INTRODUCTION

Targeting is a key factor in trading as it is an indication of how well you are performing in the markets. Dependent on whether you are an investor, self-employed trader or institutional trader there will be different ways in which each is expected to perform. Although it is it goes without saying that all of them want to see healthy returns on their capital invested! In this section, we are going to look at the various ways that targets are commonly used by both institutional and self-employed traders to measure performance.