So I’ve been spending the whole summer getting some education, opening my horizons, getting exposure to different speakers, trading instruments, methods and styles. I thought it will be useful for someone out there to list all the resources I’ve come across over the last couple of months.

Before I do that though I need to caution that not all trading webinars are created equal, some were really good and gave ideas I could pursue almost straight away, and some were just pure sales pitch. It’s difficult to know in advance which would be which, a lot also depends on your areas of interest, current level of trading expertise and which type of trading you’re attracted to and trying to pick up or improve on. Nevertheless I think it’s been a really good summer in terms of going beyond my usual trading style and comfort zone.

If you know of other relevant trading webinars sources, either free or with minimal cost such as opening a brokerage account (no $4995 webinars please) then feel free to leave a comment and I will add it to the list.

Happy Hanukka and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Everything went really well with the wedding and I’m slowly getting back to routine. Looking forward to resuming work in January 2009.

Just a quick update. I’ve been on tourist duty for the past week doing all the usual visits around the city, temples, floating market, shopping malls etc. while at the same time putting finishing touches on both ceremonies (Thai and Jewish) ahead of a really long Saturday (the Thai ceremony starts at the ungodly hour of 6am). Next week I’m out of town on vacation so expect regular service to resume mid/late Dec.

The mind is the root of all our experience, both of ourselves and of others. If we perceive the world in an unclear way, confusion and suffering will arise. It is like someone with defective vision seeing the world as being upside down, or a fearful person finding everything frightening. We may be largely unaware of our ignorance and wrong views, yet at present the mind can be compared to a wild tiger, rampaging through our daily lives. Motivated by desire, hatred and bewilderment this untamed mind blindly pursues what it wants and lashes out at all that stands in its way, with little or no understanding of the way things really are.

Akong Tulku Rinpoche - Taming The Tiger, Tibetan teachings for improving daily life.

There are many great lessons on life in this book, and of course lots of parallels to trading psychology and the mental strength.

Tags: buddhism, learning to trade, lessons, Living, mental, tibetan, trading mindset, trading psychology, zen

Good advice and observations, as usual, from the Financial Philosopher.

THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER: Why it’s time to move on…

If you do anything today and this weekend, please take a moment to recognize your greatest priorities.

Would you rather have health or wealth? Would you rather have strong personal relationships or strong personal finance?

We were born with nothing and we will die with nothing. Now go hug someone you love, embrace life Giving.mother.child.flower and thank God for the opportunity to realign your priorities today. Do it now.

Turn off the media noise and tune in to your life…

I’m going to take a break from the screens and just chill out this weekend. Not that I was overly anxious or doing anything unusual in the market this week. But I was watching things closely out of fascination and realization that these are events of historic magnitude which will be remembered and then studied for generations.

This is a good talk worth listening to. I especially liked the last couple of minutes where he answers Q&A. H/T to DehTrader.

It’s been a while since I wrote anything here. August has come and gone and was quite busy both in terms of trading and personal side of things. Trading is still hard going and I’m finding the environment tricky. I need to put some extra effort into it to catch up and get back on track. With several important milestones behind me I should be able to focus on it better.

What else is going on - I just completed 1 year since I left my old job and Singapore. It’s been an extremely interesting and eventful year. At times it’s been easy and fun and at others it’s been tough and challenging. I think I’m still adjusting in a way.

Finally, on a personal note, an announcement is due. I’ll be tying the knot end of this year, so more change and excitement is coming my way :-)