Abstract: Investing or trading, herein referred to as trading, is recognized worldwide as a means to financial success, as well as failure. Among the various widely accessible financial markets there are highly successful participants among many with poor or failed experience. Within each market there is widely available fundamental market information and analysts, more than a couple hundred common trading aids or indicators and expert advisors, dozens of brokerage firms with their market support, and other such commonly accessible market participation elements. Again, some participants thrive, while others experience marginal success or failure. Undoubtedly, some markets and relevant information, technology, tools, and techniques, among other supportive elements are better than others. Given what is equally accessible to all, there must remain another significant trading variable. That is the nature of the trader or trade psychology.

Abstract: Mentioning investing or trading, herein referred to as trading, in the general populous engenders common expressions related to financial risk, selective success, skepticism, and avoidance. Such reactions are not without justification. Despite increasingly available financial market access as well as improving trading technology and techniques for access to the financial markets, an individual's success is often marginal. Trading involves appropriate market choice for the participant, overall or fundamental event and market awareness, specific asset or technical analysis, aid and indicator choices and techniques, the type of training obtained, the amount of experience based on practice and live market participation, and attributes around the temperament and discipline of a participant. Participation in the market is multi-faceted and provides reasons that general success could be marginal.