Do Options Income Traders Make Money Every Month?

The term “Options Income Trading” misleads new traders into thinking that they can realistically make money every month through this style of options trading. New traders may not realize that there will undoubtedly be losing months when adopting any of these strategies. In this video, we explain the realities of this style of trading, so that a new trader can plan his trading activities and cash flow realistically.

Making money in a low options volatility market

Most options traders have a defeatist attitude about earning profits in low volatility environments. The truth is that in many cases, low volatility environments are the best for making money in market neutral options trading. In this video, we cover the reasons behind this phenomenon.

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.

Preparing for Earnings Season

In this video Mike Bellafiore discusses ways you can prepare for earnings season, highlighting several ideas to better attack stocks.

Lessons from an annual trade review

Elite traders are always engaged in a process of self analysis in a continuous improvement process. A trader on SMB’s options trading desk recently discussed an annual review that he conducted of his own trading. In this video Seth Freudberg discusses the insights shared by that trader which should be helpful for all options traders.

Lessons learned in Chicago from experienced traders

Lessons Learned in Chicago From Experienced Traders from smbcapital   This week I visited Chicago and with experienced traders covering different products and in different structures.  I visited with traders at hedge funds, prop firms, broker dealers, trading education centers, independent traders, exchanges, and institutions.  These seasoned veterans expressed their ideas in options, futures, stocks, automated trading, and international markets.  … Read More