Tao of Trading
The Articles
Lessons from over 30 years in the markets.
By Simon Ree
Trading Mindset & Psychology
The Most Profitable Lie in Finance
Wall Street needs you to believe trading is gambling. Here’s what that belief costs you, and who gets paid.
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The process side of trading: the routine, the risk, the tools and the habits that separate consistent traders from the rest.
Trading Discipline & Methods
Why Trading Isn’t Gambling
The one number that tells you, mathematically, whether you’re trading or gambling. Why being wrong 70% of the time can still make you money.
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Trading Discipline & Methods
Is AI Replacing Traders? Why Human Trading Skills Are More Valuable Than Ever in 2026
Most people think AI is finally about to retire the human trader. Three decades in financial markets tells me a different story.
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Trading Discipline & Methods
Risk Management: The Skill Wall Street Lives By and Retail Skips
The risk management rules institutional traders actually use: position sizing, portfolio heat, reward-to-risk ratios, and defined-risk strategies.
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Trading Discipline & Methods
How to Trade Stocks in 20 Minutes a Day: A Step by Step Guide for Busy People
Former Goldman Sachs trader Simon Ree shares his exact routine for trading U.S. stocks in 20 minutes a day from Singapore. A practical guide.
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Plain English explanations of what options are and how they behave, with none of the jargon that puts people off.
Options Trading Basics
How Pros Start Options Trading With $5,000 (And Why Amateurs Blow Up)
Got $5,000 and want to start trading options? Simon Ree shares the exact mindset, position sizing rules, and 90 day framework.
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Options Trading Basics
What Is Options Trading? (And Why Most People Get It Completely Wrong)
New to options trading? This plain-English guide from a 30-year markets veteran explains what options are, how calls and puts work.
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Why capable people sabotage their own trading, and how to build a system that keeps emotion out of the decision.
Trading Mindset & Psychology
Can You Really Trade for a Living? Here’s My Honest Answer
Someone asked me recently… if your best friend came to you and said, “Mate, I want to be a full-time trader,” what would you actually tell them?
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Trading Mindset & Psychology
You’re a Trader. You Just Won’t Admit It.
Before you read any further, answer one question. Be honest, because you’re only answering to yourself.
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Trading Mindset & Psychology
Trading Psychology is a Trap: Build a System Instead
You don’t have a mindset problem. You have a system problem. Simon Ree explains why, and what to do about it.
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