Introduction 1Part 1: The Sovereign Trader 9Chapter 1: Brain-Compatible Trading 11Chapter 2: Developing Mental Strength 19Part 2: Making a Successful Trade 35Chapter 3: Developing Your Personal Trading System 37Chapter 4: Implementing Your Trading Plans 63Part 3: Emotional Sovereignty 83Chapter 5: Seeing Trading as Personality Development 85Chapter 6: Practicing Mental Self-Coaching 107Chapter 7: The Psychology of Coping with Losses 121Chapter 8: Adopting Techniques for Coping with Stress and Anxiety 139Part 4: Making Decisions Safely 151Chapter 9: Untangling Decision-Making's Hidden Path 153Chapter 10: Using Evolutionary Rules of Thumb 165Chapter 11: Finding the Right Basis for Decision-Making in Trading 171Part 5: Keeping Bad Behavior in Check 185Chapter 12: Avoiding the Obvious Mistakes 187Chapter 13: Dealing with the Stock Exchange's Collective Misbehavior 199Chapter 14: Getting a Better Grip on Your Trading Ego 215Chapter 15: Fear: Your Constant Trading Companion 225Part 6: The Parts of Ten 243Chapter 16: Ten Psychological Traps to Avoid When Trading 245Chapter 17: Ten Success Secrets of Mentally Superior Traders 251Chapter 18: Ten Guiding Principles for the Perfect Trading Day 257Index 267
Roland Ullrich has worked for 20 years at investment banks in Frankfurt, London, and New York, including five years on Wall Street. For twelve years now, he has been coaching professional and private traders. He is also advising and lecturing on the topics of trading psychology and brain-friendly stock market strategies.