Archive for June, 2011
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Enemies of the Minimalist Trader: ENVY
Posted by chicagosean on June 26th, 2011 at 11:51 am, Comments: 0This is the eight installment in my occasional series of Enemies faced by those wishing to approach trading and investing with a minimalist, yet [...]
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Selling Premium to Buy the Future
Posted by chicagosean on June 25th, 2011 at 1:13 pm, Comments: 0I often hesitate to discuss specific trading strategies that I’m employing for four important reasons: This (or any other strategy) is not the holy [...]
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Minimalist Blogging
Posted by chicagosean on June 21st, 2011 at 8:41 am, Comments: 0So, if you’ve been reading this blog for some time, you’ve no doubt noticed the frequency of my posts has dwindled in recent weeks. Am [...]
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The Top 14 Things I Learned Working for Groupon Founders Eric Lefkofsky & Brad Keywell
Posted by chicagosean on June 6th, 2011 at 9:15 pm, Comments: 0I hit a rough patch in my trading at the end of 2006 and decided I needed to take a hiatus. The daily stress was [...]
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My name is Sean McLaughlin and I trade my own account from my home office on the Northside of Chicago, IL. I’ve worked at prop firms, started and ran a small hedge fund, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and have learned – the hard way – to seek simpler ways of trading, investing, and living. More »
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