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5 Things You MUST Know Before You Start “Live Trading”
Date: 2025-07-16 21:30:33
https://optionalpha.com/?ytref=70 – Ready to start live trading? Hold up one second and make sure you know these 5 things before you get started. I’ve seen too many people skip, ignore, and discount the importance of these things, and so the OA team and I brainstormed our “best practices” and “most important considerations” for you before you transition to live trading. We hope it helps set the right expectations and gives you a few tools and resources to get the most from backtesting and paper trading. Finally, I’ll show you how I use SmartPricing controls and protections to help improve live market fills. If you find this helpful, please let me know in the comments. If you think I missed something, give your advice to other traders in the comments too!
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As always, this is my opinion and thoughts on what you need to know before you start live trading. If you found this video helpful in any way, please let me know in the comments!
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