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  1. May 2015 Trades
    May 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of May 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  2. April 2015 Trades
    April 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of April 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  3. Picking an Investment Style That Suits You
    Picking an Investment Style That Suits You

    Warren Buffett often says that he tap dances to work. He has found a method of trading that gets him high. I, however, would be bored to tears if I invested the way Buffett invests: I need more action, which is why I like to trade credit spreads and day trade the SPY.

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  4. March 2015 Trades
    March 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of March 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  5. Position Sizing for SPY Put Credit Spreads
    Position Sizing for SPY Put Credit Spreads
    I backtest three position sizing methods for SPY put credit spreads to show how much to risk per trade for sustainable, compounding options income.
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  6. How I Day Trade the SPY
    How I Day Trade the SPY

    Many people think day trading is gambling: you might win for awhile, but eventually you will blow up your account. I agree—yet I day trade the SPY almost every day. Day trading is part of my overflow method and multiple strategy approach to managing my portfolio.

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  7. February 2015 Trades
    February 2015 Trades

    Here we explore the put credit spread trades I placed on the SPY durning the month of February 2015. This is my primary trading strategy for monthly income. By trading put credit spreads on the SPY I am typically in a trade for 23 days but no more than 45 days.

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  8. eOption.com - Hands Down The Cheapest Trading Commissions
    eOption.com - Hands Down The Cheapest Trading Commissions
    eOption.com has the cheapest commissions I have found for trading credit spreads, and lowering your trading costs is essentially a risk-free way to add returns.
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  9. Broker Finder—Find the Cheapest Broker for Options Trading
    Broker Finder—Find the Cheapest Broker for Options Trading
    No single broker is cheapest for every options trade, so I built Broker Finder to compare commissions based on your strategy and lot size per trade.
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  10. Baseline Strategy for Trading SPY Put Credit Spreads
    Baseline Strategy for Trading SPY Put Credit Spreads

    When I got interested in trading credit spreads, like most I harbored some skepticism. A credit spread trade seemed to be the type that works—until rather dramatically it does not. Then I set off to figure out the correct way to trade SPY put credit spreads. The path was familiar: backtesting.

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