When does trading become a problem?

The line between trading and problem trading is crossed silently: chasing losses, hiding losses, trading money you can't afford to lose, unable to stop. The warning signs are knowable in advance.

Discuss the signs:

• the behaviours that indicate a problem
• how you check yourself against them
• what you'd say to someone crossing the line

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