May 2, 2019

An Important Lesson in Risk Management

It would be foolish to think that all of our trade signals make money.  Losing trades are part of trading.  It’s how you deal with these positions that is one of the key indicators to a trader’s success.

Click the video below as I discuss how we managed our risk in our Google (Ticker:  GOOGL) iron condor.

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about the author:

Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 30+ years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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