#TradingTypes101 Here’s a quick breakdown of common trading types in financial markets:

### **1. By Time Horizon**

- **Scalping**: Ultra-short-term (seconds to minutes), profiting from tiny price movements.

- **Day Trading**: Positions opened and closed within the same day (no overnight risk).

- **Swing Trading**: Medium-term (days to weeks), capitalizing on price "swings."

- **Position Trading**: Long-term (months to years), based on fundamental trends.

### **2. By Strategy**

- **Trend Trading**: Following momentum (e.g., "buy high, sell higher").

- **Range Trading**: Buying at support, selling at resistance in sideways markets.

- **Arbitrage**: Exploiting price differences of the same asset across markets.

- **Algorithmic Trading**: Using automated systems/quant models to execute trades.

### **3. By Market Approach**

- **Discretionary Trading**: Decisions based on trader intuition/analysis.

- **Systematic Trading**: Rule-based strategies (e.g., technical indicators).

### **4. Asset-Specific Trading**

- **Equity (Stock) Trading**: Shares of companies.

- **Forex (FX) Trading**: Currency pairs (e.g., EUR/USD).

- **Commodity Trading**: Gold, oil, agricultural products, etc.

- **Crypto Trading**: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets.

### **5. Advanced Styles**

- **High-Frequency Trading (HFT)**: Ultra-fast, algorithmic trades (milliseconds).

- **Options Trading**: Trading contracts (calls/puts) for leverage or hedging.

- **Futures Trading**: Agreements to buy/sell assets at future dates.

**Pro Tip**: Your trading style should match your risk tolerance, time commitment, and market knowledge.

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