Some points to keep an eye on in order to find a good brokerage!

People often ask me what's a good broker, well to be honnest it depends on your own trading style.
If you are a scalper obviously you'll need to have a tight spread and fast order execution, if you're using a grid it's important that the broker allows you to use your strategy.

Here are a few points to keep in mind when you're searching for a good broker: 

1. Spreads - Many brokers claim to have low spreads where in fact they don't. Don't bother to open a demo account and check the spreads. Open a live account but don't deposit any money. Check the spreads in real time and by how much they open during economic figures, especially the Non-Farm Payrolls.

2. Margin requirements - Each broker may have different margin requirements for different instruments. Check this upfront with the broker.

3. Leverage - Check the leverage to make sure it meets your needs

4. Minimum distance - Check the minimum distance you can have form the market for stops, entry orders and take profits. Important!

5. Margin call - Will you receive an alert when you are in a margin call? (relevant if you leverage too much)

6. Margin stop out - By what % level will you get stopped out due to lack of margin? (relevant if you leverage too much)

7. Negative balance policy - We all know what happened to many brokers because of the SNB and EURCHF. Check the brokers policy if your balance is negative.

8. Withdrawals time frame  how long does it take to withdraw?

9. Withdrawal fees - How much do you need to pay if at all for withdrawals?

Update of results 29-06-2015

Again the software makes steady progress.
The account rose to 17.411 Euro that makes it an overall profit of 7411 Euro's in 4 months and a half.
If the software keeps on making these profits my money will be doubled in only 6 months time.

Now I'll have to make a decissions for myself either investing more money, withdrawing my initial deposit or keep on investing with this amount.

Most investments I've made turned out to be rollercoasters of emotions, if the price went up I felt happy, if the price went the other direction I felt bad.
That's why I decided to change my way of thinking and used software now.
Sometimes I still feel these emotions, but the profits keep on rising on a steady pace and I just have to trust the moneymanagers behind the software.

Don't work for money, let money work for you!

A main key to build a succesfull and wealthy life is making the right investment choices.
You can go two different routes with it.

1) build a portfolio and manage it on your own: this means you'll have to have enough free time to research stocks, build a trading strategy on the currency markets and stay actively seeking for trade opportunities.
or
2) Search for good moneymanagers who generate those types of results for you while you keep your focus on other things.

Both options have upsides and downsides:

The downside of doing it all on yourself is you'll have to become a professional trader/investor, because it's not easy to have a day job and searching the markets for good buying and selling opportunities.
The upside is you'll make your own decissions, and you are able to build experience etc.

The downside of using moneymanagers is you'll need to let them share in your profits, and basicly you lend out your car without knowing if the person who drives it has a drivers license..

The upside is if you've done your homework/ followed their trackrecord and they anwserd all your questions transparantly, you can use all of their trading experiences to make profits.

It's no secret I've chosen the second option, basiclly because in this way I'm making money even when I'm asleep.

Enjoy your weekend and remember:
Let the money do the work!

Results on 25-06-2015

In this summarry of my account (to enlarge you can click on the picture) you'll see the steady progress the software's making for me at the moment.
The profits stand on 7293 Euro this makes it +- 17% each month.
It seems the compounding effect is starting to do it's job, so this is an aditional bonus.
These profits have been made with only 298 trades (+-3 trades per day) at a succes rate of 65%.

The monitoring aspect is a crucial part of this investment, I can honestly say I feel rather save letting my money managed by the people of loop-strategy.

At the moment they are trading USD/CAD the ups and downs in this pair are well suited for this strategy it seems.
I've been following allot of other traders the past few months, but it seems they aren't able to make steady profits in a longer time frame.
Before I started I asked loop-strategy for their trackrecord of at least 2 years, and the profits shown there are almost identical to my profits now (between 15 and 20 % each month).

As long as the profits stay higher as the losses I'm a happy man!

Succes is a results of preparation and failure!

Allot of people envy succesfull people and try to copy their lifestyle and way of thinking.
however each and everyone of them has faced hurdles, that had to be overcome in order to stand where they are now.

You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic, sometimes it's just simple if you aren't ready to put in some extra work like reading books, following succesfull traders, develop a own investment strategy then you'll most likely end up investing money but don't see high returns.


Of all the ingredients needed for success -- hard work, intelligence, creativity -- the most overlooked is luck.
Bill Gates went to one of the only high schools in the United States that had a computer. Warren Buffett was born in a capitalist country. Donald Trump had a wealthy father. All of these guys earned their success, but in slightly different circumstances outside of their control, things could have turned out far differently. To put it another way: People with just as much ambition and intelligence are broke nobodies only because they were born in a different time and place.

I'm happy I was at the right place in the right time and found this software, after losses in binary options and some stocks I could have decided to quit, but I wanted to change my portfolio and it turns out it was a great decission to not let my emotions talk!

Results on 23-06-2015

Hello,

Time for a new update regarding my investment using software from:
www.loop-strategy.com

The account rose to 17 147 Euro this is an increase of 71.47% since I started using their software 4 months and two week ago.

I'm glad I took the decission back in the day and am still excited to see the results every day!
In case you want to connect with me directly don't hesitate to comment on my blog or mail me directly
on the following adress: jesse.muller75@gmail.com

I'm always happy to meet likeminded people and hear their thoughts.

Cheers,
Jesse

Money can be a great tool, but it can also make you a monster!

How you use money is a reflection of who you are and what you value. Whether it’s “good” or “evil” is as much your own judgment on how you spend money as it is a judgment passed on you by others who observe how you use it.

Money can do strange things with people, I've seen friendships get destroyed due to a fight over money, I've seen people do stupid things for a bit of extra pocket change.
But on the other hand you're also able to generate beautifull things with money.
Donations to charity, buying a house where you've dreamed of your entire life, traveling to places that clears your mind and refocus yourself.

I've always used the profits of my investments to create somehting new and in return I've recieved more profits but also allot of experience in how to handle money.

Results on 19-06-2015

A new update on the growth of my account using software from
 www.loop-strategy.com

The account grew to 16 963 this makes it 69.63% Return on investment over a period of 9 weeks.
Feel free to follow my blog for new updates or ask the people of loop strategy for their own trackrecord (this convinced me to use their services).

Have a great weekend,
Jesse

Wide diversifying is only needed if you don't know where to invest.

Another quote of Warren Buffet.
I see allot of people over diversifying their portfolio.
For me it's simple I invest a big chunk of my portfolio into this software another chunck into some real estate and a smaller chunck into some other opportunities that pass by.

I decided to take this approach after the horrible stories I've read about bank managers, running of with peoples money.
Using it on high risk/high reward investment but only give a small % of the profits to the people who take the risks.
Also a truly safe investment doesn't exist, there is always a risk attached to every investment opportunity.
If you don't believe this you'll end up losing money.

It's all about your personal mindset, to become rich you'll have to act and investment like someone who's rich.
Either you hae certain skills you can aply and make you money or you use wise investment choices to build up a great portfolio..

Results on 17-06-2015

Hello!

Time for another update of my results using trading software.

Again the software achieved a steady rise to 16 823 Euro this makes 68.23% in a little bit over 4 months time.
And it was able to achieve this in 295 trades (3-5 trades a day) with a highe accuracy rate.
Till now I have to say it's the best 10.000 Euro investment I've made this far.

To get rich you'll have to earn money even when you sleep.

In order to make yourself a nice living you'll also need to earn money on moments when you don't work.
This is something allot of people forget.
You can work and work, but if you never have to time of to enjoy the little things in life you'll never get rich on different aspects of your life.

The software is making me money while I'm sleeping, it also allows me to do the things I like without financial pressure.

I regulary check the results of the software and that's it, I don't need to do annything else except relax, sit back and enjoy a nice adition to my paychecks.

Results on 15-06-2015

Hello and again welcome to my blog!
I hope the weekend brought you tons of wisdom and new investment ideas!
for me it was a relaxed weekend with a bbq, some bears and allot of relaxing.

Now an update on my Results:

If you want to take a closer look, you can always click on the image.
The software has done 294 trades in 4 months time so on average the software closes 74 positions each month with a 64%Win trades and 36% loss trades.
so this a healthy mix and as long we stay above the 50% line the profits will keep rising!

Results on 12-06-2015

Time for a new update to end the week!
I'm using this software now for 4 months in this period the results have gone up and down, I had good market conditions but also bad marketconditions.
But all in all the software realised a profit of 65.79% this makes it 16.44% each trading month.
not a bad return on investment at all.

Will keep you updated with the results.

And for now everybody enjoy your weekend!

Making Money through investments is a hobby not work!

This is the right mindset to have when you're building your portfolio.
I like working out and going to the gym, but I also like the rush I get when I view the results I'm getting through investing.
You always have to view it as something you like to do.
The minute I start to lose one second of sleep over my investments I'll stop with it and refocus myself back to my day job.

But for now it's going well and I don't need to complain about the profits it gives me.

Results on 10-06-2015

A new update on how the results are going.
The balance increased to 16 364 Euro.
This makes me 63.64% profit in 4 months time.

There aren't to many investment I've done that worked out so well in such a short time frame.

Update of results and quote

Hello Everybody,

I hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did!
Now time for a new update on my results:
The balance stays around 16.200 Euro's the people of the support team warned me it could happen that the balance stayed on a hold for as long as I wanted the floating to decrease (they also use parts of the profits to decrease the floating)..
That's why I decided to let the system run free again, so now let's see what kind of profits it'll bring me.

It's still something I have difficulties with to let go.
I've been investing in this software for a few months now, and sometimes I didn't knew what kind of decissions the software was making, but in the end the software managed to make great trades.
That's why I'm convinced that emotions don't belong on todays markets.
If you invest go for it don't let fear or greed overpower you in the situations they are least welcome.
Stay faithfull to your strategy, system or market.

Otherwise we'll get stuck in an emotional rollercoaster!

A few Tips how to avoid losing money on your investments!

1

Set financial goals. Decide how much money you want to gain through investing and how soon you'd like to get it. This is the first step in financial planning and deciding on investment strategies and to decide what kind of market suits your needs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Decide how much risk you can afford to take. Opportunities that can make the most money for you are alsomore risky. Investments that offer a chance at big earnings have bigger risks. At the very least, they can keep you awake at night worrying. If you are a nervous person, high-risk investments may not be a good choice for you.

An investment is never worth losing your sleep over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Understand the vehicle you want to invest in. Do some research on your own, instead of just following trends or taking advice from family and friends. Do your own homework, try to undesrtand the market where you're going to invest in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Become educated about financial planning and investing. Get to know the buzzwords and read financial news and books. A mentor or investment coach can help make investment strategies and fundamentals easier to understand and teach you how to avoid losing money. 

A good secondary place are forums, there are tons of forums out there where we can learn allot.

for example great forex forums are:

www.talkgold.com  

or

www.earnforex.com

 

 

5

Use sound judgment, not emotion, when working on strategies. Just because you like a company or product does not make it a good investment. Similarly, investing in a new idea or product that sounds good to you may not be a good idea, unless it has a solid business plan and compares well to existing competition.

Don't judge a book on it's cover, it's not because someone has a nice website, they also offer a good product.

Look at their past performances, how they handle your questions, do they threat you like a client or just a number etc..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Be realistic. An investment can't be the only source of income you have.

It has to be something you do on the side to generate an aditional income. Always keep in mind how safe an investment can be, you'll always have a chance to lose some money to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Have an emergency fund in place. Keep some of your money in liquid investments you can tap easily and without penalty for addressing unexpected contingencies. This fund should amount to about six months' worth of normal living expenses. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Diversify your investment portfolio. Don't invest all your money in one forex account stock or Real estate property.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results on 04-06-2015

I've started the investment on 12-02-2015 with 10.000 Euro
Today the account stands on 16.590 euro.
That's a nice profit of 65.9% in a little bit under 4 months time.

As you can see a solid return with ups and downs but an average return of 15% a month.

Believe in yourself and your judgements!

As for making decissions to invest in a product or market this is a quote you'll need to keep in mind.
Every person is different every investor profile is unique (Risk appetite, the amount you can invest, the returns you desire, are you an investor who rather invest in proven investment or are always looking for the next big thing, past experiences, etc).
I've recieved allot of tips in the past, some seemed to work out well other where just sales pitches.
But I always checked if the type of investment suited my needs.

In order to be succesfull you'll need to discover for yourselfs what market suits your needs.
Is it a slow profit over a longer period I would go for real estate.
A bit higher returns but also over a longer period I would go for established stocks in the stock market.
And high return in shorter periods I would say the forex market can be something for you (If you know what you're doing).

Results on 29-05-2015

Hello,

Time for another update on how the downsizing of the floating is going.
I have't posted allot of updates this week basiclly because there wasn't to much to post..
Annyway the floating is a bit lower if you compare it with the start of this week.
The balance remains +- the same at 16 590 so this is a whopping 65.9% profits in 3 months and 2 weeks.
not all to bad considering all the ups and downs in this market.
the software manages to hold itselfs in a trending market and manages to make hughe profits in a ranging market.

This trackrecord is going the way I like it, even in bad situations I'm convienced this software can handle allot of different market situations.
For now I wish everybody a solid and fruitfull weekend!

Quotes to keep in mind while investing!

 

Just like allot of other people I've made tons of bad dessicions in my investment journey.
But I've never saw them as bad oppotunities, I saw them as a valuable lesson to look for better opportunities!

I could have stopped when my investments in Real estate and the stock market didn't worked out the way I whished they would work out.
But I kept looking for other and better opportunities.

Results on 26-05-2015

A new update of the results I'm getting through leasing this investment software.
As you can see in the attached picture the floating is reducing.

The balance still remains the same as requested, but the floating is decreasing.
So at the moment the balance stand on 16 602 Euro and the floating is reduced to 3 141 Euro.
These results are made over a period of almost  4 Months so that's + 15% each month!
I'll shortly give a new update!

Quote of the day

A quote that containts so much thruth.
I've never been a big fan of the traditional type of investing, the trend I see in the world of making money through investments is to play it safe.
Well I believe this is the right time to look around for high yieldiing investments.

People always said banks could be trusted and your money is insured, I don't believe this if a few banks go bankrupt allot of other banks will fall like domino bricks.
And we'll be trading  gold or sugar instead of dollars.
that's why I've started 2015 With a slightly more argessive investment plan.
I've put a bigger chunk of my portfolio in this high yielding trading software, and it's working out well for me.
So for me personally this is the best investment strategy!

Results on 22-05-2015

Hello fellow investors!

At the moment the downsizing of the floating is in full effect.
The balance stays +- the same but the floating is decreasing in a rapid pase.
As you can see on the attachement the equity rose to 13.190 Euro while the balance stayed exactly the same at 16 602 Euro (a nice profit of 66.02% in only 3 months and 2 weeks).

It's nice to see this process doing it's work and I'll try to give an update soon!

I hope you're going to enjoy you're weekend as much as I'm going to do!

Jesse

Quote of the day!

Another quote that stuck by me.
There are tons of investment opportunities out there, but only a few can generate a high yield thanks to compounded interest.
If you invest you'll have two options:
1) try and take out your profits every month.
2) Use your profits to make extra profits.

At the start of 2015 I've been activly seeking investments that offer the second option.
And to be honnest there are only a few that are able to generate compound interest without afecting the initial risk/profit ratio.

Everybody has a different investment mind, but when I invest into something that can bring me high returns, I rather leave the principal and profits to compound to an even higher return.

Feel free to comment how you would manage your high yielding investments.

Results on 20-05-2015

Some news about the investment!
Dear readers of my investment journey.
As promised yesterday I'll give an update on the decrease of the float.
I was given a few options on how to decrease the float but they said it would all depend on the market conditions if it would decrease in a few days or a few weeks.
I could chose to just trade further and use all the balance profits in order to close down open positions or take some losses to speed up the process.
I'm going to chose the first option for now (If somewhere in the future I decide to chose the second option I'll let you guys know).
As you can see in the attached picture the floating went down a bit but the profits and equity still rose pretty nicely in one day!

It's the first time I can personally interact with a trading software and give my personal thoughts ofcourse it all depends if it's possible to do, but i get the feeling the team is willing to interact with it's clients (and that's a hughe plus for me).
Offcourse I don't need to pretend to have more experience and knowdledge than them but it's nice to see you're seen as a person instead of just another client.

Quote of the day

Great quote because it's true, many of my friends never understood why I worked so much hours per day.
But now I can enjoy allot of things they can only dream of.
In my early years of entrepreneurship I've invested allot of time in building my bussiness and generating knowdledge.
But now I can use the money I've earned through my bussines for my investment journey and take back some time I lost in my beginning work years!

As for my current investment with the trading software I've asked the developers to decrease the float a little bit, they said it'll take a few days and I could expect a significant increase of the equity in the next following days.
So now I'm curious how this will evolve, I'll shortly give you guys an update!

Results on 18-05-2015

Hi,
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
I've been to france this week in a place called la calloterie, to relax and enjoy some time of with some of my closest friends.
Now it's time to give you guys a new update on the progress of my account.
Here you'll see the results it's giving me:

The trading software and the team behind it still keeps on amazing me and I feel comfortable with the investment.
The growth of this investment is amazing and it's one of the first times I'm acctually letting my money compound in an High yielding software.
One piece of advice for everyone, if you're looking for investment software make sure there is a team at your disposal that's able to anwser your questions and keeps an eye on the software to give updates and adjustents of the strategies in order to generate profits.

quote of the day

Another end of the week but I've got another great quote for you.

In the world of making money through investment, you'll need to have an open mindset in order to attract new and bigger opportunities.
Traditional ways of investing aren't going to make a difference annymore.
Some investment generate barely enough profit to keep infront of the inflation.
At the start of 2015 I decided to up my portfolio and put a bigger piece of my portfolio into high yieldin investment software.
It was a totally new experience for me, but I'm glad I took the step.

I wish you alla  great and productive weekend and keep in mind!
Never stop learning and start something new!

Results on 14-05-2015

Hello,

Time for the latest results.
The balance is rising rapidly so I'm happy!
This investment brings in +- 100 Euro each day, so that's not all to bad with a starting capital of 10.000 Euro.

One of the most powerfull tools of this software is the ability to compound.
compound is interest over interest.
Normally I'm the type of guy that tries to take out the initial investment as soon as possible, but I'm going to sit this one out because I want to see where the compounding brings me.

Quote to keep in mind while investing!

As I said I have tons of quotes that help(ed) me during my investment journey.
It's been a rollercoaster with ups and downs, but whenever I was in a bad investment I always kept this quote in mind:

The same quote is never put all your eggs in one basket.
The key for succesfull investments is diversifying.
If you only go for one investment you'll have to make sure it's one that's able to generate enough profits in order to retrieve your initial deposit as quick as possible.

I've recieved some mails of people asking me for advice, but the truth is every individual has another strategy in their minds.
Me personally I like to be different than the mainstream investor, I fully understand the risk/reward potential of every investment I've done this far.

But sometimes you just have to take the step and test something.

Results on 11-05-2015

Hello everybody!

I've got a new update for you.
I'm happy to say the floating is a bit lower again today, I've asked the people of loop strategy, and they said not to worry, because it's normal in a vollatille market to have these kind of open positions.
The float can increase up to 20 or 30% in less favourable market conditions.
Here you can see the progress:

A nice return of 56% in 3 months time, that's 18% on average each month.
I'm verry pleased with these returns and ofcourse I'll keep you updated on the progressions!
Have a nice first day of the week.

A new quote!

Another quote that stuck in my mind during my investment journey:

A great quote of an investor who everybody knows.
the two emotions every trader or investor has to face are fear and greed.
I've made mistakes because I was to greedy and to fearfull at the wrong times.
Thankfully I learned a few good lessons of this mistake!

This quote was one of the reassons why I started my search for Trading software because simply said software doesn't have any emotions except when the people who write it are in a bad state of mind..

Results on 08-05-2015

The further evolution of my investment is starting to look positive again!
The equity is rising, the balance is rising and the floating is dropping a bit.
What I've learned these past three months is, that it isn't a good thing to look at this each and every day because then you'll land in a rollercoaster of emotions.
The software proves it can handle different kind of markets, so I'll just have to put my faith in it.
Here is a new sumarry:

Later on today I'll deliver a new refreshing quote!
Happy investing to you my friend.

Quote of the day!

I'm going to post some of the quotes that sticked with me during my investment journey!
To start thing of I have the following quote:

A strong quote to start with, but it contains so much truth!
When I started allot of people said savings account was one of the saffest investments possible, but if you think about it the money you put in the bank doesn't bring annyhting even the exact opposite due to inflation etc the money  decreases..

I've been always a fan of dividing my investment portfolio in the three well known categories (low/mid/high risk/yielding) but as of this year I started to put a bigger chunk in the high risk/high rewarding categories just to spice up my portfolio.

Results on 07-05-2015

As promised I'll give an update of my investment.
The floating went down a bit, so I guess we are heading back in the right direction!
The open positions went down with 137 Euro but the profits went up with 170 Euro.
So overal the equity rose to 12 683 Euro. Let's hope this progress keeps up!
Here you'll find the latest details of this high yielding investment:

Starting from today I'll try to post some quotes that I've always kept in my mind!
Enjoy your day, and let's make some money.

A picture that just tells my life!

I've came across a picture that exactly says what kind of person I am!
it's this one:

On one side I love lifting weights and training my body (I firmly believe if you have a fit body, the mind follows!).
On the other side I like the bussiness side of life, that's why I started investing years ago, the world of making money somehow always fascinated me and I'm happy I came to a point (after allot of hard lessons =losing money) where I build my portfolio in a healthy way.

Years ago I had to choice to go with a money manager or someone from the bank and put my trust blindly in him, but what is the fun of that?
a qoute that's always been on my mind is this one:
SUCCES: it is not the position you stand, but the direction in which you look!

Tomorrow I'll give another update of my journey with leasing trading software!
I all wish you Succes in whatever way your heading.

Results on 05-05-2015

Hello dear co-investors!

For the first time since I'm using this software I have to say, I'm not entirly happy with the floating.
It rose to 2450 Euro, on the flipside the people of loop-strategy told me there would be great times/good times and times where the floating could rise (To bad I'm in the last period).
I'll have to sit this one out and give them the benefit of the doubt.
I'm seeing this as a long term investment, while other may see high yielding investments as a short term investment.
We'll see where this one goes but overall still very nice profits!
A balance of 14 828 Euro in a little bit under 3 months time isn't all to bad.
Here are some detailed numbers about the investment:

I'll try to give an update tommorow!

Reflection after +- 3 Months usage of this software

Hello fellow investors!

Time for a little reflection after +- 3 months using this software.
The upside are:
1) I'm getting more comfortable with this investment
2) I'm now at a point that I'm probably not going to go under my initial deposit (unless there are some crazy market movements)
3)I don't feel I'm just another number for this company, they react swiftly to all of my questions(I know myself, and I can be verry annoying if I want to know something :) )
4) The moneymanagement is adjusted after each run (so when all of the positions get shut down).
5) I've seen a few big movements in the pair they currently use and they handled it all well (offcourse with ups and downs in the floating)

The downsides:
1)I noticed that I'm following this investment way more than my other ones, it just changes every day or even every hour.
2)The biggest downside is the rollercoaster of emotions, on good days you make allot of profits on bad days you see a bigger floating, it's something you get to get used to.
They also gave me a big tip on this, namely: don't follow it up everyday, but check in every week around the same time, in this way you'll recieve a clearer view of what's going on with the investment.
3)Why isn't this market open in the weekend so I could get more profits :)

This sums it up a bit.
I'm still new in this market, but I'm keen to dig deeper in order to understand every aspect of it.
I wish you all a great and productive weekend!

Greatings,
Jesse