by Tom Nunamaker | Dec 23, 2016 | General, Trading
Winning traders don't underestimate the psychological part of trading. Although you certainly cannot trade profitably without adequate capital or reliable trading strategies, your personal psychology also plays a significant role. Consider what master traders have...
by Joanna White | Dec 14, 2016 | General, Trading
As a follow up to the article published on November 24, 2016 on Scorekeeping which can be found here: Scorekeeping Part I, this week I will cover some additional tips about scorekeeping for your trading business. If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of...
by Joanna White | Nov 24, 2016 | General, Options trading
You will likely find it very difficult to reach your trading goals if you do not “keep score.” Keeping score is more than just tracking your profits and losses on a regular basis. Said another way… keeping score means being aware of how you're performing,...
by Tom Nunamaker | Nov 6, 2016 | General, News, Options trading, Trading
We all know the U.S. Presidential Election is on Tuesday, November 8th, just a few days away. We've seen how the S&P 500 has had nine straight days of losses, which hasn't happened since December 1980. The S&P 500 Let's take a look at the S&P 500 chart:...
by Joanna White | Oct 30, 2016 | General, Trading
In the United States there are three types of margin trading accounts which are widely used. They are Regulation T margin, Portfolio margin, and SPAN margin. Portfolio and SPAN margin accounts usually offer lower margin requirements, which can allow the possibility of...
by Joanna White | Oct 23, 2016 | General
Most traders follow a certain routine in preparation for the trading day. For example, one of the first things I do after turning on my computer and logging into my trading platform is to check to see what futures are doing for the various indices. This gives me an...
