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Traders use a wide array of styles in the effort to secure profits. They tend to be a mixing and matching of examples from the categories below.

Contents 1 Timeframe Styles 2 Analytic Methodology Styles 3 Application Styles 4 Markets & Platforms 5 See also 6 T2W links

[edit] Timeframe Styles

Traders often indentify themselves by the time frame in which they operate.

• Scalping - Very short-term trading with holding periods often measured in minutes.
• Day Trading - Entering and exiting positions during the course of a single trading session.
• Swing Trading - Taking positions with intended holding periods of 1-3 days.
• Position Trading - Intermediate to longer-term trading with holding periods which tend to be days to weeks or weeks to months in length.
• Arbitrage - Exploiting price inefficiencies between similar markets or instruments.

Also:

• Buy and hold

[edit] Analytic Methodology Styles

Trader styles incorporate the methods they use to analyze the markets can come up with trading decisions.

• Technical Trading - Using Technical Analysis for entry/exit signals.
• Fundamental Trading - Applying Fundamental Analysis in making trading decisions
• Quantitative Trading - Using mathematical and/or statistical methods to trade.
• Hybrids - Combining two or more of the above.

[edit] Application Styles

There are two primary directions traders go in terms of how they sent about the actual trade decision-making process:

• Mechanical or Automated trading
• Discretionary Trading

One could also think in terms of either a Trend Trading or Range Trading strategy.

[edit] Markets & Platforms

Traders sometimes declare their style in terms of what they trade, or in what manner. Examples include:

• Level II trader
• Spread betting trader
• Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, or other general market category trader
• Futures or Options trader

[edit] See also

Trading system terms

[edit] T2W links

• Trading Styles Forum