Passive Investing Isn't Going to Cut It Anymore.

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☕ The Investment Landscape is Shifting

☕ Reddit Question of The Week

☕ Unveiling Your Trading Persona

The Investment Landscape is Shifting

As we stand on the brink of a new era, the investment world as we know it is undergoing a seismic shift. Gone are the days of ultra-low interest rates and the comfort of stable, predictable markets. In their place, we're ushered into a decade marked by higher inflation and economic volatility. This change signals a departure from the investment strategies many have relied on.

Bridgewater, a leading hedge fund, has painted a vivid picture of what this shift means for investors. Through their analysis, it's clear that the sources of investing returns have evolved dramatically. Where once cash was considered "trash," offering little to no return, it now stands as a beacon of attractive yield with minimal risk. This starkly contrasts the previous decade, where negative real returns on cash pushed investors towards riskier assets for higher gains.

The past decade may have been exceptional for passive stocks, bonds, and commodities investments, delivering substantial "beta" returns. However, the outlook for the next ten years suggests a return to normalcy, with expected gains becoming more modest and accompanied by greater variability and risk. Expect to see much lower returns in stocks, 5-8% per annum instead of the 10%+ per annum we have seen in the past decade.

This brings us to the concept of "alpha" – the extra returns earned from making active investment decisions. While the past decade's robust gains may have made a passive strategy seem sufficient, the changing landscape demands a more active approach to achieve similar success. This doesn't mean abandoning long-term strategies in favour of day trading. Instead, it calls for a more tactical mindset, favouring assets with the potential for higher returns and staying agile to seize emerging opportunities.

Navigating this new investment terrain won't be easy, even for seasoned professionals. Investors are now faced with a choice: settle for potentially lower returns or embrace a riskier, more active investment style. The silver lining? This era of heightened volatility could also be fertile ground for uncovering new opportunities.

Embrace the Future with Prop Trading

In light of these changes, there is a clear need for investors to adopt a more active role in managing their portfolios. While maintaining a long-term portfolio is wise, prop trading offers a compelling avenue to generate additional returns without risking personal capital. By learning a strategic approach to trading and leveraging our firm's capital, you can create an additional income stream from the markets.

This approach enhances your ability to diversify your long-term portfolio and also provides a secondary income that could improve your quality of life. Our firm specializes in training traders with our swing trading strategy, empowering them to capitalize on market movements and generate substantial returns.

As we navigate the uncertain waters of the next decade, the opportunity for prop trading stands out as the number one opportunity for those looking to take a more active approach to their investing.

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Reddit Question of The Week

How much leverage do you recommend using on a £250 account size with proper risk management?

When you're trading with a £250 account in the Forex market, the amount of leverage you choose doesn't directly decide how risky your trades are. Instead, leverage allows you to control larger amounts of money with a smaller investment. With higher leverage, you can open more trades simultaneously or manage larger positions with your account, but there's a catch.

The Real Deal with Leverage:

• Leverage and Risk: Whether you choose 1:10, 1:50, or even 1:100 leverage, what really matters for risk is how much of your account you use for each trade, not the leverage itself. High leverage doesn't automatically mean high risk; it means you can control a larger position with a smaller amount of your own money.
• Managing Positions: With higher leverage, you can spread your £250 across more trades or bigger positions. However, the key is to manage your total exposure. For example, even if you use high leverage, ensuring that all your open trades risk only a small portion of your account (like 1-2% total), you're managing your risk effectively.
• Your Risk Strategy: The crucial part of trading isn't how much leverage you use but how you manage the risk of your open positions. The goal is to keep your risk low so that no single trade or series of trades can significantly hurt your account. This means focusing on how much of your account is at risk at any one time rather than the leverage ratio itself.

Key Takeaway for Beginners:

Think of leverage as a tool in your trading toolbox. More leverage means you can potentially make more money from your trades, but it also means you can lose money just as quickly if you're not careful. The trick is to use this tool wisely by closely examining how much of your account you're risking rather than focusing solely on the leverage ratio. Always aim to protect your account by not overextending, regardless of the leverage available to you.

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Unveiling Your Trading Persona

Money, when tied to self-belief, can act like a drug. Winning or losing money can lead to feelings of pleasure or pain, worthiness or unworthiness, adequacy or inadequacy, or power or helplessness. However, if your focus in trading is solely on winning or losing money, you are not paying attention to the one thing you can control – your mindset in the heat of the moment. Successful traders don't obsess over future outcomes or how these outcomes will make them feel.