Recent content by smbcapital

We read some of the inaccurate and inappropriate posts about SMB Capital here and wanted to say a few things: 1) If you are interested in trading, please personally visit multiple desks and find the firm that is best FOR YOU. Unfortunately there is a ton of misinformation on these boards...

Our Head Trader, GMan (Columbia Engineering), just sent me the link to the posts about SMB Capital. While I found some of what was written highly entertaining, I thought I should clarify a few things: 1) Laetitia interviewed for a job with SMB Capital for which she was not required to make a...

"Golf is Not a Game of Perfect" by Dr. Bob Rotella is a great book to read to help you with your trading. The psychology of trading is so important and this book helps.

Actually, we have 25 traders committed to our desk. Respectfully, the best way to lean about us is to visit our website and/or meet with us. Everything else is just someone else's opinion. Certainly, we are not a good fit for every day trader. Clearly, we were not a good fit for uptik2000. I...

It is unnecessary to have a Series 7 to be a member of an LLC and trade your own subaccount. A lot of firms require a series 7 because it is easier/cheaper for the firm to obtain intraday leverage for a licensed trader. LLC's that have deep pockets don't require traders' to have licenses...

We run a small desk of 15 traders at Prestige, SMB Capital, LLC. My partners and I have been trading for collectively 23 plus years. A little over a year ago we shopped for the best place to run our group. We met with as many firms as we could. We chose Prestige. And we have been happy...