Various Trading Styles and Techniques Used by Traders

Trading style for each investor is unique. The trading style of an individual in the stock exchange is influenced by his or her initial experience with money and the meaning of money in their lives.

There are a number of trading styles, but this doesn't mean traders are unable to go against their natural preferences, nor does it mean that favoring one trading style over another precludes changing style.

There are many ways to characterize trading style. Some people define it by the markets they trade, currencies or commodities they trade.

Others use the fundamental/technical dichotomy and still others characterize it by trade types, like spreads or equity options. The following are the various trading styles:

Scalp Trading

Momentum Trading

Technical Trading

Spread Trading

Inter-Market Spreads

Calendar Spreads

Bull Spreads

Bear Spreads

Seasonal Trading

Arbitrage