Author Archive
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What Works for You is What Works
Posted by chicagosean on January 30th, 2012 at 3:10 pm, Comments: 0Show me 100 successful Traders, and I’ll show you 100 unique ways to make money in the markets.
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…in which we reveal all the Secrets to Financial Social Media mastery
Posted by chicagosean on January 15th, 2012 at 11:14 am, Comments: 0“The Impact of Social Media on Trading & Investing” Thursday January 19th, 3:45-4:30pm in the Waldorf Room, Chicago Hilton & Towers. If you [...]
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Committing to Learning is Easy. Problem is, I Keep Forgetting.
Posted by chicagosean on January 3rd, 2012 at 2:49 pm, Comments: 0I had a little back-and-forth discussion with @Grotaiche on StockTwits this morning. He’s a newer trader based in Paris who is committed to learning a [...]
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The Victim vs The Conquerer
Posted by chicagosean on December 28th, 2011 at 9:05 am, Comments: 0There are several bloggers I read on a regular basis outside of the financial space (yes… they do exist). It helps keep me grounded and [...]
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Things I Learned/Re-Learned in 2011
Posted by chicagosean on December 9th, 2011 at 10:54 pm, Comments: 0We’re nearing the end of the year, so you know all the “lists” are gonna start popping up summarizing the year that was and the [...]
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OFF TOPIC: Who’s Watching the Watchman? (an NFL & NCAA football rant)
Posted by chicagosean on December 3rd, 2011 at 11:05 am, Comments: 0Football fans have long heard that “Football is a game of inches.” I don’t disagree. However, nothing gets my blood boiling during a key moment [...]
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The Best and Only Worthwhile Analysis I’ve Seen on this European Economic Crisis
Posted by chicagosean on November 28th, 2011 at 8:00 pm, Comments: 0It seems every day for months we U.S. traders and investors have been waking up to large overnight moves – in both directions – of [...]
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Social Media & Finance: Best Practices, Compliance, and Personal Hygiene.
Posted by chicagosean on November 6th, 2011 at 10:25 pm, Comments: 0My pink-shirted friend Mike Wilkins (aka @ilkandcookies) recently moderated a panel on Social Media in Finance which I was asked to participate on (most likely [...]
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The “Game Has Changed” trade
Posted by chicagosean on October 21st, 2011 at 3:03 pm, Comments: 0A trade in my playbook that I used to use with frequency and with good success I termed the “Game Has Changed” trade. This trade [...]
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R.I.P. Steve Jobs
Posted by chicagosean on October 6th, 2011 at 8:51 am, Comments: 0My bud Josh aka @ReformedBroker had this Steve Jobs quote up on his blog this morning, and I think its beautiful. I’m reprinting it here [...]
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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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Recent Posts
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- When in Doubt: Get out.
- Blockbuster Trade Idea: The Buffalo Sabres for Patrick Kane
- Trading, set to music.
- Wifi, Turtles, Roosters, and a Pairs Trade
- I Know Nothing
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