Maximizing Options Credit Spreads: Optimize Returns

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In this video presentation, Seth Freudberg, SMBU’s Director of Options Training, explains the best way to optimize the returns on credit spreads. Surprisingly, the credit spread which yields the lowest dollar credit  per lot, often presents the trader with the highest return on capital potential. Seth shows you why in this video. Enjoy the video! Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training … Read More

PlayBook Checkup: $HRB Breakdown from Held Bid Support

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Below is our newest installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a Junior Trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. In this video a Junior Trader talks about … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance With 2500 Year Old Wisdom

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*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note Sun Tzu, known for his treatise The Art of War, would have made an excellent trader.  The principles he taught for successful military … Read More

Can Negative P&L be a Good Thing?

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In this video presentation, Seth Freudberg, SMBU’s Director of Options Training, explains how negative P&L in an options trade can surprisingly be a good thing. Enjoy the video! Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program The SMB Options Training Program is a program designed for novice and intermediate level options traders who are seeking an intensive training process to learn … Read More

SMB U Trading Lesson of the Day: How to Gain Trading Confidence

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Mike Bellafiore, author of the “trading classic” One Good Trade and The PlayBook, talks about a SMB Trading Lesson of the Day on how to gain trading confidence. A trader from the SMB trading community reached out to Bella seeking advice for ways he could extinguish his trading fears. As a new trader Nicolas wasn’t able to actualize his trading … Read More

PlayBook Checkup: Opening Drive – Consolidation Above VWAP $K

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Below is our newest installment of the 2014 edition of The PlayBook Checkup with Bella, author of One Good Trade and The PlayBook. During these sessions a trade archived by a Junior Trader from our desk will be reviewed by Bella. Attendance is free for SMBU Tools subscribers, who can also ask questions during the event. In this video a Junior Trader talks about … Read More

Enhancing Trader Performance Via Habit Development

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*****David Blair, The Crosshairs Trader, is a blogger/trader/educator who does a wonderful job of sharing research on elite performance and how it relates to trading. Below is his latest post for the SMB trading community.***** — Editor’s Note For stock traders a habit is nothing more than taking a well defined trading edge- let’s call it a process- and following that process … Read More

Enhancing Iron Condor Returns

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In this video presentation, Seth Freudberg, SMBU’s Director of Options Training, explains his approach to carefully improving the return potential on iron condors. Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program The SMB Options Training Program is a program designed for novice and intermediate level options traders who are seeking an intensive training process to learn how to trade options spreads … Read More