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Steve Miller
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Guiding traders and investors to higher profitability and a more joyful life
Defender of free people, free minds, free markets and a free America
Steven L Miller, aka “Slim,” CTA, Trader, Trader Coach, Consultant, Past "SFO Magazine Columnist", Mentor and Personal Growth Facilitator.
Steve has spent the last 36 years trading options, futures and equities as a floor trader as well as trading "off-the-floor.” He participated in much of the growth of listed options as they developed into a viable financial product. When he first began trading on the CBOE, in 1974, Steve was a market maker in the active Ford Motors and IBM pit. His badge, SLM, prompted other traders to give him the nickname, “Slim,” on his first day in the pit.
Upon the birth of index options, he was one of the original market makers in the OEX pit. During his 17 years as a floor trader on the CBOE, Steve gained his strong expertise in options trading, spreading, valuations and risk management.
In 1984, after determining that his style and methodology was best suited to off-the-floor trading, Steve moved "upstairs". At that time, all orders were sent to the floors by phone. Thus, Steve became one of the first screen traders. Remaining a member of the CBOE, he continued to be active in equity and options trading. During this period he gained extensive knowledge in program trading and technical analysis and expertise in the use of many stock and futures market charting software programs. In 1984, as a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Index and Options Market, Slim placed his own team of brokers in the S&P pit, ensuring improved execution.
During the early 1980's, along with his regular activities in the option and equity markets, Slim traded index and treasury futures on a daily basis. In 1981, he became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. He expanded his trading experience and skills by trading corn, soybeans, 30-year bonds and bond options on the floor. Also at this time, Slim began trading S&P futures contracts.
Slim has been a financial market technician for decades, trading short-term, with day trade and swing trade styles, with emphasis on cyclical studies. He has consulted and lectured on technical and cyclical trading and is an expert in option trading.
In the Fall of 2001, Steve wrote an article entitled, “The Fear Factor” for the premier issue of SFO (Stocks, Futures & Options) magazine. Born from that article was his monthly column, “Ask Slim,” a popular Q&A for traders. The column focused on the technical and psychological aspects of trading, in a magazine with over 100,000 readers, running for six years. Please view archives here: http://www.askslim.com/past.columns.php
Steve has also been very active in men's personal growth work for the past sixteen years, coaching many men and leading groups to integrate personal healing and leadership in their lives. He presently is the chairman of the faculty of this group.
Combining his decades of trading experience and training in personal growth work, Slim brings a rare combination of trading knowledge and understanding to the psychological barriers to success for traders and investors. He has actively coached numerous traders with varied styles and methods. His coaching program is based on “The askSlim 5 Essential Building Blocks to Successful Trading”
TRADERS AND INVESTORS. I help individuals increase profitability and create a more joyful life by teaching the how to:
- Overcome psychological barriers to successful trading and investing
- Break the cycle of holding on to losing positions too long
- Improve your batting average (win/loss percentage)
- Build confidence in their decision making and instincts
- Design the trading style and method that is the right fit for their personality and finances
- Discover and implement the analytical tools that is a match for their trading or investing style and methodology
- Find the right balance for their investments based on their financial condition and risk tolerance
- Create accountability to stay on track
- Develop habits and structure to sustain progress
- Adapt and more effectively execute within framework and methods of their company
- Achieve peace and balance in their personal and career lives through improving boundary setting, communication and conflict resolution
- Design and execute portfolio strategy and proper asset allocation
- Learn and internalize the “askSlim Five Essential Building Blocks” to successful trading
COMPANIES. I help companies in the financial industry to increase their bottom line by improving the performance of their financial professionals. The list above is just some of what I bring in house to benefit your employees.
