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Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account

Not everyone has a tastyBITES account. Top Dogs is a twelve-part series that breaks down everything you need to know about building and managing a larger trading account. From 250K to 2.5M, Top Dogs tackles stock, options & futures trading from A to Z.


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Top Dogs -  Scaling Trades Appropriately
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Top Dogs - Scaling Trades Appropriately
Sep 7, 2022
Please Join Tom and Tony as they analyze the status of our diversified portfolio and explain the ways to scale up.
Top Dogs - Managing Positions
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Top Dogs - Managing Positions
Aug 31, 2022

Please Join Tom and Tony as they analyze the status of our diversified portfolio and explain the importance of active...

Top Dogs - Cost Basis Reduction
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Top Dogs - Cost Basis Reduction
Aug 24, 2022

Join Tom and Tony as they examine the current Top Dogs portfolio's and analyze how rolling can reduce their

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Top Dogs: Capital Efficiency and Allocation
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Top Dogs: Capital Efficiency and Allocation
Aug 17, 2022

Tom and Tony walk through a large example portfolio to show the power of capital efficiency compared to leverage.

Top Dogs 2022: Portfolio Building
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Top Dogs 2022: Portfolio Building
Aug 10, 2022

Join Tom and Tony as they talk about how to build a $100,000 portfolio and the importance of product indifference.

Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Managing Expectations
Jan 9, 2017
Tom & Tony wrap up this 6 part series. Find out their key takeaways for trading in larger accounts and how it will influ...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Adjusting & Managing a Core Portfolio
Jan 3, 2017
Do mechanics change when managing a large account versus individual positions? Tom & Tony review their Top Dog trades an...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Portfolio Strategies
Dec 27, 2016
In conjunction with diversifying by product, should traders in large accounts diversify with defined and undefined risk ...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Allocating Capital
Dec 19, 2016
In part three of this series, tastylive answers some frequently asked questions in regards to large portfolio m...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Building a Core Portfolio
Dec 12, 2016
Part 2 in the popular Top Dogs series! Today we focus on building a core portfolio and how to use options to lower cost...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Improving Your Odds With Options
Dec 5, 2016
An intro to our new "Top Dogs" series, this segment lists the planned shows in the series, introduces the idea of establ...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Dealing with Drawdowns (11 of 12)
Oct 20, 2015
This is the 11th in a 12 part series for accounts of $250K plus, discusses how to deal with the inevitable drawdowns tha...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Trading A Large Portfolio (10 of 12)
Oct 13, 2015
This segment focuses on adjusting our trading strategies by using volatility and price extremes to more effectively lowe...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Building a Core Strategy Revisited (9 of 12)
Oct 6, 2015
Check out this segment of Top Dogs to see how reducing your basis increases returns and why it is important to have a co...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Building on Your Know-How (8 of 12)
Sep 29, 2015
Check out this segment of Top Dogs to learn how to expand your know how when trading around a core position when the mar...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Trading Around Your Core Portfolio (7 of 12)
Sep 22, 2015
This segment, 7th in a 12 part series for accounts of $250K to $2.5M, builds on the previous segments and discusses trad...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Adjusting and Managing Your Portfolio (6 of 12)
Sep 15, 2015
Check out this Top Dogs segment where Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista explain how to adjust large portfolios in order to i...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Portfolio Strategies (5 of 12)
Sep 8, 2015
This segment, the 5th in a 12 part series, builds on the previous segments and shows when to use strategies for defined ...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Allocating Capital (4 of 12)
Sep 1, 2015
This segment (the 4th in a series of 12) explains how to allocate capital in a $250K account and how derivatives can enh...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Understanding Leverage (3 of 12)
Aug 25, 2015
This segment, the third in a series of twelve, focuses on leverage (in general and in portfolio margin accounts) and how...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Establishing a Core Strategy (2 of 12)
Aug 18, 2015
This segment explains how to devise a core strategy for a large size account of $250K-$2.5 million and how using derivat...
Top Dogs: Managing a Large Account
Series 1: Building A Core Portfolio (1 of 12)
Aug 11, 2015
This segment is the first in a special twelve part series focusing on large accounts and how to build trade and manage a...

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