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Posts tagged #trading
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
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financeOct 7, 2026· 5 min
Where Your Stock Order Actually Goes: Wholesalers, PFOF, and the NBBO
Most retail stock orders in the US never touch an exchange. Here is how wholesalers, payment for order flow, and the NBBO decide what price you actually get, and what changed in 2026.
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financeAug 15, 2026· 4 min
Position Sizing: The Trade Decision That Happens Before the Trade
Most trading education obsesses over entries and indicators. The arithmetic says how much you put on matters more than where you got in, and the math is…
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financeJul 4, 2026· 4 min
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, and Stop Orders
Market, limit, and stop orders each trade off price against execution in a different way. Here is how they actually work, with a worked example.
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financeJun 20, 2026· 4 min
Options 101: Understanding Calls and Puts
A practical explainer on how stock options work — what calls and puts are, how they're priced, and what time decay means for buyers and sellers.
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