Mobile Trading: It’s Easy! (Start Running Now)

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A forex broker actually sent me this message, I added the part in parenthesis.  Now, after reading this statement, what comes to mind? Are you imagining pressing some buttons on your smart phone from the 18th hole (I’m writing like I know something about golf) and smiling because you just made a thousand? Sounds nice right?  Many forex brokers today … Read More

Forex: Too Much Information

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Ever been in one of those conversations with a friend who doesn’t know how to filter his story and includes the kind of detail about a hot date that you really didn’t need to know? We all have. Your friend just painted a visual picture of details that not only provides absolutely no value to you whatsoever, but can even … Read More

Forex Introducing Brokers: Bad or Value Add?

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Ask most new forex traders if they know what an introducing broker is and the answer you get is usually a blank stare. If you want to get somewhere in any business, it really pays to be familiar with even the smallest of details. In the retail forex business, understanding the role of your forex broker can affect what strategy … Read More

Old School Lessons from Mike Bellafiore

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Mike Bellafiore, Partner at SMB Capital, and author of One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading was featured in the recent issue of SFO Magazine. In his article, Old School Lessons For Mastering Today’s Markets, Bella discusses what it takes to become a great trader in today’s changing market. A must read for new traders! The … Read More

A World Class Training Program

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Dr. Steenbarger of TraderFeed started an important conversation about the ideal training program for traders. As the partner of a trading firm founded on the principle of offering the best intraday equities training program on the street, we would like to contribute to this conversation. My thoughts are meant to supplement what Dr. Steenbarger has already shared so some things … Read More

SMB Training Program Recognized

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Well today was a proud day for me and my partner.  Dr. Steenbarger, one of the top three trading coaches in the country, wrote a very nice blog about our training program (http://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2008/07/training-successful-traders-new-breed.html).  Steve, GMan and I worked very hard to develop our training program and it is a great honor to be mentioned by Dr. Steenbarger.  On our desk I always describe … Read More