments on: Active Trading Can Ruin Your Investment Returns

By: Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:37:55 +0000

Amazing statistics but not surprising. As a real estate investor who does no speculation, I am amazed to see get rich quick stuff like this is still so popular.

Thanks for putting this all in one place so it was easy to understand.

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By: Retirement Savior

Retirement Savior — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:30:36 +0000

The odds are definitely not in the retail trader’s favor. Before jumping into that game, one would need a sustainable and significant edge to overcome the commissions and spreads.

I wrote a post about this same topic: http://bit.ly/3X6i3P

I would suggest that repeatedly being stopped out is a good thing. Fact is, you will not make money unless your average winner is greater than your average losing trade.