In this video Seth Freudberg discusses how low and high volatility environments can drastically change the risk/reward for options traders. He compares an iron condor trade in both low and high volatility situations to show the impact.
You don’t know what’s going to happen next
Most traders are able to find or develop solid trading plans. Ironically it is fairly rare to find a trader who actually has the discipline to follow his or her own trading plan. In this video, Seth Freudberg discusses the reasons that traders have trouble following their own trading plans and proposes a solution to keep the trader on track with his trading plan.
Get Your Exclusive Inside Look of “The Winning Trader” Program
The Winning Trader is a very intensive 10-week training experience. This Wednesday we are inviting the entire SMB community to attend the orientation webinar. During this webinar, you will learn about the tools, mentoring meetings, and training modules that are included in The Winning Trader. This is the last open meeting before we buckle down and get to work with … Read More
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Ron Bertino: The Space Trip Trade
This week , Ron Bertino makes his debut presentation of his signature Space Trip Trade which Ron designed as a downside hedge to a trader’s at-the-money market neutral options strategies. Ron will show you how this strategy takes advantage of portfolio margin or SPAN margin, while maintaining a comparatively conservative T+0 line. Ron will demonstrate how the trade later morphs into a downside hedge with very little downside risk at that point in the trade
Trading Binary Events
In this video Seth Freudberg discusses how to trade options around binary events like US Elections, Brexit, and Fed announcements. He looks at the thought process professional traders take around these events.
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Kerry Given of Parkwood Capital: The Ubiquitous Diagonal Spread
This week Kerry Given returns to the Options Tribe the use of the diagonal spread. The diagonal spread is a basic options strategy, but it is versatile and may be used in several different market situations. In this webinar, Kerry Given, a/kl/a Dr. Duke, will discuss the basic aspects of the spread, the pros and cons of strike selection, and ongoing management of the trade. Several examples of diagonal spreads will be reviewed to illustrate the principles of this trade.
The Proper Stop Loss
Bella shares two anecdotes from our desk this week of traders asking for risk bumps. Trader A asked to be bumped from 25 to 50k intraday as a stop loss. Trader B from 7,500 to 15k. In this video, Bella gives you a litmus test to determine your stop loss.
Sometimes Nothing is a Real Cool Hand
In this video, Bella corrects a new trader’s journal from insufficient to elite. We are not doing our job if we do not set up our traders to find out how good they can be. Many do trading journals. But are you keep a trading journal that will help you maximize your potential?