November 28, 2018

Another Valuable Tool For the Box In the Short Term Options Room

I am always trying different approaches to maximize our time in the trading room.  What worked fifteen years ago or even fifteen months ago will not necessarily continue to work today.  Click the video below to see what we have been working on in the Short Term Options Room!:

about the author:

Mike Shorr

Since 1994, Michael has been an on-the-floor market maker, Vice-President of Interest Rate Derivatives for Knight Financial Products and Director of Education and Options Instructor at Trading Advantage. He makes the oftentimes complex world of options and trading accessible to the novice and advanced trader alike. Michael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Finance from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. He presently is Director, Trader Education at ProsperTradingAcademy.

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