Opto Events - Tom Hougaard: Normal doesn’t make money

Tom Hougaard

Professional trader

Trader Tom

Tom Hougaard is a professional trader, author and trading coach. He specialises in price action trading and writes extensively on the topic, as well as trading psychology. Although Tom predominately trades stock indices, he has won the annual Danish share trading competition for four consecutive years, using price action and pattern recognition.

Tom studied economics and finance at two universities in the United Kingdom, and then went on to work for JP Morgan Chase, before spending the next 10 years in the City of London as a Chief Market Strategist for a CFD broker. He has given thousands of TV and radio interviews on financial markets, as well as educating tens of thousands of clients on trading strategies.

Since 2009 Tom has traded for himself, and has self-published several works on trading psychology, price action and product knowledge.

TRADING INTELLIGENCE

Tricks of the trade

“Normal doesn’t make money”

How to develop a trader mindset

with Tom Hougaard

28 NOV 2019

6:30-9PM

THE NED - LONDON

EARLY BIRD TICKETS £14 £7

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What you'll learn

Think like a trader

A psychological foundation for successful trading; learn how to counteract those natural biases

5 common mistakes

The crucial errors made by the majority of traders, and how to avoid them

Professional methods

An expert’s techniques laid bare; Price Action trading, guided by an industry expert

What to expect

A masterclass for trading enthusiasts

Receive exclusive insight from an expert trader, in the comfort of The Ned’s 5* hospitality. Meet like-minded traders, chat, share ideas, and get a tour of CMC Markets’ Next Generation trading platform.

Expert insight

Lifting the lid on Tom Hougaard’s unique trading methods

Free trading bundle

For attendees that sign up for a CMC Markets trading account

Platform demo

The comprehensive guide to CMC’s Next Generation platform

Trader community

Meet, chat and share ideas with like-minded traders

Agenda

6:30pm

Arrival and reception

7:00pm

Developing a successful trader mindset

Tom will identify which mistakes the majority of traders are making, and why 75% fail to make a profit.

7:25pm

Technical v Fundamental analysis

Empirical evidence indicates that technical analysts outperform those trading on fundamental data; Tom explains why, and how you can use that to your advantage.

7:50pm

The ‘perfect trading set-up’ - does it exist?

Tom identifies tested market scenarios, why they occur, and how to trade them. The perfect set-up may be the Holy Grail, but here’s how to get close.

8:15pm

Speaker Q&A

8:30pm

Networking session

Speaker

Tom Hougaard

Professional trader

Trader Tom

Bio

You can’t have a standard attitude about money and do well in this business

Tom Hougaard @TomHougaard

Key info

The Ned - The Saloon
27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ

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Bank underground station

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