We all know what mistakes beginners make, but what about pro traders? Sometimes experience comes at a price, and even the most proficient traders can fall into a trap. We gathered some of the most common mistakes of pro traders.

#1 Overtrading

Some traders may trade too many positions at once, that exhausts available margin collateral, reducing cushion against adverse market movements. And also when you trade too often, you always have an open position and are constantly exposed to market risk. To avoid these mistakes, it’s better to focus on opportunities where you think you have an advantage and apply a disciplined trade strategy to them.

Myth - randomness

Have you ever observed nature? Many things, such as the trajectory of a bee, may seem random.  At the same time, they are not – there is nothing random in nature. They appear random only because you don’t know the reasons that push this or that object in a certain direction. Normally, the brain can’t comprehend when too many things happen simultaneously – just like in the market.

Trading is more than just another income source. Trading is like an art, and every kind of art requires inspiration. The universe bears great amount of wisdom: you can find inspiration for every day of your life in the words of great minds. Find the words to keep your spirits up!

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What’s common between a Thai celeb Tom Room 39 and FBS? Both believe that future isn’t set in stone and anyone can change it at any minute if they really want it. Cooperation with young, talented, and ambitious people like Tom Room 39 means a lot to FBS: we are focused on the same principles, even though our professional fields differ. Not only he dreams big but also searches for ideas, opportunities, and tools to fuel his dreams and make them come true.Thus, future belongs to you and you can shape it into whatever excites you. Tom Room 39 states: trading with FBS is an awesome way to create the future you want! Create possibilities and live in a dream with FBS – the best international Forex broker!

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Getting some nutritious meal to eat for dinner or saving money for a small gift for the little sister? Purchasing a new t-shirt to play football or use this money to fill in the fridge? These were the dilemmas that Somchai Pongsawat coming from Nakhon Si Thammarat,had been facing every single day before he started to trade with FBS.

Almost everyone wants to become successful. However, many people give up when it comes to setting a clear goal, focusing on it, and moving to this aim, overcoming all the obstacles. Thus only a few of us make their dream come true.

If you are one of those who want to get inspiration from a story of a man who achieved his goal to become a successful trader, this article is for you. Learn how Muhammad Nur Salim from Indonesia made it and read his secrets of success.

Something historical recently happened in trading.

This case is so amazing it definitely deserves to be on top of our blog. Behold the story of a trading order that was opened during the worst time possible.

Modern traders have a choice of trading platforms: web, mobile, or desktop. Still, many of them prefer to have the platform on their computers. As macOS comes with nuances, it may not be that clear how to install MetaTrader 5 in the system. So let's see what you need to do.

As you may already know, there are several ways to install MetaTrader 5 on macOS. Luckily, they constantly upgrade the system, making the process of installation easier. Let’s have a look at the most straightforward way.

Answering this question, it is very important to mention that there are two main communities among traders – one that believes in forex forecasting and another one that doesn’t.

Most traders agree with Nicolas Darvas, who is known as one of the world’s best traders and the author of the book "How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market". He is strongly convinced that analysis is much more useful than forecasting: “I believe in analysis and not forecasting”. Analysis can’t be ignored for sure, but what is about horoscopes?

If you’ve suffered your first loss when trading, you may feel like giving up. Remember, this is the turning point for you and your trading journey. Stop now, and you will never feel the rush of victory! Here are some tips on how to get up if the market knocked you down.

Every year, Saxo Bank publishes a list of “Black Swans” (highly improbable events that can have a dramatic impact in case they actually happen). These predictions attract investors’ attention all over the world and help them think outside the box when planning their strategies. For example, in 2018 prediction Saxo Bank foresaw the fall of Bitcoin. Check out what outrageous economic and political events 2019 may bring.