July 22, 2019

How to Adjust in Markets like These

Trading in these types of markets is harrowing at the very least.

Your approach is not as straightforward as in more orderly markets.

Click the video below to see how you have to adjust your thinking in order to keep your risk in check.

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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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