Nothing compares to having real, practical experience, especially when it comes to trading. Refrain from adopting everything you see off of the internet, filter out and ask the right questions to find practical material that can help you.

In Episode 31 of the Optimus Futures Podcast, we tackle the topic of simplicity and gaining practical knowledge through actual experience and having skin in the game

There are numerous factors that play a role into how much you can make as a day trader. Things such as leverage, account size, and method all have their roles in this equation.

This episode of the Optimus Futures Podcast will take a realistic approach into how much the average day trader can make on an ongoing basis.

There is an overwhelming amount of information and resources available through the internet, some of which, is not always applicable and can potentially steer newcomers in the wrong direction. Stay diligent and always do your own preparation before falling into negative influences.

Episode 29 approaches the topic of influence, behavioral biases and how to avoid them in the world of trading.

Losing money is often emotionally challenging for newer traders, typically resulting in a negative mindset and a nervous approach to trading.

Revenge trading is not an appropriate reaction in times of losses nor should a trader fall into a negative state of mind during such a period. Listen to Episode 28 for advice on how to recover from your trading losses and most importantly, avoid revenge trading at all costs.

Trading failures, as discouraging as they can be, are essential to the building blocks of becoming a potentially successful trader.

This podcast explores the idea of using your past trading mistakes as a mechanism by which you learn through experience how to trade more confidently.

When it comes to order execution, many beginner traders hesitate to pull the trigger when an opportunity presents itself.

Episode 26 of the Optimus Futures Podcast provides insight to those traders who encounter fear and indecisiveness when executing their orders. Listen to this episode for advice on how to overcome the fear of order execution and most importantly, learn to think slow and execute fast when a trade opportunity presents itself.

Increasing the size of your trades in efforts to make larger returns is something that every trader faces as they grow their account size and become more successful.

In episode 25 of the Optimus Futures Podcast, host Matt Zimberg offers practical advice to the audience on how to safely, effectively, and gradually increase the size of their trades over a period of time.

In Episode 24 of the Optimus Futures Podcast, co-founders of Edgewonk Trading Journal and Tradeciety, Rolf Schlotmann and Moritz Czubatinski, join Matt Zimberg in the Optimus Studio for a second podcast session.

Matt surprises trading pros Rolf Schlotmann and Moritz Czubatinski with a list of questions that they had not prepared for. Listen to the podcast to hear a genuine discussion from seasoned traders as they chat about futures trading methods while sharing tips and advice on how to improve your own trading habits.

Mistakes and failures are part of the learning curve when it comes to trading. Without such trials, it would be impossible to grow as a successful trader.

In Episode 23 of the Optimus Futures Podcast, Matt Zimberg introduces five ways to screw up your trading, how to avoid them, and how to improve off of these mistakes and learn from them, which in turn, will undoubtedly make you a better trader.

What is a trading edge?

In Episode 22 of the Optimus Futures Podcast our host, Matt Zimberg, brings up the topic of a trading edge. This term is often thrown around in the industry, but very rarely is it actually defined. In this episode, Matt breaks down the definition of a trading edge, how to develop your own trading edge, and provides the audience with a new perspective to this term.