Preface: what makes an exceptional trader

Investment is a fascinating subject that has intrigued many over the centuries. It amasses fortunes for some, loses millions for others. In today’s fast-moving financial markets, more fortunes are made and lost than ever before, and in record time.

To be a savvy investor, you need the extra proven edge to ensure that your investments grow at the expense of uninformed investors. In order to make it in this game, you will need a statistical trading edge that has been proven to generate net abnormal returns in the long run. You will need a tool to gain this statistical trading edge and the tool is simply your very own mechanical trading system.

This book is a guide to a trader’s journey in search of that ...

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