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Topstep Trader Helpers
Topstep Trader is a proprietary trading firm that you can trade futures with firm capital. Topstep Trader has some demanding rules to trade their capital though. You can only trade allowed products, which is a subset of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Futures...
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Aeromir has been rebuilt!
It's been several years since I built the original Capital Discussions, and now Aeromir website. It was overdue for a change. I just turned on the new site design, which highlights the trading community to people new to the site. This project took several weeks so...
8 Powerful Reasons to be a Member of a Trading Group
Learn about the benefits of being in a trading group. Read how your trading results may improve as you collaborate with fellow traders.
Introduction to Order Flow – The mechanics of price movement
Understanding the mechanics of price movement is the first step towards benefiting from order flow. The next step isn’t necessarily ‘more theory’, although we will follow up with a full webinar where we will expand a bit more on order flow.
What are Leaps Options?
Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities options, or LEAPS, can be an excellent choice for options traders when looking for an alternative to purchasing stock. LEAPS can provide longer-term portfolio diversification with less capital requirements.
Four Steps to Adjusting Bull Put Spreads
Many traders implement Put Credit Spreads in their trading portfolio. This strategy is most widely used when a trader feels bullish on a particular underlying, and that it is on the rise. Here are four simple steps to adjusting put credit spreads when they don't go as planned, and the underlying moves down in price rather than up.
Seven Potential Risks in Trading Forex
Trading the foreign exchange market can provide a diverse element to an investor's portfolio. As with any trading strategy, the Forex does not come without risk. Learn seven potential risks of trading Forex, which may be helpful in deciding if the currencies market fits your trading style and risk tolerance.
Straddles and Strangles; Strategies for Significant Price Movement
Many traders use straddles and strangles in their options trading plan. Today's article will give a synopsis of the setup of each of these strategies, as well as outline some of the key distinctions between the two.
Futures Contracts for Speculation and Hedging
Futures trading can provide an investor excellent choices as a portfolio hedge. They are available on a wide array of different assets — stocks, bonds, silver, gold, as well as commodities including wheat and corn.