Nothing wrong with skipping a trade

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In this video Seth Freudberg discusses how low and high volatility environments can drastically change the risk/reward for options traders. He compares an iron condor trade in both low and high volatility situations to show the impact.

You don’t know what’s going to happen next

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Most traders are able to find or develop solid trading plans. Ironically it is fairly rare to find a trader who actually has the discipline to follow his or her own trading plan. In this video, Seth Freudberg discusses the reasons that traders have trouble following their own trading plans and proposes a solution to keep the trader on track with his trading plan.

Trading Binary Events

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In this video Seth Freudberg discusses how to trade options around binary events like US Elections, Brexit, and Fed announcements. He looks at the thought process professional traders take around these events.

The Proper Stop Loss

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Bella shares two anecdotes from our desk this week of traders asking for risk bumps. Trader A asked to be bumped from 25 to 50k intraday as a stop loss. Trader B from 7,500 to 15k. In this video, Bella gives you a litmus test to determine your stop loss.

Sometimes Nothing is a Real Cool Hand

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In this video, Bella corrects a new trader’s journal from insufficient to elite. We are not doing our job if we do not set up our traders to find out how good they can be. Many do trading journals. But are you keep a trading journal that will help you maximize your potential?