2: The Hard Truth About Your "Small" Account Size

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2: The Hard Truth About Your "Small" Account Size

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Oct 23, 2014

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In this session of The Option Alpha Podcast I'll cover one of the biggest misconceptions around trading and investing - account size. I'll explain why having more money actually makes you place worse trades.

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Oct 23, 2014

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We are on a mission to help you make smarter investments and trades – it’s just that simple. So if that means pulling back the curtain on everything you know (or thought you knew) about options trading and the stock market then so be it.

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OAP 015: How Often Does The Stock Market "Crash"?: Ever wonder how often going back in history the stock market "crashes"? I mean we know that cyclical markets means another one will eventually happen (it's just a matter of time) but when? Or how often? We did the research for you and analyzed the... by The Option Alpha Podcast
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