{"id":43413,"date":"2016-04-04T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=43413"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:22:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:22:54","slug":"podcast-how-to-find-your-trading-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/podcast-how-to-find-your-trading-edge","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How to find your trading edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4254185\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Above is a podcast for which I was interviewed on generating trading edge and below are it\u2019s details from the podcaster.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 34 of the Desire To Trade Podcast features Mike Bellafiore, the co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbcap.com\">SMB Capital<\/a>, a well-known proprietary trading firm based in New York, USA. Mike is also the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0470529407\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0470529407&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=desi0d0-20&amp;linkId=XNIXW5L3SOUGS46Z\">One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0132937646\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0132937646&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=desi0d0-20&amp;linkId=LE625R3BKBX2CQDZ\">The PlayBook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Professional Trader<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I first heard of Mike Bellafiore and SMB Capital through Mike\u2019s first<br \/>\nbook called <i>One Good Trade<\/i>. It describes how things are done in a<br \/>\nproprietary trading firm and provides real stories of traders who had or didn\u2019t have what it took to thrive in this world of trading. I highly<br \/>\nrecommend the book!<\/p>\n<p>Mike has a lot of experience working with traders and came to<br \/>\nunderstand what made them successful. He also knows what the learning<br \/>\nprocess looks like for a trader. During this interview, we discussed the<br \/>\ntraits traders must develop in order to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, I asked Mike what advice he had for struggling traders.<br \/>\nHe pointed out something very insightful. In his opinion, traders can\u2019t<br \/>\nstart and be successful right away. Struggling is simply part of the<br \/>\nprogress.<\/p>\n<p>There is a process traders must follow if they want to see results.<br \/>\nIt takes time but Mike Bellafiore, without any doubt, knows what it\u2019s<br \/>\nlike.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s covered in the podcast?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>How Mike Bellafiore started to trade<\/li>\n<li>How the learning phase is broken down<\/li>\n<li>A great piece of advice for struggling traders<\/li>\n<li>The culture at SMB Capital<\/li>\n<li>Mike\u2019s #1 lesson for any trader<\/li>\n<li>What keeps Mike motivated each day<\/li>\n<li>And so much more\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/7-steps-to-building-trading-edge\">7 steps to building trading edge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above is a podcast for which I was interviewed on generating trading edge and below are it\u2019s details from the podcaster. Episode 34 of the Desire To Trade Podcast features Mike Bellafiore, the co-founder of SMB Capital, a well-known proprietary trading firm based in New York, USA. Mike is also the author of One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/podcast-how-to-find-your-trading-edge\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[788,468,1403,38],"class_list":["post-43413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-comments-2","tag-edge","tag-find","tag-podcast","tag-trading","no-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast: How to find your trading edge | SMB Training<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/podcast-how-to-find-your-trading-edge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Podcast: How to find your trading edge | SMB Training\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Above is a podcast for which I was interviewed on generating trading edge and below are it\u2019s details from the podcaster. 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