241: Top Trader Interviews - Kevin

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Kirk interviews Kevin, a long-time Option Alpha member, about his disciplined approach to trading options developed after the 2008 financial crisis.

In this interview, Kirk sits down with Kevin, a long-time Option Alpha member who began trading in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Kevin shares how he turned his small beginnings into a consistent, structured approach that scales with his portfolio. Kevin details how he spent years learning before placing his first options trade and how those early experiences shaped his disciplined, rules-based philosophy. He explains how he uses position sizing, trend, and DTE selection to creat...

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Host: Kirk Du Plessis

Guest: Kevin

Topics covered

• trading
• options
• financial crisis
• investment strategy
• discipline
• position sizing

Keywords

• options trading
• financial crisis
• investment strategy
• position sizing
• trading discipline

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