📖 From Stocks to Options

The ‘Street Smart’ Handbook to a Seamless Transition 🧵 [Image] 📖 From Stocks to Options: The ‘Street Smart’ Handbook to a Seamless Transition 🧵 Welcome, new members! Since Wednesday’s webinar with Tim Bohen, I’ve got a lot of brand-new ‘Street Smart’ students… And many of you come from the world of stocks, looking to learn the art of trading options… No surprise there. The options market is complex with far more factors to consider than the stock market … while the potential rewards are extraordinary. But here’s what many don’t realize… How you start your options-trading journey can make or break you. One early mistake could ruin you … while making great opening trades can potentially set you up for many more. With that in mind, keep reading and I’ll show you how to start trading options the right way… 👨‍🏫 Open Separate Accounts 💻 If you're trading stocks or have long-term investments, it's smart to set up a different account just for trading options. The main reason is to simplify your performance evaluation. If you put your money in different accounts for different types of trading, it'll be easy to see how much you're profiting (or losing) in each arena. I recommend having one account for long-term holds, one for the short-term trading of common shares, and a third just for options trading. This will help you keep things clear and avoid mix-ups. Also, when it's time to do your taxes, your bookkeeping will be much simpler. Bottom Line: When your accounts are separate, it's easier to tell what parts of your trading are doing well and what parts need work. 📊 Don't Overfund Your Options Account 💸 One of the great things about trading options—and why I think it's ideal for traders with small accounts—is that you don't need a boatload of capital to start. This is because you can make a lot more money—faster—with options than with regular stock trading. Options prices swing wildly—sometimes by 100%, 200, or even 500% in a single trading day! Considering that, ask yourself this: Why put a lot of money into options trading right away before you're sure you can do it well? If you put too much capital in at the start, you risk losing more than you're comfortable with. I recommend not putting more than a couple thousand dollars into your options trading account at first. Trust me … If you do well and your money grows significantly, you won't kick yourself for not starting with more. But if you put too much money in and lose it all, you might get discouraged from the options market entirely. Bottom Line: It's better to start small, and then grow your account slowly by proving your strategy works. 📈 Your First Trades Can Make (or Break) You 📉 If you’re extremely discerning with your initial plays—and find some strong winners early on—your account could multiply several times in a very short period. Again, this has to do with the massive upside (and downside) that’s possible with options contracts… But the opposite is true as well… If you get trigger-happy and make subpar trades in the beginning, your capital will disappear faster than a speeding bullet. With a new small account, you have limited rounds in the chamber, so to speak… This means you must be extra cutthroat about the trades you make (and don’t) when you’re trying to build it up. Bottom Line: Nail your first few plays and you’ll have cleared one of the biggest hurdles in the game … Fail to profit on your initial trades and you’ll be re-funding your account in no time. 💭 Closing Thoughts 👀 If you want to grow a small amount of money, options trading can do it quickly (depending on how you go about it)... But you need to be careful. Options trading can bring big wins, but also brutal losses. Keep your accounts separate, don't start with too much money, and be extra discerning about your first few trades. By following these rules, you'll be setting yourself up for long-term, options-trading success. As always… Stay Street Smart, Jeff Zananiri P.S. Want to know about a year-end catalyst that dates all the way back to 1925 and historically causes MASSIVE price moves … over and over again? See how I use a specific “3 p.m. countdown window” to target repeatable 15-20% overnight gains … [CLICK HERE TO GET ACCESS NOW!](   66 West Flagler Street STE 900 Miami, Florida 33130 United States [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Click Here to Unsubscribe]( **Our gurus teach skills others have used to make money. Any results displayed are extraordinary and are not typical and will vary from person to person. For more info read our [Earning Claims Disclosure]( About: Making money trading stocks takes time, dedication, and hard work. My goal is to teach you how I have succeeded in the market, but you may not achieve my results. 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