Do What You Do!

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This week Roy Davis, Director of SMB Training, and I headed to the 92nd Street Y to listen to Dan Pink discuss his excellent, well-researched, thought-provoking new book on motivation in the workplace, Drive. Dan challenges our present management model by presenting new evidence why a motivational work environment should offer purpose, mastery, and autonomy (see awesome Dan Pink animated … Read More

A ?4 the Trading Community- Should I Short?

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Dr. Steenbarger helped me recognize one of the improvements we could make at SMB awhile ago. The partners and Senior Traders must be responsible for a great deal of teaching and mentoring. But if traders are not leveraging the talent of all firm members then that firm is not offering the best learning environment. Traders learn from other traders and … 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