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• Mind Control by Michael Bois, CFA, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (54-57): Mind Control by Michael Bois, CFA, CTA The psychology of trading has always been a struggle. Perhaps the techniques here could provide a solution. Not long ago, I interviewed a Standard & Poor's floor trader from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) who recounted his first experience trading inside the pit. Prior to becoming a trader, he had been a clerk, relaying orders from his employer's desk to the trader inside the pit. As a clerk, his physical position was directly outside the pit, literally leaning on the rail separating the spaces, giving and re...

AUTHOR: Michael Bois, CFA, CTADATE: APR 2005SUBJECT: Trading Psychology