Beware Of High Cost Seminars
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Beware of High-Cost Seminars
Summary:
Over the past four years, I've attended several seminars, each costing over $800. These seminars focused on topics like Fibonacci, Writing Covered Calls, and Moving Averages, which are commonly used in technical trading. Unfortunately, the value gained rarely matched the hefty fees.
Article:
Over the last four years, I’ve participated in five or six seminars, each costing over $800. These sessions covered a range of popular trading techniques such as Fibonacci, Writing Covered Calls, and Moving Averages ?" all well-known in technical trading circles.
Upon returning home, I’d eagerly review the attendee info pack. However, I often found the materials to be just recycled information. The same, if not superior, content is readily available online, sometimes for free or at a much lower cost.
You might argue that quality information comes with a price. While true, especially with trading data meant to increase your profit potential, it doesn’t always justify the high fees of these seminars.
Consider this: an abundance of valuable resources can be found online for a fraction of the seminar costs, which often run into hundreds of dollars. Despite the high price, the value gained from these workshops is frequently disappointing.
In each seminar, I was asked to sign confidentiality agreements. The organizers claim to have groundbreaking insights. Yet, they host numerous identical events, instructing attendees to keep these supposed secrets. Is this truly feasible?
These seminar leaders, self-proclaimed "Gurus," repurpose age-old techniques with a new twist and present them as revolutionary "Secret Trading Systems." They host seminars in lavish venues, charging a premium for sharing their so-called insider knowledge. I must admit, these pros understand the psychology of their audience or at least have someone on their team who does.
The supposed exclusive systems are merely standard trading indicators combined in a novel way. The hard part is organizing resources and content, but they usually have a team to handle it. Despite this, they charge exorbitant fees and deliver little.
In 2006, I attended a free seminar in London where the main "Guru" was absent. Despite being free, it was filled with an overt sales pitch, pushing software and additional courses. The presenter seemed more like a flashy salesman, wasting time on personal anecdotes.
While you can leave a seminar if unsatisfied, valuable content is often held back until later in the presentation.
Ultimately, more comprehensive information can easily be found online without the added cost of refreshments. Occasionally, I did find a worthwhile seminar with innovative methods, but thorough research can uncover similar strategies more suited to your trading style.
Seminars can be an opportunity to network with fellow traders, which is valuable. However, paying a high fee just to meet like-minded individuals feels excessive.
These events should provide meaningful insights, aligning with their promotional promises. Unfortunately, few truly offer value for the money spent. If you still wish to attend for potential research benefits, do so cautiously. But I’d advise against spending more than 10% of your trading budget on such events.
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