{"id":45715,"date":"2017-05-12T14:47:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T18:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=45715"},"modified":"2017-05-12T14:47:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T18:47:48","slug":"the-power-of-team-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/the-power-of-team-trading","title":{"rendered":"The power of Team Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-45722\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-610x458.jpg 610w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-100x75.jpg 100w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-846x635.jpg 846w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2-1184x888.jpg 1184w, \/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Team-SWang2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last night Team SWang, a collection of traders with unique skill sets that trade for firm, met for drinks and food to discuss ways that they could improve. \u00a0They are one of the top teams at our firm, based on PnL and improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Their team leader, SWang, encapsulated how Team Trading can help traders: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know a team could help my trading so much.&#8221; \u00a0Full stop.<\/p>\n<p>SWang credited many traders on his team for helping him make more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One trader on his team was a go-to for information on an inefficiency strategy<\/li>\n<li>One trader on his team captured shorts at the best price for him<\/li>\n<li>One trader built filters and automated models for him that directly helped him make more<\/li>\n<li>One trader called out trading opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Another provided him with valuable trading information based on his positions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the traders helping SWang get to watch him trade in real-time. \u00a0See his edge with real trades in real-time. \u00a0Talk with him about trading. \u00a0Ask him questions about their trading. \u00a0Build technology to make better trade decisions or automated models with him. \u00a0See how a top trader does it, just inches from them.<\/p>\n<p>Not satisfied with their success, during dinner and drinks, the team brainstormed ways each one of them could help the team and how the team could help each trader.<\/p>\n<p>A trader once wrote, &#8220;You can be better tomorrow than you are today!&#8221; \u00a0Team trading is one example how. \u00a0This team working to improve upon their success is another example how.<\/p>\n<p>As always, I look forward to your comments- mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n<p>*no relevant positions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Last night Team SWang, a collection of traders with unique skill sets that trade for firm, met for drinks and food to discuss ways that they could improve. \u00a0They are one of the top teams at our firm, based on PnL and improvement. 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