下周就要开始实盘交易了，高总再次强调了坚决止损的重要性，并且指出在“坚决止损”方面俺们可能会遇到的困难以及应对的方法。
一、止损为什么这么难？
1、害怕刚止损出来，手价就掉头回去。
2、有时候不止损，手价还真的调头回去了，让交易员占个小便宜，尝个甜头，下次就更容易心存侥幸，不愿止损了（只是手市的最大陷阱）。
3、连续几次碰到“刚止损出来，手价就调头回去”的现象。
4、还是很喜欢手上的仓位，或者说不确信当前趋势是否已经翻转了。
5、已经接近当天的亏损极限，如果止损出来，账户就会被锁死，当天不能再做实盘。
6、手价变动太大，太快，太突然，还没来及反应，损失就超过止损位和心理承受能力。
7、把损失看成失败。
二、怎样做到坚决止损？
1、设立简单的机制——只要过了止损位，就坚决止损。
2、知道会有很多时候，刚止损出来，手价就调头回去，不因此感到后悔或恼怒；在进仓时机上想办法，而不是放松止损。
3、每次坚决止损之后都肯定自己做了正确的事，不管止损之后手价如何运动。
4、止损之后马上准备做下一笔交易，尽可能抓住下一个机会。
5、把损失看成交易的必然的一部分，看成交易的成本，成本不可避免，但可以控制。
今天还有一个意外收获。高总介绍了NASDAO.COM上的美国重大经济数据公布栏。那里关于每个数据都提供了一篇短文，短文中给出了该数据的定义，并且解释了为什么投资者会关注该数据。高总建议俺们每天背一篇这样的短文，既可以学习金融知识，又能提高英语水平。
高总自己就背了其中的若干篇，难怪他的金融知识那么扎实，英文那么好。他说他的亲身体会是：即便在国外学习，工作，也得私底下拼命朗读和背诵，这样与老外交谈时才不至于腹中空空，张口结舌。和老外交谈就好比上场与高手过招，在私底下朗读和背诵就好比在家中苦练真功夫，两者都不可或缺。如果几天不朗读，就会发现讲英文时嘴皮子不够利索。如果只阅读不背诵，就会发现对于许多词汇短语只有模糊的印象，而那种护膜的印象在交谈中根本派不上用场。只有那些背的滚瓜烂熟的东西，才真正是自己的东西，用起来才得心应手。所谓熟能生巧，先把几十篇短文背得烂熟于胸，自然就可以开始脱口而出，灵活运用了。
行，为了早日成为国际化的金融人才，为了有朝一日超越索罗斯，俺就每天背它一篇，现在现在下面抄一遍：
FOMC Meeting Announcement
Definition
The federal open market committee consists of the seven governors of the federal reserve board and five federal reserve bank presidents.The Fomc meets eight times a year in order to determine the near-term direction of monetary policy. Changes in monetary policy are now announced immediately afterFOMC meetings.
Why investors care?
The fed determines interest rate policy at fomc meeting.These meetings occur roughly every six weeks and are the single most influential event for the markets. For weeks in advance market participants speculate about the possibility of an interest rat change—or a change in the wording of the post fomc announcement that suggests a shift in policy—at these meetings. If the outcome is different from expectations the impact on the markets can be dramatic and far-reaching.
The interest rate set by the fed, the federal funds rate,serves as a benchmark for all other rates. A change in the fed funds rate, the lending rate banks charge each other for the use of overnight funds,translates directly through to all other interest rates from treasury bonds to mortgage loans. It also changes the dynamics of competition for investor dollars: when bonds yield 10 percent, they will attract more money away from stocks than when they only yield 5 percent.
The level of interest rates affects the economy. Higher interest rates tend to slow economic activity: lower interest rates stimulate economic activity. Either way, interest rates influence the sales environment. In the consumer sector, fewer homes or cars will be purchased when interest rates rise. Furthermore, interest rate costs are a significant factor for many businesses, particularly for companies with high debt loads or who have to finance high inventory levels. This interest cost has a direct impact on corporate profits. The bottom line is that higher interest rates are bearish for the financial markets , while lower interest rates are bullish.
