Underestimate the importance of trading money management at your peril. Building a trading business you can be proud of without trading money management systems and rules in place is doomed to fail from the outset. Achieving financial success in the markets is not easy. It takes discipline, determination and a well-tested (and well-followed) plan. Despite what some might say, the skills required to become a successful trader are not inbred. Anyone can learn. And, as trading guru Dr Van Tharp points out, it’s more about mindset and psychology that anything else.