This document provides an overview and agenda for a meeting of the Vancouver Disciplined Trading Hub. The meeting will introduce the group, which includes Karim Adatia and Maki Yanagi, and discuss the concepts of disciplined trading. The agenda will cover who the group members are, what disciplined trading means, their inspirations, examples of non-directional and directional trades, content for the upcoming week, and a round table discussion. Disclaimers are provided stating that the group is not a registered broker-dealer or investment advisor and that any security mentions are not recommendations.

1. Who are We?
5:30 PM EVERY SUNDAY
Cedar Cottage Pub
1303 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
www.meetup.com/vdthub

2. www.slideshare.net/vdth
Round Table
Educators
JUNE 4, 2017

3. This is a presentation prepared for Education purposes only.
Neither Vancouver Disciplined Trading Hub (VDTH), Round Table Educators (RTE) or
Prosperis Passive Income Strategies (PPIS) nor any of its personnel are registered
broker-dealers or investment advisors.
We may mention that we consider certain securities or positions to be good candidates
for the types of strategies we are discussing or illustrating. This does not mean that we
are telling you to trade these exact strategies or securities.
Keep in mind that we are not providing you with any specific recommendations or
personalized advice about your own trading activities. The information we are providing
is not tailored to any particular individual. Any mention of a particular security is not a
recommendation to buy, sell, or hold that or any other security, or a suggestion that it is
suitable for any specific person. Trading ALWAYS involves a risk of loss, even if we are
discussing strategies that are intended to limit risk.
VDTH, RTE and PPIS are not subject to trading restrictions. We could have a position in a
security or initiate a position in a security we mention at any time.
Disclaimer

4. Agenda
• Who are we?
• What is Disciplined Trading?
• Our Inspiration
• Non-Directional Trades
• Directional Trades
• Content for the week
• Round Table
Practice Trades

5. Who are We?
Karim Adatia, CPA
Maki Yanagi, LLQP
<Financial Educator>
<Geek>
<Full-time Stock Options Trader>
<LLQP Financial Advisor>
<Professional Referrer>
<RT Educators>

6. What is Disciplined Trading?
“The typical trader DOESN’T predefine their risk, cut their losses, or systematically
take profits because the typical trader doesn’t believe it’s necessary. The only reason
why he would believe it isn’t necessary is that he believes he already KNOWS what’s
going to happen next, based on what HE PERCEIVES is happening in any given moment.”
- Mark Douglas
But a Disciplined Trader will …
1) Predefine their risk before taking a trade
2) Cut their losses without hesitation
3) Use a systematic money management plan
What Most Traders Do…

7. Agenda
• Our Inspiration
• Content for the week

8. Our Inspiration
Mark
Douglas
Norman
Hallet

9. Content Disclaimer
Content Availability to VDTH Meetup Members
1) Reference To Source
2) By Donation
In the Content Portion of this Meetup we may play copyrighted material;
the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright
owner. We are making such material available for the purposes of
criticism, comment and review which constitutes the "fair use" of any
such copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the US
Copyright Law. Not withstanding the provisions of sections 106 and
106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work for purposes such as criticism,
comment or review is not infringement of copyright.

10. NON-
DIRECTIONAL
TRADES
Stocks and Equity Options
3-month Program
US$799
DIRECTIONAL
TRADES
FOR VIDEO ABOUT MMT PROGRAM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzhJBdGNwyo
$200 off for VDTH Meetup Members
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www.mastermindtraders.com/freevideos

11. Non-Directional Trade

12. Non-Directional Trade Characteristics
RANGE-BOUND [within 95% c.i.]
INDEX-LINKED [SPX]
25-DAY TIMEFRAME
GUARANTEED TIME DECAY
OPTION WRITING [selling]
AVERAGE RETURN ~ 8% / 3 weeks
What
does this
mean?

13. The Iron Condor Options Strategy
2340 2440 2540

14. SPX (S&P 500)
SHORT CALL:
= 2540
2440 25402340
95%
TRADING RANGE: 2340 – 2540
SHORT PUT:
= 2340
LONG PUT as
protection 5
points away
LONG CALL as
protection 5
points away
25452335

15. Today’s Non-Directional Trade
WEEK OF: JAN 2 - 6 2017
STEP 1: INFORMATION
-105.00 -100.00 (SPX VALUE) +100.00 +105.00
Long Put Short Put Short Call Long Call
STEP 2: TRADE Watch Video:
STEP 3: MANAGEMENT Watch Video:
CALL ALERT: SPX Value + 65=
PUT ALERT: SPX Value - 65=
YOUR PRACTICE TRADE

16. Determining Expectancy
Steps for developing expectancy:
1. Calculate your win and loss ratio
2. Calculate your reward to risk ratio
3. Combine those two ratios into an expectancy ratio
SPX Trade Expectancy
1. Win and loss ratio:
22 trades. 22 wins. = 100%
2. Reward to risk ratio:
Winner size = $400. Loser size (if we lost) = $400 = 1
3. Expectancy ratio:
(Reward to Risk ratio x win ratio) – Loss ratio = (1 x 100% ) - 0% = +1

17. Full Workshop
Wednesday June 21st – 6 PM
SFU Harbour Centre (Downtown)
Register at :
www.ppis.yapsody.com
Workshop (2.5 hours)
+ Workbook
+ 1-1 Coaching (1 hour)

18. ON FACEBOOK
www.facebook.com/ppistrategies

19. Last week’s Directional Trade

20. Previous Week’s Content
Videos available by contact:
karim@ppis.ca

21. Also in Previous Weeks…
Videos available by contact:
karim@ppis.ca
DVD #1 of 12
Session 1 – Building and Following Your Trading Plan

22. This Week’s Content
Videos available by contact:
karim@ppis.ca
DVD #2 of 12
Session 2 – Risk and Money Management

23. This Week’s Content
Videos available by contact:
karim@ppis.ca
DVD #3 of 12
Session 3 – Journaling Ideas and Techniques

26. Backup Slides

27. The Guarantee with Options – Time will Decay
$$$
RETURN TO
CHARACTERISTICS OF
NON-DIRECTIONAL
TRADES
SELL
BUY
BACK

28. What are Equity Options?
An option is a contract that to buy or sell
a certain amount of stock.
allows you
For this program, we will trade options on a stock
index called the S&P 500 which has the symbol SPX.
RIGHT or OBLIGATION

29. Why do options exist?
Leverage.
An option contract represents 100 shares of the underlying
stock but costs a lot less!
Bullish Stock Trader
Apple Inc. (AAPL) costs $100.00/share
100 shares would cost = $10,000.
Apple Inc. share goes to $105.00/share
Stock Trader makes $500 or 5% profit.
Bullish Options Trader
Apple Inc. (AAPL) costs $100.00/share
1 contract costs $5.00, so trader pays $500.
Apple Inc. share goes to $105.00/share
The Option contract goes to $6.80.
Options Trader makes $180 or 36% profit.

30. SELLBUY
CALL PUT
THE RIGHT TO: THE RIGHT TO:
THE OBLIGATION TO: THE OBLIGATION TO:
Buy Stock Sell Stock
Sell Stock Buy Stock
CALL
BECAUSE WE ARE DOING ALL FOUR. WE ARE NON-DIRECTIONAL

31. What are Options?
An option is a contract that to buy or sell
a certain amount of stock.
allows you
For this program, we will trade options on a stock
index called the S&P 500 which has the symbol SPX.
RIGHT or OBLIGATION

32. Why do Options exist? Why should we trade them?
Leverage.
1 option contract controls 100 shares.
Bullish Stock Trader
Apple Inc. (AAPL) costs $100.00/share
100 shares would cost = $10,000.
Apple Inc. share goes to $105.00/share
Stock Trader makes $500 or 5% profit.
Bullish Options Trader
Apple Inc. (AAPL) costs $100.00/share
1 contract costs $5.00, so trader pays $500.
Apple Inc. share goes to $105.00/share
The Option contract goes to $6.80.
Options Trader makes $180 or 36% profit.