{"id":51505,"date":"2022-01-26T13:48:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=51505"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:13:58","slug":"striving-for-excellence-in-prop-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/striving-for-excellence-in-prop-trading","title":{"rendered":"Striving for Excellence in Prop Trading (Podcast with Mike Bellafiore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2CHa8YL9mo6S1YapXVAZDh?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this podcast episode with <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha-mind.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AlphaMind<\/a>, Mike shares how SMB puts a heavy emphasis on learning and continual improvement. 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