Trading Skills

I have increased my simulated account by:

  • 100% + in a year

    Votes: 12 63.2%
  • 50% to 99% in a year

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 25% to 49% in a year

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10% to 24% in a year

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 0% to 9% in a year

    Votes: 2 10.5%
  • I lost money in my simulated account

    Votes: 5 26.3%

  • Total voters
    19
Most traders use leveraged accounts, percentage gain is meaning less. % gain is for investors who park their money somewhere and hope desperately. Not for traders who want to make a living.

Ever heard of the ratios of cagr, omega, sterling...
 
the best quote i heard from someone about sim/demo trading was that 'you'd do things
sim trading you'd never do real trading', and i agree with munnyhunny's '100%', done it
lots of times myself, as well as resetting the sim account after blowing it

what i recommend even tho you may be suspicious of fx brokers is to open a micro
account with an fx broker of your choice eg FXCM's: http://www.forexmicrolot.com/
minimum $25 - most fx brokers offer micros, also Oanda: http://fxtrade.oanda.com/
where you can open an account with $1
whatever your trading system is it will for the most part also work trading fx pairs assuming
it's a straight buy/sell system

while demo/sim trading has its uses, there is no question trading with real money is a
totally different animal, or rather, you'll discover your self's real trading ability and most
importantly, your reaction to LOSS - losing Your Real money

sim trading is shadow boxing, real trading is getting in the ring with an opponent
 
I did not read the entire thread but I just HAVE to mention that even though it might be a good idea to test ideas in a demo account before going live, that I think it's essential that someone practices with at least a small amount of money. You cannot POSSIBLY gain real experience with demo trading.
 
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