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Dear Traders,<\/p>\n

You are meant to do something great.<\/p>\n

At SMB Capital, a proprietary trading desk in NYC\/Miami, we are proud to have developed numerous 7-figure-a-year and even 8-figure-a-year traders. Yes! Become your best trader with impressive PnL.\u00a0 But there are many other ways to be great as a trader at a proprietary trading firm or elsewhere.\u00a0 Being great at any of these can produce a sustainable, rewarding, profitable career as a trader.<\/p>\n

What can you be great at as a trader?<\/p>\n

Be the best coder.<\/p>\n

Be the best at callouts.<\/p>\n

Be the best at idea generation.<\/p>\n

Be the best game planner.<\/p>\n

Be the best leader.<\/p>\n

Be the best scalper.<\/p>\n

Be the best joint account contributor.<\/p>\n

Be the best short trader.<\/p>\n

Be the best teacher.<\/p>\n

Be the best large cap trader.<\/p>\n

Be the best options trader.<\/p>\n

Be the best collaborator.<\/p>\n

Be the best backtester.<\/p>\n

Be the best researcher.<\/p>\n

Be the developing trader with the best attitude.<\/p>\n

Be the best crypto trader.<\/p>\n

And on and on…<\/p>\n

Let’s say you are not a consistently profitable active trader in your personal account, but you are the best at idea generation.\u00a0 This gives you the opportunity to team with a Senior Trader, feed him your ideas, trade them together in a joint account, split the profits, and produce consistent income for you.<\/p>\n

(5 Steps to Become a Super Consistent Trader<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Let’s say you are great at being a consistent scalper but not making seven figures a year. You might share this strategy with a Senior Trader, who will teach you how to supercharge these results and also share one of their strategies in return.\u00a0 Now, you are making much more and have more strategies to deploy.<\/p>\n

(Scalping Is Hard (Until You See This)<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Let’s say you can’t trade a lick, but you are a great coder.\u00a0 This gives you the opportunity to team with another trader, build technology for them, and share in the profits.\u00a0 For example, perhaps you can build a model together from the edge of the other trader.<\/p>\n

Let’s say you are a mediocre trader but a great backtester.\u00a0 This gives you the opportunity to team with other traders, share potential trading edges, and build a winning model together.<\/p>\n

Let’s say you couldn’t push the buttons for a profit to save your life, but you are a great researcher. You can find the next great trading opportunity. Again, this gives you the opportunity to team up with a better trader who can take your ideas, print money, and share in these profits.<\/p>\n

Let’s say you are a great leader.\u00a0 You notice talented traders need better organization and processes to make even more.\u00a0 This gives you the opportunity to step in and show them how they can improve their results.\u00a0 They will open up joint accounts with you on strategies that you are organizing the team to trade better.<\/p>\n

We ALL bring something special to our trading.\u00a0 Tap into what makes you special.<\/p>\n

“You are meant to do something great,” @Steenbab.<\/p>\n

Important disclosures<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital, a proprietary trading desk, and SMB Training, which provides\u00a0trading education<\/a>\u00a0in stocks, options, and futures. Bella, @MikeBellafiore, is the author of\u00a0One Good Trade<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The PlayBook<\/em>. He welcomes your trading questions at\u00a0mbellafiore@smbcap.com.<\/p>\n

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