Comments on: Gav’s weekend rambling http://www.tradergav.com/2008/04/05/gavs-weekend-rambling/ Forex,Currency, index and stocks trading blog, be inspired by good trades Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:26:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Learning Trading from Books, Courses, and Websites | The Essentials of Trading http://www.tradergav.com/2008/04/05/gavs-weekend-rambling/comment-page-1/#comment-3877 Learning Trading from Books, Courses, and Websites | The Essentials of Trading Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:02:34 +0000 http://www.tradergav.com/?p=970#comment-3877 [...] about the value or uselessness (usually the latter) of formal trader training. A recent example is Trader Gav, who clearly expresses the view that it’s all worthless - that trading courses and trading [...] [...] about the value or uselessness (usually the latter) of formal trader training. A recent example is Trader Gav, who clearly expresses the view that it’s all worthless – that trading courses and trading [...]

]]> By: John Forman http://www.tradergav.com/2008/04/05/gavs-weekend-rambling/comment-page-1/#comment-3869 John Forman Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://www.tradergav.com/?p=970#comment-3869 OK Gav. You know I'm going to partly agree with you and partly disagree. :-) On the disagreement I will say (and I know you agree, even if you've become a cynic) that there are basic things one can learn from a book, intro course, or whatever. That's foundational knowledge - the type of stuff that anyone who's spent some time in the markets takes for granted. Where I agree is in the need to become a practicioner as soon as possible. You can only learn so much by reading or listening or watch. The rest (and the majority) comes from doing. OK Gav. You know I’m going to partly agree with you and partly disagree. -)

On the disagreement I will say (and I know you agree, even if you’ve become a cynic) that there are basic things one can learn from a book, intro course, or whatever. That’s foundational knowledge – the type of stuff that anyone who’s spent some time in the markets takes for granted.

Where I agree is in the need to become a practicioner as soon as possible. You can only learn so much by reading or listening or watch. The rest (and the majority) comes from doing.

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