Risk management is the process of measuring, or assessing risk and then developing strategies to manage the risk while attempting to maximize returns. Typically involves utilizing a variety of trading techniques, models and financial analyses.
The potential return from any investment is generally depending to the amount of risk the investor is willing to assume.
Investors will not take on greater risks without the possibility of higher earnings. This is called the risk premium. Common types of Risk
There are two common risks that investors should notice them well:
Market Risk: The possibility that the value of financial markets rise or fall.
Inflation Risk: The risk that rising prices of goods and services over time, Inflation risk is also known as 'purchasing-power risk' and it is one of the most important factors for long-term investing.
You can't control the inflation risk, but with a good strategy you can manage and control the affect of market risk on your stocks.
A professional trader always tries to understand and control portfolio risk. Before entering into any trade, good traders first think about how much risk to take and how much risk exposure comes with a particular trade selection. Only then do they allow themselves to think about how much profit they stand to make.
Prudent investors always close their position and exposure if they determine that a portfolio carries too much risk.
Risk Management for a Trade
1- Before you decide to trade consider to these fundamental principles:
2- Before you trade a stock, know how much you are willing to lose.
3- Check the stock to be sufficiently liquid, can you buy or sell promptly?
4- Determine the cut-loss level before trading.
5- Determine your profit target (take-profit-level).
6- Buy the stock only at an acceptable price level. Use a limit order when you buy a stock.
7- Immediately after the trade has