SMB has five traders for our June class who already have proven active-trading records in college. We get emails from guys making serious money consistently and yet are in college. I have never seen this before. Do you see how many awesome blogs are out there written by college traders? I wrote an article recently about the thirst for trading education … Read More
Unleashing the Long-Term Key to Thriving as an Options Income Trader
Having run our options trading desk at SMB for over two years now and having traded options income strategies as a retail options trader for close to ten years I can tell you this… The data is in and the record is clear: Income traders who control the size of their losing trades are the long term winners. That’s … Read More
Mike Bellafiore shares trading lessons in this podcast with ChatWithTraders.com
Mike Bellafiore was interviewed on ChatWIthTraders.com by Aaron Fifield. To see more videos of interviewed traders subscribe to chatwithtraders.com or contact Aaron here. 27 May EP 022: How to be a better trader tomorrow – sharp insights with SMB co-founder Mike Bellafiore Aaron Fifield: This week I have great pleasure in saying, my guest on the show is Mike Bellafiore. Mike is the … Read More
Steven Spencer Interview with Hamaha.net – Part 3
In our SMBU Daily Video, watch Part 3 of Steven Spencer’s interview with Hamaha.net, a popular Russian trading site. If you missed Part I and Part II click on links. This interview will discuss: Steven’s biggest success in trading Best trading strategies and styles to succeed trading US equities Key factors for making trading decisions Characteristics of successful traders We … Read More
Consistency Is Not A Game of Perfect
By Bruce Bower We asked and you chose. The people have spoken. We asked the SMB community which topics they wanted to learn more about it in the upcoming “Peak Performance Trading and Investing” video course. Out of a list of ten topics, by far the most popular was “How to Be More Consistent”. This is one of the most … Read More
In-depth Discussion: Mike Bellafiore and Ralph Acampora on Benzinga #PreMarket Prep
Mike Bellafiore was a guest on Benzinga #PreMarket Prep. Below you can listen to his interview and one with the godfather of technical analysis Ralph Acampora. Here is what you will learn from Mike during this interview: 1) The market is not fair. Get over it! 2) One of his favorite trades: Changing Fundamentals Trade 3) How prop traders are … Read More
Are You Ready to Build an Automated Trading System? Here’s How
Automation is at the heart of technological innovation. Automatic transmissions Automatic coffee makers Automatic soap dispensers … You get the idea In trading, automation is what allows you to become ultra-efficient, find your best opportunities, scale up with more trades, control risk with less emotion, and become more consistent. As a trader, you already take advantage of automation in today’s markets. … Read More
The Truth Behind Options Commissions
In our SMBU Daily Video, learn more about the options commission ratio for different size trading vehicles. In this video from Seth Freudberg, you will learn: Why trading small vehicles for options income doesn’t work Importance of knowing your commission ratio Trade bigger names to minimize your commission ratio Enjoy the video! * no relevant positions