Myth - High Return Equals High Risk

I met a gentleman this morning at an international university gathering. He told me how interested he was in growing his money through 'investing' - but not for the long term.

After further investigation, it was revealed that anything over a year was long term for him! His idea was trading leveraged instruments like Forex and options with a holding period of days, sometimes hours!

I had to share with him a few key points.