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Why SMB is putting millions behind this market neutral options system
Over the past five years, we have built out a successful options trading desk at our firm. The options strategy that SMB originally backed still represents the highest capital allocation with the highest percentage of traders implementing it. That strategy is John Locke’s M3 Options Trading System. Here are some key reasons why we believe in the M3. It has been successfully replicated … Read More
The Myth of “Financing” a Long Option
Options Traders are often lured into believing that the less cash they pay for an options structure, the better. You must look at the full structure of an options trade to understand its risk and reward characteristics. In this video, we discuss an example of a “free option” that contains a huge risk, not obvious from the amount of cash that the position initially costs.
Are you on the right path with your trading?
Are you on the right path with your trading? Watch this webinar replay with a trader from the SMB community looking to get serious about his trading.
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Amy Meissner: Iron Condor Trading in 2017
This week, Amy Meissner returns to the Options Tribe to discuss her approach to trading iron condors with a focus on the Asymmetrical Iron Condor and the Nested Iron Condor strategies
Preparing for Earnings Season
In this video Mike Bellafiore discusses ways you can prepare for earnings season, highlighting several ideas to better attack stocks.
SMBU’s Options Tribe Webinar: Options Desk Trader John Locke: The M3 Options Trading System
This week, Options Desk Trader John Locke returns to the Options Tribe to discuss his signature M3 options trading system.
Myth #2 of Options Trading
Options traders who don’t understand options synthetics will often get confused and believe that they can buy a synthetically equivalent trade for “a bargain price”. In this video, we explain why economically equivalent trades will always fill at the same price.