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Review: Excellent Book - I don't often write reviews, but I really liked this book. I read this book in two days. I first heard about Mike Bellafiore through Dr Brett Steenbarger's blog, "Traderfeed". The title, "One Good Trade" refers to a process as taught by SMB Capital, a proprietary trading firm which Mr Bellafiore owns with a partner. The process entails following the seven fundamentals taught by SMB through the entry and exit of a trade and then going on to the next trade and following those fundamentals again and repeating this process for the rest of your trading life. The seven fundamentals are detailed in the book. Mr Bellafiore's emphasis is on this process. He states that making and losing money on any specific trade is not the focus, but following this process IS the focus and making one good trade after another by following these fundamentals is the essence of good trading. You can lose money on a trade, but if you follow these fundamentals and this process, your profit and loss statement will ultimately take care of itself. He compares this to sports teams and the way they practice the fundamentals over and over and then execute those fundamentals in the game. There are plenty of sports analogies here with the implication that an elite trader must go through the same kind of rigorous and disciplined training that successful athletes go through. Having played sports in high school and college and now trading full-time, I have to agree. The book begins with the explanation of this process and the principles of this process are felt throughout the book. Mr Bellafiore is not here to teach some new technical analysis technique, thank God. He basically states that his firm already knows those techniques. That's the easy part, the difficult part is training traders to FOLLOW and trade the patterns that he already knows are successful. This reminds me of the statement made by Paul Tudor Jones that you can give most people tomorrow's Wall Street Journal and they will STILL lose money. It's the difference between hitting perfect shots on the driving range and then executing those same shots in a competitive round of golf. The emphasis here is on the psychological side of trading which, for me, is really all there is. It doesn't really matter how well you can call markets if you are exiting trades with a .20 cent profit, because you are so exited about being right and making a little bit of money, when the target on the trade was a dollar, The emphasis is NOT on being right in your market forecasting skills, but on building the skills to execute each trade correctly. So Mr Bellafiore is stating that being right in and of itself is NOT enough, the trading process is MUCH more than calling markets correctly. Being right has much more to do with ego and pride than making money. So paying attention to the fundamentals and their execution rather than bragging rights about market direction is, for Mr Bellafiore, the STARTING point. And executing these fundamentals is MUCH more difficult than one anticipates and requires YEARS of dedication, sweat and hard work. No wonder there are so few elite traders or, for that matter, elite anything. It's not that correctly calling markets is not important, it is, it's just that forecasting becomes secondary to skill building and discipline. The book is sprinkled throughout with stories of traders, both successful and unsuccessful. I found these stories very interesting and I recognize one of the successful traders from Mr Bellafiore's blog. (A blog that, in my opinion, is worth your time). In one chapter, Mike Bellafiore describes the hiring process at SMB and how difficult it is to choose a person that will succeed as a trader. A Prop firm funds traders that they train and the firm makes money based upon the success or failure of these traders. Later on the author details some of the strategies commonly used by SMB traders. On the surface, these are similar to patterns which I think most traders are familiar with. The difference is in the application of these strategies and for that I think one may need to go through the SMB Training. I started trading before Prop firms became as popular as they are today. If I was just starting out today, I believe this is the route I would take if I was fortunate enough to be chosen. The hiring process is VERY selective. Mike Bellafiore is big on traders getting out there and sharing and exchanging ideas. As most independent traders know, this is a lonely profession. It doesn't have to be, but most traders are in a room full of screens with only their own minds and a few internet feeds. For me, I am happy Mike Bellafiore took the time to exchange his ideas with us. I am currently reading the book for the second time. This is definitely a book worth adding to your trading library.
Review: One Good Trade-"Is One Terrific Book" - As an Independent Trader I would highly recommend this book. It is very rare you find a Trading book that gives you a totally different perspective of what it takes to have a successful "career" in trading. Most trading books focus on technicals and others share best practices. But in "One Good Trade", Mike Bellafiore takes you on a journey that gives you an inside look of the Highly Competitive World of Prop Trading and how SMB Capital a leading Prop Trading firm recruits, trains and develops World-Class Traders. Their goal is to have the best training program on Wall Street and the book documents that program. Also, one of their partners G-Man was selected as one of the top three traders on Wall Street under 30. Their other partner Steve Spencer is a graduate of Wharton and is a world class trader in his own right and practices what he preaches. You can catch him every other day on [...] discussing his Stocks in Play and his analysis of the overall market. The book is a must read for recent college graduates who desire to have a successful career in Trading. Also it is a must read for Independent Traders who want to take their game to the next level and become a consistent trader. Dr. Elder's book, "Trading for a Living" was the first of its kind to disuss Trading as a business for the individual trader. "One Good Trade" takes that to the next level and is the first of its kind to discuss the secretive world of Prop Trading and what it takes to build a successful career as a Prop Trader. In "One Good Trade", Mike does a great job explaining the "Edge" that SMB Capital provides. The book is broken into 4 major parts and each part Mike personalizes each chapter with best practices good and bad from his Traders. The real stories are not only interesting but entertaining. Part 1-Inside a Prop Trading Firm, including SMB's people (cast of characters), trading philosophy and culture. Also discussed in great detail is the recruiting, hiring and training program. Part 2-Tools of Success- what it takes to be successful and why Traders fail. Part 3-Getting Technical- Stocks in Play and Reading the Tape (this is a lost art and critical to becoming a consistent trader) Part 4-The Traders Brain- Trader Education and Preparation, Self-mastery of your emotions, Adapting and Mentoring, including Secret Project X. "One Good Trade" is a process you develop that requires focus, patience and discipline. "One Good Trade" is about having a game plan for every trade and executing "One Good Trade" at a time and repeating the process over and over again. If you want to get your MBA in Trading and get a foundation to become an elite trader "One Good Trade" will give you the playbook of what it takes to have a successful career.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #81,533 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #26 in Business Finance #31 in Business Investments #77 in Economics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 619 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Book
*by A***A on July 25, 2010*

I don't often write reviews, but I really liked this book. I read this book in two days. I first heard about Mike Bellafiore through Dr Brett Steenbarger's blog, "Traderfeed". The title, "One Good Trade" refers to a process as taught by SMB Capital, a proprietary trading firm which Mr Bellafiore owns with a partner. The process entails following the seven fundamentals taught by SMB through the entry and exit of a trade and then going on to the next trade and following those fundamentals again and repeating this process for the rest of your trading life. The seven fundamentals are detailed in the book. Mr Bellafiore's emphasis is on this process. He states that making and losing money on any specific trade is not the focus, but following this process IS the focus and making one good trade after another by following these fundamentals is the essence of good trading. You can lose money on a trade, but if you follow these fundamentals and this process, your profit and loss statement will ultimately take care of itself. He compares this to sports teams and the way they practice the fundamentals over and over and then execute those fundamentals in the game. There are plenty of sports analogies here with the implication that an elite trader must go through the same kind of rigorous and disciplined training that successful athletes go through. Having played sports in high school and college and now trading full-time, I have to agree. The book begins with the explanation of this process and the principles of this process are felt throughout the book. Mr Bellafiore is not here to teach some new technical analysis technique, thank God. He basically states that his firm already knows those techniques. That's the easy part, the difficult part is training traders to FOLLOW and trade the patterns that he already knows are successful. This reminds me of the statement made by Paul Tudor Jones that you can give most people tomorrow's Wall Street Journal and they will STILL lose money. It's the difference between hitting perfect shots on the driving range and then executing those same shots in a competitive round of golf. The emphasis here is on the psychological side of trading which, for me, is really all there is. It doesn't really matter how well you can call markets if you are exiting trades with a .20 cent profit, because you are so exited about being right and making a little bit of money, when the target on the trade was a dollar, The emphasis is NOT on being right in your market forecasting skills, but on building the skills to execute each trade correctly. So Mr Bellafiore is stating that being right in and of itself is NOT enough, the trading process is MUCH more than calling markets correctly. Being right has much more to do with ego and pride than making money. So paying attention to the fundamentals and their execution rather than bragging rights about market direction is, for Mr Bellafiore, the STARTING point. And executing these fundamentals is MUCH more difficult than one anticipates and requires YEARS of dedication, sweat and hard work. No wonder there are so few elite traders or, for that matter, elite anything. It's not that correctly calling markets is not important, it is, it's just that forecasting becomes secondary to skill building and discipline. The book is sprinkled throughout with stories of traders, both successful and unsuccessful. I found these stories very interesting and I recognize one of the successful traders from Mr Bellafiore's blog. (A blog that, in my opinion, is worth your time). In one chapter, Mike Bellafiore describes the hiring process at SMB and how difficult it is to choose a person that will succeed as a trader. A Prop firm funds traders that they train and the firm makes money based upon the success or failure of these traders. Later on the author details some of the strategies commonly used by SMB traders. On the surface, these are similar to patterns which I think most traders are familiar with. The difference is in the application of these strategies and for that I think one may need to go through the SMB Training. I started trading before Prop firms became as popular as they are today. If I was just starting out today, I believe this is the route I would take if I was fortunate enough to be chosen. The hiring process is VERY selective. Mike Bellafiore is big on traders getting out there and sharing and exchanging ideas. As most independent traders know, this is a lonely profession. It doesn't have to be, but most traders are in a room full of screens with only their own minds and a few internet feeds. For me, I am happy Mike Bellafiore took the time to exchange his ideas with us. I am currently reading the book for the second time. This is definitely a book worth adding to your trading library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One Good Trade-"Is One Terrific Book"
*by D***S on July 22, 2010*

As an Independent Trader I would highly recommend this book. It is very rare you find a Trading book that gives you a totally different perspective of what it takes to have a successful "career" in trading. Most trading books focus on technicals and others share best practices. But in "One Good Trade", Mike Bellafiore takes you on a journey that gives you an inside look of the Highly Competitive World of Prop Trading and how SMB Capital a leading Prop Trading firm recruits, trains and develops World-Class Traders. Their goal is to have the best training program on Wall Street and the book documents that program. Also, one of their partners G-Man was selected as one of the top three traders on Wall Street under 30. Their other partner Steve Spencer is a graduate of Wharton and is a world class trader in his own right and practices what he preaches. You can catch him every other day on [...] discussing his Stocks in Play and his analysis of the overall market. The book is a must read for recent college graduates who desire to have a successful career in Trading. Also it is a must read for Independent Traders who want to take their game to the next level and become a consistent trader. Dr. Elder's book, "Trading for a Living" was the first of its kind to disuss Trading as a business for the individual trader. "One Good Trade" takes that to the next level and is the first of its kind to discuss the secretive world of Prop Trading and what it takes to build a successful career as a Prop Trader. In "One Good Trade", Mike does a great job explaining the "Edge" that SMB Capital provides. The book is broken into 4 major parts and each part Mike personalizes each chapter with best practices good and bad from his Traders. The real stories are not only interesting but entertaining. Part 1-Inside a Prop Trading Firm, including SMB's people (cast of characters), trading philosophy and culture. Also discussed in great detail is the recruiting, hiring and training program. Part 2-Tools of Success- what it takes to be successful and why Traders fail. Part 3-Getting Technical- Stocks in Play and Reading the Tape (this is a lost art and critical to becoming a consistent trader) Part 4-The Traders Brain- Trader Education and Preparation, Self-mastery of your emotions, Adapting and Mentoring, including Secret Project X. "One Good Trade" is a process you develop that requires focus, patience and discipline. "One Good Trade" is about having a game plan for every trade and executing "One Good Trade" at a time and repeating the process over and over again. If you want to get your MBA in Trading and get a foundation to become an elite trader "One Good Trade" will give you the playbook of what it takes to have a successful career.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Excellent Resource
*by N***A on January 27, 2011*

One Good Trade is an exceptional read, told from the perspective of an experienced and clearly very successful trader. The book is a very easy read, and is written in a fun and personal tone. I've read well over 50 trading books, and One Good Trade is easily ranked in the top 3 books I've read. I completed it in two days. The book does not rehash boring technical analysis details, pointless anecdotes, esoteric trader psychology concepts, or very specific trading systems that may not be applicable to readers. Instead, Mike Bellafiore relays his own experience and lessons over 12 years of trading, lays out success stories from his firm and successful traders, and outlines the characteristics that are key to being a successful intra-day active prop trader. Mike weaves together essential performance management and psychology without going into unnecessary detail, and sets forth the principles of One Good Trade in a manner that is efficient and to the point. Mike openly shares his perspectives, shares with readers the principles that he coaches and mentors his own traders with, who trade his own money. These lessons have been learned the hard way, and are integrated into SMB's training - yet Mike openly shares this with us. This openness and teaching attitude, and Mike's passion for developing traders comes through clearly from these pages. In such a competitive industry, this is a breath of fresh air, and amidst all of the doom and gloom of HFT and algorithmic trading supposedly killing the intra-day equity trader, Mike brings back a sense of realism - a good trader can live and prosper through anything given the correct skills, focus, mind-set, coaching and continuous attention to the essentials. Trading is a high-performance endeavor, comparable to professional sports as Mike so rightly points out. The beauty of this book is that the principles that Mike applies to teaching and coaching traders can very easily be applied in other businesses, and by anyone trying to develop and excel in a high-performance skill or vocation. I would recommend this to all new, developing and struggling traders - what you invest in learning, and growing your skills is priceless.

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