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including the one you’re reading； against your trading account。 Beginners often throw money at gurus who promise the keys to the kingdom。 Charging your trading…related expenses against your account introduces a useful reality check。 If you can cover them and then beat the Treasury bills； you’ re no longer a beginner！
新手的目标是弥补交易费用，每年的收益是目前债券的1。5倍，或者相当于其它低风险工具的收益。你能弥补软件费用，数据费，教育费，书费，包括你正在看的这本书的费用。新手总是扔钱给老师，因为老师保证能教给你秘诀。支付交易相关的这些费用确实需要现实条件。如果你能支付它们，而且收益比债券还多，你就再也不是新手了！
2。 INTERMEDIATE （SERIOUS AMATEUR OR SEMIPROFESSIONAL）
中等水平（认真的业余选手或半个专业人士）
A。 The minimum acceptable performance level for a serious amateur is return on equity twice the current rate on T…Bills。 Your improvement is evolutionary； not revolutionary。 Cut some of your losses a little faster； grab some of your profits a little sooner； learn a few more tricks of the trade。 Once you’re covering your trading expenses and making double what you could get from riskless paper； you’re miles ahead of the efficient market theorists。
对认真的业余选手的最低要求是，收益是债券的2倍。你有进步，但不是革命性的。止损快了点，兑现利润麻利了点，学的技术多了点。一旦你能支付交易相关费用，收益是债券的2倍，你已经比市场有效理论者强多了。
B。 The goal of a serious amateur or a semiprofessional is to generate a 20％ annual return on equity。 At this stage； the size of your trading capital bees an important factor。 If you are trading a million dollars； you may be able to start living off your profits。 But what if you trade a relatively small account； say 50；000？ You know you can trade； but 20％ of 50；000 is not enough for a living。 Most undercapitalized traders destroy themselves by overtrading； trying to squeeze unrealistic returns from their tiny accounts。 Take crazy risks； and you’ll have crazy results … both on the way up and on the way down。 Better stick to your trading system and leverage your skills by trading other people’s money （see “Going Pro” on the next page）。
认真的业余选手或半个专业人士的目标是每年赚20％。在这个阶段，资金大小成为重要的因素。如果你交易100万，你也许可以靠利润生存了。但是，如果你的账户相对较小，比如50000，会如何？你知道你能交易，但50000的20％无法生存。大部分资金不多的交易者因为过度交易毁了自己，因为他们想用小账户赚不实际的回报。冒疯狂的风险，你就要承受疯狂的结果——不是上就是下。最好还是跟紧自己的交易系统，通过交易别人的钱来提高自己的技术（请看后面的“成为专业人士”）。
3。 EXPERT
专业人士
A。 The minimal performance targets are more flexible for experts。 Their returns are steadier； but not necessarily higher than those of serious amateurs。 You have to continue outperforming T…Bills … to fall behind them would be ridiculous。 An expert may grab a 100％ return in a good year； but trading a serious amount of money year after year； just staying north of 20％ is a very good performance。 Certified geniuses such as George Soros maintain a lifetime average of nearly 30％ per year。
专业人士的最低目标不好定。他们的回报很稳定，但不一定要超过认真的业余选手。你要持续超过债券——表现不如债券就很荒谬了。在年份好的时候，专业人士的回报是100％，但是考虑到年复一年的交易，每年20％以上应该就是不错的成绩了。像乔治·索罗斯这样的天才，一生中平均每年的收益接近30％。
B。 The goal of an expert trader is to put enough money into riskless investments to be able to maintain his current standard of living forever； even if he stops trading。 Trading at this stage bees a game that you continue to play for your own enjoyment。 Soros certainly doesn’t need any more money for personal expenses but trades because he enjoys spending fortunes on political and charitable causes。 Curiously enough； when you no longer have to stretch for the money； it starts flowing in faster than ever。
专业人士的目标是把足够的钱投入风险不大的投资项目，这样就可以永远保持目前的生活标准，即使不交易也行。到了这个阶段，交易变成了自我娱乐。索罗斯的钱肯定够他个人花费，但是他还交易，因为他喜欢在政治和慈善方面花钱。奇怪的是，当你不再为钱所累时，钱就比以前还快地流进来了。
GOING PRO
成为专业人士
A beginner is better off starting with a relatively small account。 Someone who has moved up to a solid semiprofessional level needs to start pushing up his account size to increase profits。 An expert with a large account has to be cautious not to impact thin markets with his trades。 He has to watch out for a fall in performance； a frequent side effect of greater size。
新手最好从小账户开始。那些已经达到半专业人士水平的人则要开始利用大账户提高利润。专业人士的账户大，一定要谨慎，不要在没有人气的市场交易。他必须监视账户的下跌，这是大仓位的副作用。
The minimum size for a trading account is about 20；000 at this time。 Once you’ve moved up to the level of a serious amateur or a semiprofessional trader； 80；000 will give you more freedom to diversify。 Once you get your account up to 250；000； you may start thinking of moving up to professional trading。 These are absolute minimums； and if you can increase them； your life will be easier。 Starting with 50；000； having 120；000 at a semiprofessional level； and moving up to professional trading at 500；000 will improve your chances of success。
此时，中等仓位的资金大约是20000元。一旦你成为认真的业余选手或半个专业人士，80000元分散投资的空间就大了。一旦你的账户上了250000元，你也许要考虑做专业交易。这些绝对是最低数字，你可以把它们提高，你的生活就轻松了。开始用50000元，到了半个专业人士的水平用120000元，到了专业交易的水平，500000会提高你成功的机会。
What if you do not have that much？ Trading on a shoestring raises the pressure to a deadly level。 A person with a tiny account cannot apply the essential 2％ Rule。 If he has only 5；000； his permitted risk is only 100 per trade； which guarantees that he will be stopped out by market noise。 A desperate beginner swallows hard and puts on a trade without a stop。 Most likely； he’ll lose； but what if he wins； ends up with 7；000； then puts on another trade and goes up to 10；000？ If he is smart； he will sharply reduce his trading size and start using the 2％ Rule now。 He was very lucky and should put his winnings into a sensible trading program。 Most people bee intoxicated by success and cannot stop。 A beginner who has doubled his 5；000 stake usually feels that the game is easy and he’s a genius。 He feels he can walk on water； but soon drowns。
如果你没有这么多钱，怎么办？用小资金交易，压力是致命的。如果账户太小，无法使用2％原则。如果他只有5000元，每笔交易可以承受的风险是100元，这等于保证了市场噪音就可以让他出局。搏命的新手努力吞了一下口水，干脆不用止损，直接交易。大部分情况下，他亏了；如果他赢了，账户有了7000元，然后他再交易一次，账户涨到了10000元？如果他很聪明，他会大大降低仓位，开始运用2％原则。他很幸运，应该把他的利润放进理性的交易系统。大多数被成功陶醉了，无法停下来。把5000元翻番的新手一般会觉得这个游戏很简单，他自己是天才。他以为他可以在水面上走，但很快就淹死了。
You might be able to start by getting a trading job； but corporate Wall Street will not hire someone over 25 for a paying job as a trader trainee。 A more realistic option is to sharply cut expenses； get a moon…lighting job； and save money as fast as you can； while paper trading the markets。 This calls for discipline； and some of th