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Trader Risk Profiling and Position Analysis


■ (^) Point (4) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry and risk seeking with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (5) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry and risk seeking with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (6) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry and risk seeking with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Behavior Profile for Short Entries
■ (^) Point (1) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry and risk seeking with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (2) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry but risk averse with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (3) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry but risk averse with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (4) is risk averse with respect to time of entry but risk seeking with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (5) is risk seeking with respect to time of entry but risk averse with
respect to price on entry
■ (^) Point (6) is risk averse with respect to time of entry but risk seeking with
respect to price on entry


26.3 Categorizing Clients according to Term Outlook and Sentiment


The five main client categories, based on duration of a client’s outlook and his or
her sentiments on the market, are:


  1. The Long‐Term Investor

  2. The Medium‐Term Bullish Trader

  3. The Medium‐Term Bearish Trader


Figure 26.11 Risk Profile for Long and Short Entries.
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