In this week’s options lesson, Seth Freudberg goes over the importance of initiating good-to-cancel contingent orders to close credit spreads when trading iron condors. Enjoy the video! Seth Freudberg Director, SMB Options Training Program The SMB Options Training Program is an eight-month program designed for novice and intermediate level options traders who are seeking an intensive training process to learn … Read More
Excellence vs. Perfection
I see too many people beating themselves up for not being perfect traders. That’s really sad because being a great trader and achieving the gains you desire isn’t about trading perfectly. In fact, expecting perfection often delays progress for years. When I talk to the most successful traders I know, they call their trading a culmination of errors that usually … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for May 5, 2014
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If Trading Stresses You Out, Change Your Perception
I see it all the time, income traders battling a trade at any cost. Sitting there hour after hour, day after day completely stressed out; using too many resources and taking on way too much risk just so they can win. It’s as if their life depends on winning the trade. This usually happens because the trader is attaching some … Read More
Buying a Call Doesn’t Always Work Even if the Stock Goes Up… A lot
In this video, Seth Freudberg, explains why making money on call options is not as simple as accurately predicting the direction of a stock. He uses a recent NFLX example to drive this point home. 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 … Read More
Options Trading for Income with John Locke for April 28, 2014
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Your Beliefs Are Your Reality, Choose Them Wisely
I was answering some questions at a trading seminar a while back and a trader stood up and said, “It’s impossible to average more than 12% per year on a portfolio”. I said “OK” and went on to the next person. After all it wasn’t a question so what else was I to say. Apparently, I missed something because he … Read More
April 21, 2014 Locke In Your Success Weekly Market and Position Update
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