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<br />LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-11450830721682288562010-02-14T12:26:00.000-08:002010-02-14T12:31:28.698-08:00Go to the Trading Trail...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I've now decided to discontinue this blog in favour of my </span></span><a href="http://tradingtrail.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Trading Trail</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> blog which people seem to be <i>really enjoying</i>. It's well worth a visit!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"In January 2010 Tony Loton established a demonstration spread betting account with a starting capital of just £1000, with the aim of growing this to a sizeable sum by the end of the year. The </span></span><a href="http://tradingtrail.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Trading Trail</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> blog documents the performance of the account, including the trades made with associated commentary, over the course of the year to December 2010."</span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I look forward to seeing you <a href="tradingtrail.blogspot.com">there</a>.</span></span></span></i></span></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-88305099364603720502010-01-11T03:12:00.000-08:002010-01-11T03:18:00.123-08:00Stockbroker's Praise for "Stop Orders"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today I was pleased to receive the following kind comments about my </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-blog-21&camp=526&creative=3910&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=1QF2TRCN4RWYRGMTAKMR&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> book, from </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John Cotter, Vice President (Brokerage), Barclays Wealth</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"I found it excellent. Very readable, practical and suitable for both the trader and investor."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks John, for allowing me to publish your comments.</span></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-22578278555592889342009-12-28T06:45:00.000-08:002009-12-30T07:43:23.393-08:00Reader's "thank you" email<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Today I was pleased to receive the following email from a reader:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Subject: Thank you!</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Hello !</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">I am an medical doctor - learning to speculate. I would like to thank you a lot for the three small and consice books that you have written. Will you write on the subjects of spread betting , CFD, warrants and options and also trend trading in your clear and pedagogic style, in the near future?</span></div><div>I've edited it very slightly to correct a couple of typos, and I've removed the sender's name to protect his identity.</div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-35538266982617505402009-12-25T08:13:00.000-08:002009-12-25T08:35:27.638-08:00Download Trading and Investment Books as PDFs<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Do you know that my books <b>"</b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Financial Trading Patterns"</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, "</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DON'T LOSE MONEY! 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I'll be going out on a limb by posting my real-life trades -- restrospectively, so don't try to follow me in real time -- with commentary.<br /><br />I conducted a similar, more limited, demonstration in 2009 for my </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=13KTPSCAMR6JA9AF0S6F&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> book; in this case managing to grow an initial £300-ish deposit to more than </span><a href="http://lotontech-money.blogspot.com/2009/09/3123-in-six-months.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">£9000 (that's > 3000%) in six months</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!<br /><br />Nothing is certain in trading, and maybe </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the markets can stay irrational longer than I can stay solvent</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in this new account. </span><a href="http://tradingtrail.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let's find out!</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Tony Loton.</span>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-52332705643299270582009-12-17T01:43:00.000-08:002009-12-17T01:58:52.473-08:00Stop Orders FAQ<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">If you're thinking about using </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0MWZABSKYEQ0Q88WCSX6&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Stop Orders</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> in your trading or investment strategy, you might find the following list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) -- and answers -- useful as a starting point:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: What is a Stop Order?</b></span></span><div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> An order that executes at some future time when the price of a financial instrument falls to the level you specify (Stop Order to Sell) or rises to the level you specify (Stop Order to Buy).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: Doesn't this mean buying or selling at a price less favourable than the current market price?</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Yes, but the theory is that a falling price is likely to keep falling and a rising price is likely to keep rising. The market price will become more and more unfavourable, and so it's better to get out as soon as the price starts to become unfavourable.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: What can you achieve using a Stop Order?</b></span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> You can buy at the onset of an uptrend or sell at the onset of a downtrend; you can "stop a loss" before it becomes unacceptable, or you can "lock-in" some profit without prematurely closing a position.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: What is a Trailing Stop Order?</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> A stop order that moves automatically, or which you adjust manually, to trail a rising or falling price. It allows you to secure an increasing amount of profit on a profitable position, or establish a new position at an increasingly favourable price.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: What kinds of traders use Stop Orders?</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Day Traders might use Stop Orders to close a position quickly if it goes the wrong way. Swing Traders might use Stop Orders as protection in case the price moves out of its recent trading range. Position Traders might use Stop Orders to "lock-in" long-term profits, and investors might use them as an if-all-else-fails safety net.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: Which financial instruments support Stop Orders?</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> This is broker-specific, but typically all positions established in Spread Betting or CFD (Contracts for Difference) accounts allow Stop Orders. Equity and Index ETF (Exchange Traded Funds) positions in regular brokerage accounts typically allow Stop Orders. Fund Managers typically do not allow Stop Orders on their funds.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Q: Are there any dangers in using Stop Orders?</b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>A:</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> The main problem is that sometimes prices "gap" up or down, so your Stop Order executes at a worse price than the price you set. Opening and closing positions frequently using Stop Orders can lead to whipsaw losses.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>More Questions</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">There are many more questions that are too complex to answer here in brief; such as "How close to the current price should a stop order by placed?" and "How can you combine Stop Orders with Position Sizing in order to manage risk?". You will find answers to those question in </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0MWZABSKYEQ0Q88WCSX6&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">the book</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span></p><div><br /></div></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-72743877359481050082009-12-10T00:17:00.001-08:002009-12-10T00:20:16.636-08:00Stop Orders book now In Stock at Amazon.co.uk<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After being available for pre-order for some time, I was pleased to see today that my new book on </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0EA2NG68J5K15Y5ZC8CV&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was now showing as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in stock</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0EA2NG68J5K15Y5ZC8CV&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amazon.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. So you can get it in time for Christmas!</span><div><br /></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-13579939760929006002009-11-27T04:46:00.000-08:002009-11-27T04:51:46.679-08:00Latest "Smart Investor" Articles<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My article on </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/SI18_swing.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Swing Trading</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> has now gone live in the Barclays Stockbrokers </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/SI18_swing.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Smart Investor</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> magazine web site.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You might also like John Cotter's article on the </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/SI18_life%20cycle.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Life of a Trade</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which has a lot in common with my own position-trading style.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Those articles are free to read, so go ahead a click the links!</span></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-39533047240881065092009-11-26T09:36:00.000-08:002009-11-26T09:40:17.245-08:00"Stop Orders" book now In Stock at Global Investor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After being trailed for a few months now, I'm pleased to say that my new book on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is now </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in stock</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">immediate dispatch</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> at the </span><a href="http://books.global-investor.com/books/407029.htm?ginPtrCode=22178"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Global Investor Bookshop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Click the link above to find out more about </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"the one essential tool in the armoury of every trader, investor and spread bettor."</span></i></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-1727268863975263322009-11-12T05:15:00.000-08:002009-11-12T05:27:18.216-08:00Stop Orders - The Video<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've created a short video to introduce my new book on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stop Orders</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the video I show a concrete example of pyramiding into a position while using manually-trailed stop orders to manage risk and secure increasing profits.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here it is:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><object width="600" height="486"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/enG5ogJvSok&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/enG5ogJvSok&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you like what you see, you can buy the book from </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906659281?ie=UTF8&tag=lotontech-web-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1906659281"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=1W4YG934NB4F1CNYK8D9&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and many other stockists including the </span><a href="http://books.global-investor.com/books/407029.htm?ginPtrCode=22178"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Global Investor Bookshop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-61352840366355052672009-09-30T04:56:00.000-07:002009-09-30T05:11:00.216-07:00How to: Make a 3000% Return in Six Months<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In this blog I've shown you the progress of the example spread betting portfolio that returned more than </span><a href="http://lotontech-money.blogspot.com/2009/09/3123-in-six-months.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3000% in only six months</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and I've hinted that this was achieved through a combination of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">position sizing</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">leverage</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">stop orders</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pyramiding</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are my notes on how these key concepts fit together:<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Position Sizing</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The minimum position is established initially, for example a £1-per-point spread bet. Positions are only added to when this is possible </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">at no additional risk</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> because some profit is locked-in by the stop order.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pyramiding</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Subject to Position Sizing above, positions are 'added to' as they trend upwards. Thus: the longer the trend, the bigger the position size, and the higher the profits.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Leverage</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ideally this approach practised in a leveraged account using Spread Bets or Contracts for Difference (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CFDs</span>) so that many positions can be established with small stakes. Leveraged accounts also tend to allow you more funds for trading by freeing up margin as your stop orders are ratcheted up.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders are of course the key to all of this. They are used to minimize risk only newly-opened positions and to lock in profits on profitable positions. They also serve to free up risk capital.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can buy my new book on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Stop Orders</i></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-blog-20&camp=15309&creative=331449&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=14KCAR7VZEE1KMZJ8BCC&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amazon.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-blog-21&camp=526&creative=3910&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0FAJFMF8GC4FX0P192PF&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amazon.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, or the </span><a href="http://books.global-investor.com/books/407029.htm?ginPtrCode=22178"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Global Investor Bookshop</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-20746972178070928132009-09-02T06:21:00.000-07:002009-09-02T06:33:41.887-07:003123% in Six Months!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The spread betting portfolio that I ran as an example in my forthcoming <b><i>Stop Orders</i></b> book (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906659281?ie=UTF8&tag=lotontech-web-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1906659281"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0E41YGJ2HDXKAXR4KAPM&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">) has now been closed out for a total return of </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3123% in six months</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. I started the portfolio in March 2009 with only </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">£288.02</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> "net equity" and in the 26th week I closed all of the remaining open positions for a final "net equity" (including my previous withdrawals) of </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">£9226.55</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This feat was achieved through a combination of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">position sizing</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">leverage</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">stop orders</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">pyramiding</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as described in the book.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In previous installments I have included a table showing the ups and downs (mainly ups) of the portfolio over time. They say that a picture paints a thousand words, so here is the portfolio appreciation in graphical form:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9U_ZW93dNAxve1_IqTGBWCxts5Mf9dF4Lra1U0E-UxTaJgGS2LDi4UAv62dzQKRp0in_LvwJKnTiH3lVYQuOfY5ReWjMoqB6uZRiJ8uc0MX_dvQpHid7hj8uDT2KFZLg3I8U1InGmFHk/s400/3100PortfolioGraph.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376862384448340706" /></div><div><br /></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-11968002826131452072009-08-27T23:28:00.000-07:002009-08-27T23:39:06.973-07:00Building Better Pyramids<span style="font-size:85%;">If you liked my article <a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing186">Pyramiding Explained</a> you'll like the follow-up article <a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/misc/landing72.htm">Building Better Pyramids</a> in which I give a concrete example of how you can lock-in profits using stop orders, and then re-invest those profits in the same (or new) positions.<br /><br />You can find out more about <span style="font-weight: bold;">stop orders</span>, their use in pyramiding and other scenarios in my forthcoming book "Stop Orders" to be published by Harriman House. It's already available for pre-order on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-blog-20&camp=15309&creative=331449&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=0ZQKGEFT8XJNJNNYPZDF&">Amazon.com</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-blog-21&camp=526&creative=3910&linkCode=st1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=1NM2ADP9C62ZTYXC0AZT&">Amazon.co.uk</a>.</span>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-91851785917638718022009-08-15T11:11:00.000-07:002009-08-15T11:23:49.023-07:002600% in 23 weeks!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've been a little quiet on this one recently. Well, what do you expect with the markets having 'corrected' after the March-to-May bull run? Normal service has now been resumed, and my example spread betting portfolio has reached another new high to show a total 2600% increase (from £300 starting equity) in only 23 weeks!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can see the full transcript in the table below:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkDa6on_hUsstSGB9YrR_QRM9GZ9YB2pIQ4jF1EHc7BlLBBduF3BV59jkd0Go5K4eGaKMQHc1clEtTWKZKtey3Q8vrxKaIVSxtO4FQ2r8MR6rvhJHA1_fCSYDnSBrwpa79F7JTI75oWY/s400/2600Portfolio.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370256281298956642" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Note that I have withdrawn a total of £3000 over the period, which for consistency I have added back in to the Total Net Equity figure as though it was still present but having never grown nor shrunk since withdrawal)</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't forget that some of the techniques of using <i>stop orders</i>, <i>pyramiding</i> and <i>leverage</i> are documented in my forthcoming book on </span><a href="http://www.lotontech.com/money"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><br /></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-86239722204859320232009-08-10T05:21:00.000-07:002009-08-10T05:27:09.448-07:00Day trading revealedIf you class yourself as an 'investor', or maybe even a 'frequent trader', then the world of day traders may be somewhat alien to you. Surely this is a world of professionals sitting behind banks of telephones and computer screens in corporate trading rooms?<div><br /></div><div>As a matter of fact, there are legions of private day traders who operate from their home offices using a single computer with a broadband internet connection.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Read more of my </i><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/SI17_Daytrading.pdf"><i>Day Trading Revealed</i></a><i> article...</i></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-78988098444210086142009-07-31T10:01:00.000-07:002009-07-31T10:04:35.016-07:00Pyramiding Explained (Part 1)<p style="margin-top: 0pt;">While averaging down can be an effective strategy when investing in stock indices and other instruments that cannot conceivably ‘go bust’, it can be disastrous to allow all of your capital to gravitate towards stocks that are in terminal decline.</p> <p>There is another way. You can average up by making a small initial investment and then committing additional funds to your profitable positions as they head north.</p><p><i>Read more of my article on pyramiding on the Barclays Stockbrokers "Smart Investor" <a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing186">web site</a>.</i></p>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-7448277508041666382009-06-12T07:21:00.000-07:002009-06-12T07:28:35.825-07:00Trader Interview with Tony Loton at spreadbettingcentral.co.uk<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was interviewed recently by Malcolm Pryor, author of the best-selling <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1897597932?ie=UTF8&tag=lotontech-blog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1897597932">Financial Spread Betting Handbook</a>, for the spread betting educational web site that he runs.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The interview was great fun to do and you can read it at <a href="http://www.spreadbettingcentral.co.uk/strategies.htm?id=121">http://www.spreadbettingcentral.co.uk/strategies.htm?id=121</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-11199048760096571652009-05-30T08:54:00.000-07:002009-05-30T09:11:55.669-07:002000% in only 12 weeks!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Although I ended the experiment officially after 9 weeks in order to meet the deadline for my </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1906659281?tag=lotontech-web-21&camp=1406&creative=6394&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1906659281&adid=1MSMPJ9MX2TA903W2GMM&"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> book, I did run this example spread betting portfolio for a little while longer so that at 12 weeks it was showing a cumulative percentage increase of almost 2000% (having peaked above that level in week 10).</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOejH3A1lUtZMJgHL5GOwIiUiY-ohMw6E8ckd37mxkl0maZvDM6yPK6Rbtq6Neu9CUVCqtCvFVnc2gwyHuDHoYCG_oRSlxoXwQ9fgR4hXcE70CIZVzT03wCutDsWrncYmKLH6PccSUuk/s400/1966Portfolio.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341646880148836594" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Note that I withdrew £2,500 when the experiment concluded in week 9. In subsequent weeks (above) I have added this amount to the Net Equity figure as though it was never withdrawn</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As noted in my original posting, this performance was achieved through a combination of good </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">stop placement</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and good </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">position sizing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> coupled with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">aggressive <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pyramiding</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">leverage</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Not for the faint hearted!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-3002027872483222332009-05-07T01:31:00.000-07:002009-05-07T02:15:56.724-07:001800% in only 9 weeks!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As documented in my forthcoming book titled </span><a href="http://www.harriman-house.com/pages/book.htm?BookCode=407029"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stop Orders</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, and using the techniques outlined in this book, I turned a small spread betting "net equity" of £288.02 into a net equity of more than £5,700 in the nine weeks to 4 May 2009. That's an increase of 1879%!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Although modest in terms of portfolio size, this was a real traded portfolio -- which is still increasing, as it happens -- rather than a hypothetical paper trading example. Here is a transcript of the progress over the nine weeks:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibczJ3QNuXqY8sAVg3NY261W5o1ucdE_2A8eX_faluWSvt0NChapPqBHoJKYdp0zdtn6C7qTA_p0Iw-4hHuM67CZI_Q-D5WTbQhLGsmkO9-rnDlOVJ_iwmCNPY_aNuX45Eeso4UJXBWog/s1600-h/1800Portfolio.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibczJ3QNuXqY8sAVg3NY261W5o1ucdE_2A8eX_faluWSvt0NChapPqBHoJKYdp0zdtn6C7qTA_p0Iw-4hHuM67CZI_Q-D5WTbQhLGsmkO9-rnDlOVJ_iwmCNPY_aNuX45Eeso4UJXBWog/s400/1800Portfolio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333004300046979058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This performance had more to do with sound money management using </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">stop orders</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and position sizing than it had to do with clever stock picking (although there was some of that too).</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you'd like to find out about using </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">stop orders</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and position sizing effectively, you can pre-order my new book from </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906659281?ie=UTF8&tag=lotontech-blog-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1906659281"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.co.uk</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> or sign up to be notified at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1906659281?ie=UTF8&tag=lotontech-blog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1906659281"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Amazon.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the meantime, you might like my previous books available at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.lotontech.com/money">www.lotontech.com/money</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stock Fundamentals On Trial : Do Dividend Yield, P/E and PEG Really Work?<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Financial Trading Patterns<br /></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets)<br /></span></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-18069890610791704632009-04-24T11:09:00.000-07:002009-04-24T11:12:27.781-07:00Exchange Traded Commodities<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My latest article has just gone live on the Barclays "Smart Investor" web site at <a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing166">http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing166</a>.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's all about </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Exchange Traded Commodities</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-33806509178426360602009-04-10T01:40:00.001-07:002009-04-10T01:50:07.279-07:00Stop Orders (the book) by Tony Loton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4joxCIjQxwEk5ZHkDMTcJWEGZXmo11K7iRC3h0n7ZTeGg1wBLiljchI9QmEBjOorAvMNUU1nYdFNGMi-YIxJxIOtgneAGU_n3EQyIjcxGE7zHklD0ReSyH6jsSAZPELW1VD4DQ48-1Jo/s1600-h/StopOrdersCover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4joxCIjQxwEk5ZHkDMTcJWEGZXmo11K7iRC3h0n7ZTeGg1wBLiljchI9QmEBjOorAvMNUU1nYdFNGMi-YIxJxIOtgneAGU_n3EQyIjcxGE7zHklD0ReSyH6jsSAZPELW1VD4DQ48-1Jo/s400/StopOrdersCover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322982034372415810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm pleased to announce that my new book on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.harriman-house.com/pages/book.htm?BookCode=407029"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stop Orders</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> will be published by Harriman House (financial publishers) on 24 August 2009. You can </span></span><a href="http://www.harriman-house.com/pages/book.htm?BookCode=407029"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pre-order it now</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> at a discount.</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This book describes the one essential weapon in the armoury of every trader, investor, and spread better – the Stop Order.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you think I said Stop </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Loss</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Order, think again. The application of stop orders is as much about protecting profits as it is about avoiding losses. And if you think you saw ‘investor’ in my list of people who can benefit from stop orders, you don’t need look again. I really did say ‘investor’.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do you think you know everything there is to know about the humble stop order? Well, it’s not so humble when you consider that there are buy stops and sell stops, trailing stops, guaranteed stops, and stops-with-limits. And the various combinations thereof.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do you know how to apply stop orders effectively from entry, through maintenance, to exit so as to buy low and sell high? Or buy high and sell higher? Do you know how to limit your downside risk by combining stop orders with effective position sizing? What will you do if the market gaps and you get stopped out for no good reason?</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-30351482367010953462009-03-18T01:25:00.000-07:002009-03-18T01:29:27.224-07:00Exit Strategies<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As viewers of the popular TV show Dragons’ Den will know, experienced investors do not part with their money unless they have a clear idea of when and how they will get it back. This goes for private equity, venture capitalists and other professional investors. They only go in if they have a well-defined exit strategy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Read more in my Exit Strategies article on page 12 of the latest <a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/Public/planning/expertinsightdocs/Smart%20Investor~2009-03-16%2012_35.pdf">Smart Investor Magazine</a>.</span></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-509968687631892982009-01-21T07:01:00.000-08:002009-02-01T02:27:11.163-08:00Mind the Gap!<span style="font-size:85%;">My latest article <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing140">Mind the Gap</a></span> has now been published on the Barclays Stockbrokers </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing140"><span style="font-size:85%;">Smart Investor</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> web site. I hope you enjoy it!</span> <div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7278107823709487725.post-85733730673636801212008-12-30T06:52:00.000-08:002009-02-01T02:26:28.639-08:00Tony Loton's Money & Finance Feature Articles<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Barclays Stockbrokers </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Smart Investo</span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">r</span></span></span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"> Magazine</span> </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"> <span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/JuneSI_Commodities.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6 Ways to Trade Commodities</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> by Tony Loton</span></span></span> </span><div><span style="font-size:85%;">> Tony Loton's </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/content/ads/documents/Investor_ProfileJL.pdf"><span style="font-size:85%;">Smart Investor Profile</span></a></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Barclays Stockbrokers </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Smart Investor</span></span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"> E-mail Updat</span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">e</span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:85%;">> <span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing111"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Protect Your Portfolio / "Don't Lose Money!"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> by Tony Loton</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:85%;">> </span><a href="http://www.stockbrokers.barclays.co.uk/?category=whatweoffer&usecase=landing118"><span style="font-size:85%;">Trade Smarter / "Net Assets"</span></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> by Tony Loton</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">The Sunday Times</span></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"> (UK)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:85%;">> <span style="FONT-STYLE: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/savings/article4968283.ece"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Day Trader</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (follow the link, and scroll down to "The Day Trader")</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div></div></div>LOTONtechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273668960506479201noreply@blogger.com0