The Trader’s Guide to Risk Learn the secret rules that keep traders in the game.
If you’ve ever stepped into the stock market thinking profits would come easily, you already know the harsh trading is not about finding the “perfect” strategy—it’s about surviving long enough to let your edge play out. The market doesn’t care about your hopes, your hard work, or your predictions. It rewards discipline and punishes arrogance with surgical precision.
This book is not about hype, quick riches, or magical indicators. It’s about the one thing that separates traders who last from those who risk management.
Inside The Trader’s Guide to Risk Management, you’ll discover a practical, no-nonsense framework for protecting your capital, controlling your downside, and building the habits that allow you to thrive in the markets year after year. Written by Jesús A. Rodríguez G., an experienced trader and coach who rebuilt his career after devastating losses, this book blends real market lessons, personal stories, and professional techniques into a survival guide for traders of all levels.
What You’ll The Probabilistic Reality of Why markets are a numbers game, and how to stop chasing certainty that doesn’t exist.
Position Sizing & Money Concrete rules to make sure one bad trade never wipes you out.
Stops, Hedges, and How to defend positions without falling into emotional overtrading.
Diversification Done Why buying ten tech stocks isn’t diversification—and how to avoid correlation traps.
The Psychology of How to embrace small losses, detach from ego, and think like a professional risk manager.
Options as Insurance, Not How to use puts and covered calls as protective tools instead of gambling tickets.
Real-World Case From the 2020 oil crash to meme stock mania, learn how risk management decides who survives market chaos.
Why This Book Is ús doesn’t write from an ivory tower. In 2020, he lost nearly everything in the markets. He knows the pain of seeing years of savings evaporate and the discipline required to start again from zero. Through rigorous study, teaching hundreds of students at the GOAT Academy, and rebuilding his own capital, he learned the most important lesson every trader must profits come and go, but survival is forever.
Whether you’re trading stocks, experimenting with options as insurance, or just starting your journey, this book will give you the tools
Create a personal risk plan that fits your account size.
Avoid catastrophic drawdowns that destroy accounts.
Build consistency through journaling, checklists, and loss limits.
Stop playing defense with fear and start managing risk with confidence.
Who This Book Is who want to avoid the painful (and expensive) mistakes most traders make.
Intermediate traders tired of inconsistent results, looking for a structured approach.