Last week we talked about the importance of specific skill development as a whole, and how on our desk we use market replay to get more reps and practice. This week we’re going to follow up on that by talking about some of the actual drills you can begin doing. For those unaware, there are many trading platforms that allow you … Read More
Unlocking Internship Opportunities at Our Prop Trading Firm
I received this note from a trader in our community: My name is Austin B. Thank you so much for providing your email on the “SMB Capital College Traders Talk At Pace University” YouTube video! I know your time is limited and valuable, so I will be short and brief! Me * Graduating High School Senior * Majoring in Finance … Read More
Expressing your unique voice in markets as a trader
A reader reached out and asked: (Edited) here from South Africa and I want to enquire about your current outlook on the tech sector and how you feel about the huge movements since the year has started? I am a Equity and options trader From South Africa, and you have done more than just change my life. I am a … Read More
Unveiling the Best-Kept Secret: The Word Top Traders Use to Describe Their Trading Success
There is a word that I keep reading over and over again from traders performing at their best. And often this language is present in the reviews of elite traders. Notice the language in this review below: ….overall feeling energized and confident for the month of April. Great opportunity at the moment, I just need to be in the right … Read More
Drills For Skills
A few weeks ago I was working with a futures trading student that had been a bit beaten up as of late. We chose to take the path of stripping his trading plan down to its core. We chose to go back to basics. That’s not all though. We also came up with a plan to use market replay to … Read More
New at SMB “Futures Friday”
“Trading Conversations” (our weekly open Q&A trading webinar) is now “Futures Friday”! We’ll take this time each week to discuss all issues pertaining specifically to futures traders. Come and learn: What’s working well? What’s been challenging? What markets are moving? And more! As always, don’t forget to bring your questions. We couldn’t be more excited to continue to build this … Read More
Build a Better Options Trading Plan
The exercise of building an options trading plan is a very unique breed of business planning. We’ve found over the years that many options traders have career backgrounds as professionals or business owners. Traders with backgrounds like these often bring some of their old business planning tactics into their options trading plan. There are pros and cons to this. Pros … Read More