Trading is a “business” of uncertainty and risk management. In short, it is a business like any other. It requires a system that comprises research, strategy, tight execution, measurement, review, and iteration. It is important to approach the market as one would approach a business. One can think of it as Solopreneurship.

In 2020 almost 20 million people started trading on their own globally. This is mind-boggling if you think about it. No other field would have as many “unprepared people” diving in at once. That, too, when stats say almost 90-95% of traders fail.

Why “unprepared people” – because retail trading is one “business domain” where there are no educational qualifications as a prerequisite. Most people start trading discretionarily without any formal training with the hope of figuring things out along the way. Only a lucky few survive by being able to remain solvent long enough to learn...