Trading Mentor

A trading mentor is a professional that provides less experienced traders with useful advice and helps them learn important aspects of trading. 

Given that trading is a complex process, having an experienced person alongside can help new investors go through the process of understanding the market. The idea behind a trading mentor is to help new investors tailor their learning experiences specifically to themselves. Trading mentors tend to help with how to accurately read the market feedback, risk management, setting trading goals, building confidence, discussing different potential outcomes, etc. 

A good trading mentor should have a transparent and proven track record in the market as well as many years of experience. 

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