June 26, 2019

Our Short-Term Options Day Trading Methodology Explained

Day trading options can be a very rewarding and exciting addition to your trading repertoire.  In this video, I explicitly explain how we approach our day trading methodology in the Short Term Options signal room.

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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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