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Hello there, I sure hope your Option Portfolio is growing. This is the second article in a series of six articles. This also includes a video for each article for you to follow. If you want to be successful in learning to trade options, you will need to watch all six videos.

You will learn how to back test all your trades. This is a very important step. It will take time, but it’s very necessary. There are only a few option software programs out there at this time that can help you with this task. Learning how to trade without costing you a dime is well worth your time. I was using Optionvue and Think or Swim to back test my option trades and learned a lot. These two software programs have been very good, but now San Jose Options has just released a new type of back testing tool called the “Options Toolkit.” With this back testing tool you will save a lot of time in comparison to any other options testing software that is on the market.

It would take me one hour to back test one year of trading a Condor with the Optionvue software. When I used Think or Swim it would be a little faster, but I would get less information. Now, by using “Options Toolkit” I actually gather more organized data in about 2 seconds to back test one year of Condor trades. It’s really a great program!

You will need to trade for many years for great success on the stock market. We all call this “experience”. The stock market is constantly changing so you need to watch it for a long period of time. In order to see all sides of the market, we need to trade and trade more. There is no other way to gain this kind of “experience”.

Paper trading is an excellent way to learn how to trade options. It is easy to get access to a Paper account. You can open up a free trading account with Think or Swim and/or almost any other options broker. This will give you the practice you will need. It may be difficult, but it is very important to paper trade for at least six months to a year. Remember, it is very important to gain experience over time, and paper trading is one way to gain this experience without risking any money.

Lastly, I would like to say that it’s very important to keep about 25% of your capital in cash. This is because the best option strategies require adjustments, and to make these adjustments, you will need extra cash. It’s very dangerous to use up all of your spending money in your trading account. Every successful option trader leaves plenty of money in cash to make adjustments, to lock in profits and to be able to manage their portfolio as needed.

Learn more about the Options Trading Software. Stop by the San Jose Options Mentoring web site where you can find out all about Trading Options and what it can do for you.

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