Jag, I have not been to one of the money conferences before, when I look at the list of speakers/agendas it is quite a broad span of topics. When you go to these events what is your primary goal (learn new trading techniques, network, new investment opportunities)?

I am sure missing the premiums from end of October now that VIX has dropped.

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Posted by Jag_Warrior

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Posted on 11/12/23 at 11:11 am to LSUTIGERS74

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Jag, I have not been to one of the money conferences before, when I look at the list of speakers/agendas it is quite a broad span of topics. When you go to these events what is your primary goal (learn new trading techniques, network, new investment opportunities)?

Because the MoneyShow conferences are so broad in nature, what I do is go through the list of topics and speakers ahead of time to determine which ones are of greatest interest to me. In some cases I’ll email the speakers and plan for a “side bar” conversation, if they’re open to it. In Orlando I had a very meaningful chat with Seth Freudberg of SMB Capital, and we’ll have further conversations going forward, to see if there is the potential to form a mutually beneficial relationship. I’ve really enjoyed being on my own, and I’m not really in need of additional capital, so it’s more of a get to know each other exercise right now. As far as my goal when I attend these conferences, it’s pretty much all of the above. Because options trading is still such a niche endeavor, it’s very difficult to find people in my real life who I can have meaningful conversations with, or trade ideas with (which is why I enjoy this thread). So I go to learn about other opportunities, network and hopefully have a little fun and R&R (that I can legally write off my taxes).

I’m going to do my best to attend at least a couple of the TastyTrade Bad Trader Tour or Unlucky Investor events that they do with the CBOE next year. There are also some separate CBOE master classes that very much interest me.

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I am sure missing the premiums from end of October now that VIX has dropped.

You and me both. I wasn’t able to trade as much while I was in Orlando, or this past week because I had a charity event to attend. But when I was able to track the market, the low VIX didn’t provide many setups that I cared to execute. Kind of like getting a pay cut.