Having a complete, robust, and profitable trading system (or suite of trading systems) is the foundation of any successful trading business.  Even if you are a discretionary trader you still need rules that guide your trading decisions, and help you to be disciplined and consistent, and a process to follow to introduce new trading methods into your repertoire.

This eBook outlines the whole process of trading system development from your initial idea for a system right through to implementation.

The main stages of trading system development covered are:

• Idea
• Hypothesis
• Research
• Development
• Testing
• Optimization
• Implementation
• Monitoring

Each of the areas will now be discussed in detail.  Please refer to the flowchart on the next page which graphically depicts the trading system development process.