The Trading Athlete Winning the Mental Game of Online Trading,9780471418702

The Trading Athlete Winning the Mental Game of Online Trading

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471418702
ISBN10: 0471418706
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-30
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Written by a renowned sports psychologist/trainer and a Division I athlete-turned-trader, this book provides proven techniques for increasing mental discipline, acuity, and maintaining a positive mental attitude.

Author Biography

SHANE MURPHY, PhD, is one of the most prominent sport psychologists in the country today. As sport psychologist for the U.S. Olympic Committee, he personally guided the mental preparation of five Olympic teams and has worked with thousands of athletes training for the Olympic Games. Currently a high-performance consultant, he works regularly with brokers and traders at such prominent companies as PaineWebber, Dreyfus, and J. & W. Seligman & Co. Murphy is also an assistant professor in psychology at Western Connecticut University. He is the author of The Achievement Zone and The Cheers and the Tears.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Mental Game of Trading xvii
What Is an Online Trading Athlete?
The Mental Challenges Faced by Both Athletes and Online Traders
Keeping it in Perspective
The Mental Keys to Becoming a Masterful Online Trading Athlete
1(20)
Getting Started --- Motivation
Long-Term Success --- Inner Motivation
The Rules of Trading
Setting and Achieving Your Goals
21(18)
My Trading Goals
Effective Goals
Why Do Goals Work?
Confidence: The Foundation of Success
39(24)
Confusing Confidence with Discipline
Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes it Rains
Playing to Win
Dealing with Failure
Fighting Slumps
Body Language
Routines
How Winners Handle Losing
63(22)
Bad Trades
A Career-Ending Bad Trade
Losing Trades
Mistakes
Positive Trading Attitude
Why Positive Thinking Is Not Enough
Self-Talk
Identify Your Negative Thoughts
Put Your Critic to Work
Replace Negativity with Productivity
How to Energize, Not Catastrophize, in Pressure Situations
85(20)
Pressure: How Do You Look at It?
How to Deal with Pressure
Identifying the Sources of Stress in Your Trading Life
Energizing Self-Talk
Rest and Recovery
Trading for Revenge: A Recipe for Disaster
105(20)
Practice Makes Perfect, Right?
Coach's Evaluation of Performance Log
Recovery from Trading Injuries: Overcoming Fear
125(20)
An Injury Happens on the Online Trading Field
After the Injury
What Is Anxiety?
Learn How to Relax When Anxious
How to Prevent Panic
Quickly Recovering from a Trading Injury
Summary
Concentration: Tuning In to Success
145(24)
Tuning In Instead of Blocking Out
Use Performance Cues
Selecting a Performance Cue
Your Performance Cues
My Performance Cues
Practice, Practice, Practice
Enjoying the Moment: Playing the Game One Trade at a Time
169(26)
The Basic Principles of Happiness
What Happens When You Enjoy the Moment?
Staying Angry with Yourself After a Mistake
Worrying About the Future
Unhappiness with the Present
Playing One Trade at a Time
The 10-Minute Promise
Focus on Your Goals
Postgame Wrap-Up
195(24)
The Personal Trading Mission Statement
Effective Goal-Setting
Confidence and Body Language
A Positive Trading Attitude
Using Energizing Self-Talk to Reduce the Pressures of Trading
How to Avoid Trading for Revenge
Learning to Relax and Calm Down When Anxious
Tuning In to Your Effective Performance Cues
Staying Focused on the Here-and-Now
Online Trading Athlete Self-Evaluation
Appendix A Extra Innings 219(28)
Part I. Learning Relaxation Strategies
Part II. Pregame Motivational Statements
Part III. The Focused Trader's Rules to Trade By
Part IV. Designing Your Winning Trading Stadium
Part V. Worksheets
Appendix B Using What You Know 247(8)
Appendix C Scenarios for the Trading Athlete 255(24)
About the Authors 279(4)
Index 283

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