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Thursday | 8:40–9:00 AM (CT)

tasty BITES

For those of you who consider yourself a beginner options trader, or want to increase your probability of profit, or for those of you who like to trade on a smaller scale, this is the segment for you! Watch and learn how you can trade strategically when you don't have a lot of capital.


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Small Account Trading: Managing Buying Power Expansion Risk
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Small Account Trading: Managing Buying Power Expansion Risk
Jun 11, 2025
Hosts Tom and Tony discussed three key elements for small account trading under $25,000: asset selection using cheaper a...
Three Key Elements for Small Account Trading
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Three Key Elements for Small Account Trading
Jun 4, 2025
Hosts Tom and Tony discussed three key elements for small account trading under $25,000: asset selection using cheaper a...
How to Trade in a $10,000 Account
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How to Trade in a $10,000 Account
May 7, 2025
Bigger Isn't Always Better
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Bigger Isn't Always Better
Jan 8, 2025
How to Start Trading With a Smaller Account
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How to Start Trading With a Smaller Account
Dec 24, 2024

Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista analyze record highs in the S&P 500 and cryptocurrencies, offering strategies for n...

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A Trading Guide For Smaller Accounts
Jul 16, 2024

Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista provide top strategies for trading smaller accounts, including the benefits of sector E...

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Forming A Directional Assumption
Apr 2, 2024

Tesla's unexpected Q1 delivery shortfall prompted a stock plunge, spotlighting the broader market volatility and the ...

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Trading the Sector ETFs
Feb 20, 2024
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Iron Condors and Wing Widths
Jan 23, 2024
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Stock Replacement with Synthetics
Nov 7, 2023
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Trading Commodities In a Small Account
Oct 17, 2023
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Oct 3, 2023
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Optimizing Risk Definition in Small Accounts
Aug 22, 2023
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Mechanics for tastybite Traders
Aug 14, 2023
Tune in to Tom and Tony’s explanation about why trading in a tastybite account may have some limits, and how we ma...
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Scaling Up in Small Accounts
Jul 26, 2023
This segment discusses ways to increase capital allocation for a tastybite account, with the major limitation bein...
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Scalping The Market On Event Days
Jun 13, 2023
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Zero DTEs In Small Accounts
May 30, 2023
How can small accounts trade zero DTE options without getting too big?
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Leveraged ETFs For Small Accounts
May 16, 2023
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Futures In Small Accounts
May 9, 2023
How can small accounts use micro futures contracts without breaking the bank?
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Capital Allocation in Small Accounts
May 2, 2023
How much capital should we use in a small account compared to a larger account?
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Trading Undefined Risk In Small Accounts
Apr 18, 2023
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A Mechanical Approach
Mar 24, 2022

On today's episode, Tom and Tony discuss how having a set of trade mechanics is crucial to having successful outcomes...

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Spreads And Trading
Mar 17, 2022

Spreads come in all forms including Bid - ask, verticals, calendars, and more its important to know the difference.

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Trading A PMCO
Mar 10, 2022

Join Tom and Tony today as they explain both the logic and mechanics behind a Poor Man’s Covered Option.

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Approaching Diversification
Mar 3, 2022
Validated mathematically as a way to balance risk, we use the concept of diversification as part of a logical approach t...
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