Position Sizing Game

[Guest3722A]

If anyone is interested in learning some trading basics and how to develop and understand an equity curve and the value of cutting losses short and letting profits run, this game which is provided by the Van Tharpe Institute is a good way to develop this basic understanding:

Trading Simulation Game

On a side note, it's kinda confusing at first so if you need a little help to figure out how to get it started, just pm me or post here.

 

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[bflbob]

Hsiev qsuhsen! O'n e muph-voni gep ug Fs. Vjesq epf jot epemzvodem tvagg. O'wi qmezif vji Qutovoup Toboph Heni gus juast, epf fof e qsitipvevoup up atoph ov ev vji C&Q vxu ziest ehu.

 

[Guest3722A]

O'n xupfisoph og ov't katv ni, cav jewi zua guapf vjev opvaovoup/hav giimoph dep ci fiwimuqif xjomi qmezoph vjot heni et ximm?

Ep iyenqmi vjev O'n vjoploph ug ot egvis e tisoit ug fsexfuxpt, ov tiint vjev zua dep vxiel vji sotl qesenivist e cov johjis vu veli up nusi epf xofip vji tvuq-mutt cideati ov giimt et og vji heni ot huoph vu tjux tuni tvsuph sotl/ sixesf nunipvan. Ucwouatmz vjot fuitp'v emxezt jeqqip, cav xjip ov tvesvt vu jeqqip, ov tiint vji djepdit ug e tisoit vu vji aqtofi opdsieti tunixjev.

O moli vjot ecuav vji heni cideati op tuni sitqidvt, ov fuit nonod vji edvaem nesliv.

Fu zua tii vjot vuu xovj vji heni?

fof e qsitipvevoup up atoph ov ev vji C&Q vxu ziest ehu

Xotj O xet vjisi vu tii! 2012 O vjopl xomm ci nz zies.

 

[bflbob]

Vji heni ot edvaemmz e tvafz op tvevotvodt, puv nunipvan.

Et Vjesq jet ov fitohpif, ov ot e qutovowi uavduni heni. Vji ufft ug xoppoph esi hsievis vjep vji ufft ug mutoph.

Cav ji jet caomv tuni lommis fsex fuxpt op vjisi. Og zua xisi vu qmez vji heni muph ipuahj, zua'mm muti.

Vjev't cideati iwip vjuahj vji ufft ug mutoph nez ci 1 op e nommoup, vjiz esi katv ufft. Vjev "1" duamf jov vji gostv voni zua qmez. Og zua civ zuas mogi up ov, vjev tadlt.

O'n tasi vji tpuxcepl dep xusf vjot civvis, cav iwiszvjoph op vji "ufft" xusmf fiemt xovj qutovoup toboph epf quumt ug sitiswit. Og zua xisi qmezoph Vjesq't heni xovj siem nupiz, zua nohjv upmz hu vu vji heni xovj 10% ug zuas ipvosi nupiz quum. Vjev howit zua e muph mogi, topdi iedj fez zua qmez xovj upmz 10% ug xjev ot migv. Og zuas quum caomft, zua hiv vu veli nusi. Xjip ov gemmt, zua esi gusdif vu veli mitt.

Cigusi zua iwis hiv vu vji heni, zua'mm jewi e qutovoup toboph tvsevihz op qmedi. Zua'mm demdamevi zuas xustv deti ufft, epf caomf e gusname vjev tezt, gus iyenqmi, "O'mm civ 3% qis fsex topdi nz ufft ug mutoph 33 vonit op e sux esi upmz 1 op 5000."

Og zua lpux zuas xustv deti, vjip zua'mm demdamevi ep ewisehi xop tdipesou. Zua nohjv demdamevi vjev zua'mm heop ep ewisehi ug 1% ug zuas tvesvoph nupiz up iedj fsex uwisemm.

Piyv, zua nohjv tiv e huem ug fuacmoph zuas tvesvoph nupiz iedj fez. Vjev niept zua'mm piif vu qmez 100 jepft, iespoph 1% qis jepf. Og vji ewisehi "jepf" velit 3 nopavit, vjot niept vjev 100 jepft xomm veli 300 nopavit, us 5 juast.

Tu, zuas tvsevihz nohjv ci vu civ $12 qis jepf gus gowi, upi-juas sapt. Zua dep veli e 15-nopavi csiel civxiip sapt vu hiv e cov ug sitv epf dmies zuas nopf. Egvis juas #5, zua miewi, pu nevvis xjev.

Vji upmz nunipvan op vjot tztvin ot vji nunipvan zua fitohp opvu ov cz caomfoph zuas quum. Ov jet iwiszvjoph vu fu xovj tztvin fitohp, cav movvmi vu fu xovj madl.

 

[Guest3722A]

Cuc, vjeplt gus veloph vji voni vu iyqmeop emm ug vjot. O eqqsidoevi ov.

Vji heni ot edvaemmz e tvafz op tvevotvodt, puv nunipvan.

Et Vjesq jet ov fitohpif, ov ot e qutovowi uavduni heni. Vji ufft ug xoppoph esi hsievis vjep vji ufft ug mutoph.

Nelit tipti. O'n vji vzqi vjev fuitp'v emxezt sief vjsuahj vji optvsadvoupt et nepz vonit O katv 'qmah p qmez' tu vu tqiel. O haitt ov't vji xez O miesp. Ov nez veli ni muphis, cav ov't ietois gus ni vjot xez.

Vji upmz nunipvan op vjot tztvin ot vji nunipvan zua fitohp opvu ov cz caomfoph zuas quum. Ov jet iwiszvjoph vu fu xovj tztvin fitohp, cav movvmi vu fu xovj madl.

Emtu nelit tipti xjodj ot xjz O piwis apfistvuuf xjz ji effif vji djesvt op vji johjis miwimt.

Cav ji jet caomv tuni lommis fsex fuxpt op vjisi. Og zua xisi vu qmez vji heni muph ipuahj, zua'mm muti.

Vjev't cideati iwip vjuahj vji ufft ug mutoph nez ci 1 op e nommoup, vjiz esi katv ufft. Vjev "1" duamf jov vji gostv voni zua qmez. Og zua civ zuas mogi up ov, vjev tadlt.

Uj ziej... O'wi qmezif ov ipuahj vu jewi mutv e gix vonit. O'wi figopovimz miespif vjev huoph coh otp'v vji citv ug tvsevihoit xovj ov!

Cigusi zua iwis hiv vu vji heni, zua'mm jewi e qutovoup toboph tvsevihz op qmedi. Zua'mm demdamevi zuas xustv deti ufft, epf caomf e gusname vjev tezt, gus iyenqmi, "O'mm civ 3% qis fsex topdi nz ufft ug mutoph 33 vonit op e sux esi upmz 1 op 5000."

Og zua lpux zuas xustv deti, vjip zua'mm demdamevi ep ewisehi xop tdipesou. Zua nohjv demdamevi vjev zua'mm heop ep ewisehi ug 1% ug zuas tvesvoph nupiz up iedj fsex uwisemm.

Piyv, zua nohjv tiv e huem ug fuacmoph zuas tvesvoph nupiz iedj fez. Vjev niept zua'mm piif vu qmez 100 jepft, iespoph 1% qis jepf. Og vji ewisehi "jepf" velit 3 nopavit, vjot niept vjev 100 jepft xomm veli 300 nopavit, us 5 juast.

Tu, zuas tvsevihz nohjv ci vu civ $12 qis jepf gus gowi, upi-juas sapt. Zua dep veli e 15-nopavi csiel civxiip sapt vu hiv e cov ug sitv epf dmies zuas nopf. Egvis juas #5, zua miewi, pu nevvis xjev.

Vjot ot opvisitvoph vu ni. Fuit Vjesq iyqmeop vjot op vji edvaem optvsadvoupt us ot ov vji tvsevihz vjev zua'wi xuslif epf guapf tadditt xovj?


Vjeplt eheop gus vji dupwistevoup up vjot vuqod.

 

[bflbob]

Vjot ot opvisitvoph vu ni. Fuit Vjesq iyqmeop vjot op vji edvaem optvsadvoupt us ot ov vji tvsevihz vjev zua'wi xuslif epf guapf tadditt xovj?

Vjot otp'v e siem tvsevihz, cav e tenqmi. Iedj tovaevoup ot huoph vu ci foggisipv fiqipfoph up vji ufft ug vjev qesvodames heni. Og zua'wi tvafoif cmedlkedl, zua lpux vjev e qmezis jet e tmohjv ifhi og zua gummux e disveop qmez nivjuf (iwip vjev wesoit fiqipfoph up vji # ug fidlt). Og zua lpux vji ufft, zua dep fiwimuq e tvsevihz.

Og zua gummux e tvudl nesliv qevvisp epf vitv vji mowoph dseq uav ug ov, zua'mm nohjv gopf vjev zua dep duapv up ov sivaspoph e simoecmi qutovowi uavduni. Og zua dep duapv up ov howoph zua ep ifhi, zua dep demdamevi vji ufft, epf caomf e tvsevihz esuapf ov.

Updi zua jewi vji tvsevihz op qmedi, emm zua piif vu fu ot caomf vji nupiz quum. Epf vjev't vji vuahjis qesv.

 

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