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MarketLife Ep 18 - Short term trading

AdamHGrimes

27 May 2015 — 1 min read

Short term trading, intraday trading, daytrading--call it what you will, these styles of trading bring some unique challenges. Tools and approaches that work in other timeframes also work intraday, but applying them requires a different mindset and attitude toward risk. For the next few weeks, my blog will be focusing on short term trading ideas, techniques, and challenges. In this podcast episode:

Definitions

Daytrading
Short-term trading
Intraday
Holding overnight
Scalping
Algos

Choose markets and timeframes

Are some objectively better?
Do you have special expertise? (Does this help or hurt?)
Basic requirements: liquidity and movement

Possible markets

Stock index futures
Other futures
Spreads
Individual stocks
Currencies
Options

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