Can you relate to this Trading Trainer Program Participant?

Every once in a while, I receive a letter that warms my heart and reminds me of why I do what I do. I recently reviewed just such a letter that I received back in 2008.  It reminds me of how long I’ve been teaching and training students and how rewarding it is to be in this line of “work.”

I want to share the letter with you here. Please note that I’ve not used this student’s full name because he wanted to remain anonymous.

The subject line of his email was: “The first fruits of my learning.” Naturally, I was curious. So I opened the email. Here is what I found…

From: E.A.
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:25 PM
To: A.J. Brown
Subject: The first fruits of my learning

Hello A.J.,

I want to thank you for the excellent and very valuable information that you make available and, also, I want to let you know that I appreciate you for the generosity that is evident in the way that you share your knowledge.

Before I immersed myself in learning what you have to offer, I had embarked on a foolhardy (in retrospect) effort to make money in the markets by day trading/position trading of stocks. I truly did not know what I did not know!

Prior to starting your course, in the period of 2 months I managed to lose $8K of my $54K nest-egg by being an ’emotional’ trader. The main mistake I made, over and above not understanding why/when/how to get into/exit trades, was to move the protective stops that I had established which caused my losses to cascade from manageable to gruesome… And then I tried to compensate for the losses with more trading. I’m sure you hear this all of the time.

So, the first fruits of my learning, besides everything that I am getting with respect to analyzing charts, creating hot lists and follow through rules, choosing options, money management etc. is that I AM NOT DOING ANY TRADING OF ANY KIND, EXCEPT PAPER TRADING, UNTIL I HAVE ESTABLISHED A STRONG/SUCCESSFUL TRADING PRACTICE AND A RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL TRADES. The caps are for my own benefit… So, money saved, in this case, is money earned.

I look forward in becoming proficient with what you are teaching and to showing you the record of my successes. I do intend to join a trading group, but only once I get past the initial learning curve. I also intend to continue with my membership once the trial expires. Way worth it!

Regards,

E.A.

Can You Relate?

Perhaps you can relate to E.A. I hear stories like his often.

People who lose money in the markets are smart people! Sometimes they’re super smart.

It’s just they haven’t been armed with the right information — yet.

If you feel that you could benefit from a systematic and time-tested method of trading options, then click here to watch this webinar to get a little more info.

Best regards always,

A.J. Brown

A.J. Brown is widely recognized as “the world’s most disciplined option trader.” He has been actively trading equities and options since 1997, and has published daily insights for his Trading Trainer program participants every single night, 5-days a week, since 2002. He is the author of the wildly successful e-book called “The Seven Strategies of Successful Options Traders” and his home study courses and video series can be found in the libraries of the most successful investors and often times referred to by them as their secret weapons. Trading Trainer is based out of Fort Collins, Colorado.