A Large, Homogeneous Group of Exposure Units To facilitate the prediction of the probable loss through use of the law of large numbers, it is essential that there be a large number of similar units exposed to the same peril...

Three losses in a row are tough That’s about the most consecutive losses that novice traders are psychologically prepared to accept before they feel compelled to take action and ‘correct’ the situation...

The credit crunch has demonstrated with painful clarity that the financial sector has become dangerously over-leveraged, to a degree that almost nobody realized before – partly because the normal metrics to measure leverage are pretty useless...

Many traders believe that the obvious way to make money is simply to have more winners than losers, but this is too simplistic, and what often trips up the unwary player is a lack of money management and attention to risk...

Don’t let these Ripples swamp your Portfolio A fascinating study came out last week that gives us all a first glimpse into the street-level impact of the current Credit Crunch...

A swing trader looks for short-term opportunities in the market to go long at a relative low, or get short at a relative high, with the expectation of closing their position in one to several days...

In Arms and the Man George Bernard Shaw doesn't get hung up on facts After watching Arms and the Man at the Shaw Festival, I researched the history of the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and I was rather shocked to learn how George Bernard Shaw's creative license almost completely eclipses the truth in the matter...

If you are a fan of UFC, here are three upcoming fights that you need to watch: UFC 67 (February 3rd) Silva vs...

1 Risk involving property People should realize just how risky buying their first property is...

If your business runs into serious difficulty, will it bring you down too For example, what if one of your employees got involved in a serious car accident while working for you...

Rats and certain other vermin are difficult to kill with poisons because their feeding habits reflect their place as scavengers...

One of the cardinal rules of Forex trading is to keep your losses small With small Forex trading losses, you can outlast those times the market moves against you, and be well positioned for when the trend turns around...

Online Casino Gamblers know gambling is risk taking, investing in the probability of an outcome that is yet to be determined...