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Workshop Syllabus

forTraders & Investors

. How to Develop a Winning Trading System That Fits You

. Peak Performance 101

. Peak Performance 202

. The 17 Steps to Becoming a Great Trader

. Swing Trading Tactics

. Day Trading Tactics

. How to Trade Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds

. You and Your Money

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Peak Performance 101Learn techniques for developing rock solid discipline and how to overcome fear. Learn to pull the trigger and center yourself, so

that your mind is focused and sharp. To overcome self-sabotageyou will go through exercises that will make a real difference in

your trading and your personal life. This is Van Tharps signature course for traders and investors.

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Peak Performance 202Experience a dramatic personal reinvention. Youll learn how to make a declaration for a trading vision that might seem impossible

now. Uncover the beliefs that shape your success and find out what you can really accomplish. Learn about the games we playthe

most important psychological breakthrough of the new millennium.

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How to Develop a Winning Trading System That Fits YouThere are three critical secrets you can adopt to develop a superb wealth-building formula. If you concentrate on thesewhich 95% of

all traders and investors totally ignorethen you can vault yourself into a class that only a few have been able to achieve.

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The 17 Steps to Becoming a Great Trader *NEW*Through his modeling work with top traders Dr. Tharp has discovered 17 key steps that will ensure consistent success as a trader.

In this new workshop, youll work through this step-by-step plan, doing such things as assessing your beliefs, your skills, your

resourceseverything you need to create a business plan for trading, and much, much more.

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Swing Trading TacticsThe course we have planned for you is designed to offer the best of both worlds of trading. Swing trading methodology offers you the

convenience of planning your trades and making your preparations at a time that fits your own busy lifestyle, while at the same time

offering enough trading opportunities to allow for profitable returns. Our focus during this course will be to teach you how to win with

swing trading strategies and teach you the edges that many professional traders use............................................................................................................................................................................................Pages 17-19

Day Trading TacticsYou will learn key principles that are essential to the success of every short-term trader who makes it in the long run. In this course,

youll learn how to apply the real business concepts for traders that Dr. Tharps helped pioneer, as well as how to apply the key

principles of R-multiples, expectancy, position sizing, and discipline to achieve your dreams through day trading. These are concepts

that most traders have never heard of or applied to their trading.

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How to Trade Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded FundsLearn to spot the flow of big money quickly! Most people are doing the exact opposite of what the big funds are doing and they pay a

big price for doing so. For example: you put money into a stock after hearing that a fund manager really likes it. However, by the time

you hear about it, the fund manager is getting ready to sell. But what if you could see what the big mutual funds are doing with their

money well before they complete a transaction and jump in ahead of them?

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You and Your MoneyWhy is it that not all traders become wealthy? The process of making money and accumulating significant wealth are very easy. They

could be taught to every child in school by the third grade. Unfortunately, these principles are not taught in most schools or even in

our universities. Instead, most school systems teach us biases that prevent us from making money and even hinders us from having a

successful, happy life.

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Satisfaction Guarantee and About Our Courses .........................................................................................................Page 28


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Creating your own trading system not only

helps to develop the critical element of con-

fidence, but also allows for customizing the

system to suit your personal preferences. For

best results, each system has to be designed

to fit the temperament and preferences of thetrader who must implement it. The trader who

designs his or her own trading methods will

have an intimate familiarity with the tempo of

the trading, as well as with the nature of the

risks inherent in the procedures that must be fol-

lowed. excerpt from Technical Traders Guide

to Computer Analysis of the Futures Market, by

Charles LeBeau and David Lucas

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Dear Colleague,

Through my years of modeling top market performers, Ive isolated a few key factors in trading success. One of these is that top

performers have developed trading systems that fit their own trading personalities. This is what I recommend for each of you.

While this may seem like a large task, I encourage you to be open to this idea. THE BEST SYSTEMS IVE SEEN ARE SIMPLE

SYSTEMS. So, this endeavor is not about complicated measures. However, people all too often make it complicated. But this is

where my courseHow to Develop a Winning Trading System That Fits Youcan be of great value. It gives you all the key areas to focus

on, and helps guide you away from the common mistakes that people make and towards meaningful steps to develop a system that not

only fits you and your trading style, but also one that you really understand and that you can adapt when market conditions change.

What worked for the bull wont work for the bear. Systems that cant be adapted to changing conditions are adept to leave the trader

with an empty account, wondering what went wrong.

In this three-day course, I will teach you the critical elements of position sizing and how to implement this essential component into

your systems. As a matter of fact, you will learn ten key components to a system.

I encourage you to learn more about this course by reading the rest of this material. Then register early for your best savings on thiscourse. I cant stress enough the importance of a reliable system and a system that works for you, which are essential to market

success. I hope youll join us and youll see what I mean. Van K. Tharp

Do You Want Bigger and More Consistent Profits from the Market?

If you want consistency and you want to make profitable returns from your trading, then you will want to consider attending this

course. Youll learn little known, closely guarded secrets that youre not

likely to find unless you accidentally stumble upon them yourself.

Are you a low-risk investor who just wants to make small, consistent profits

each month with only an occasional loss? We can show you how to create

a system that will allow you to develop a unique methodology that will give

you that kind of consistency.

Are you a gutsy trader willing to take risks? We can show you a method that

you can do in such a way that the only money you are risking is the money

youve already made from the market. Thats real leverage!

Three critical secrets you can adopt to develop a superb

wealth-building formula.

1. You must concentrate on the most important task of system

development. If you do it properly, it will take at least half of your time

Systems Development CourseHow to Develop a Winning Trading System That Fits You

Presented by Van K. Tharp, Systems Expert, Chuck LeBeau, or D.R. Barton

Ive proven this formula in helping develop top traders and investors. Now, I

want to offer you the same incredible opportunity to make big money, and Ill

take all the initial risk.Van Tharp

There are three critical secrets you can adopt to develop a superb wealth-building formula.If you concentrate on thesewhich 95% of all traders and investors totally ignorethen

you can vault yourself into a class that only a few have been able to achieve.


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during the development process. When you learn what it is, youll say,

Of course, its important. but youll still probably spend very little time

on it.

That critical task is developing sound objectives. Jack Schwager, after

writing twoMarket Wizardbooks, concluded that the most important

characteristic of the top traders and investors he interviewed was that they

had adopted a trading system to fit them. But to develop a system that fits

you, you need to really think about what you want. Its not a trivial task.

There are at least 30 questions you need to address when developing asystem. TheHow to Develop a Winning Trading System That Fits You

audio program, which you will receive in advance of the workshop, takes

you through a complete course to develop sound objectives.

2. A good trading system has ten key components. Most people ignore

six or seven of them when they do their research. In fact, youll neversee a book on systems development that covers more than six of them.

Thats the limitation the average trader has in doing research. You want

big profits with as little risk as possible, so you want every advantage

possible when you start to develop such a system.

You should be able to take advantage of eight of these components easily

after the course. And, with a little more effort, youll be able to use allten. If you use all ten with competence, youll be among the top onetenth of one percent of all traders and investors in the world.

3. Most people concentrate on the least important element in trading

system designentry.They also ignore the most important element

position sizing. At theHow to Develop aWinning Trading System That

Fits You course, youll learn at least three types of position sizing

systems that will help you lower your overall risk, while at the same

time helping you achieve more consistent performance.

If youre more adventurous, well show you how to go for really

big returns using the markets money. When you use these super

moneymaking techniques, you could make huge returns each year, risking

only the money that the market has given you.

Learn how one trader turned $10,000 into $1.1 million in less than a year.

In addition, well show you how a group of traders have taken over $100

million out of the market over a 10-year period. Learn the advantages

and disadvantages of both styles.

Seven more reasons why youll want to attend thiscourse:

1. Youll get specific ideas for making better market entry and exit

decisions. Youll also get specific money management principles from

experts in the industry.

This helped me to understand the proper steps to take in my system

developmentI thought it was a good balance between the technical

and the theory. A.C., FL

2. Youll be introduced to the psychological pitfalls that hold back so

many people. Just knowing about them will help you avoid them.

3. Youll learn new approaches to the markets and new techniques for

analyzing them. There are many concepts behind most systems. Most of

Questions and Answers

Q: I trade the stock market exclusively. Will thiscourse cover stock trading?

A: Its designed around systems not markets. Weestimate that at least half of the attendees are stockmarket traders. However, our goal is to help you

design a system that fits you, no matter what marketyou trade.

Q: I am a short-term day trader. My friendrecommended this course to me, but he wouldbe classified as a long-term investor. How canone course meet the needs of our very differenttrading styles?

A: We discuss the parts of a system in detail andmost of those parts remain the same no matter whatyour style of trading may be. We then group youwith other like-minded traders to work on systemdesign. Thus, if you are a day trader, youll be withother short-term traders. If you are a long-term

trader, youll be with other long-term traders. Overthe years, weve found that this method works verywell and everyone gets what they are looking for.

Q: I dont know much about systems andresearch. Will I be lost?

A: Although the information we present is veryadvanced, we will present it in such a way that anyonecan understand it. In addition, you can review theaudio program that youll receive before the course.You can listen to these CDs over and over until youfeel confident about the material.

Reading Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom

will also be extremely beneficial. Chuck LeBeausbook, Computer Analysis of the Futures Market, isexcellent, as well as Van Tharps Special Report on

Money Management.

Q: Can I talk to prior attendees before I makemy final decision?

A: Yes. Theyll tell you our courses are of thehighest quality and packed with information. Ourattendees tell us our courses have transformed theirlives and increased their profits. Heres what pastattendees have said:

Words fail meperhaps second-to-noneA must

for any novice and master trader alike! B.M.,S. Africa

It was an outstanding event and most educational.My goal is to become a world-class trader and Iknow with your guidance that reality is inevitable.

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them, including some of the most popular, are meaningless. But youll

learn about the ones that work best.

Superb. Every section of the course was stuffed with information.

I couldnt take notes fast enough (so I opted to just listen). Lots of

creative ideas worthy of further research. R.W., CO

4. Youll get practical trading ideas, talk with fellow traders to compare

notes, exchange ideas, and make new friends who share your interests.

This kind of networking alone can be worth thousands of dollars.

5. Youll learn the ten elements of a good trading system. In addition,

youll go through trading games that will teach you the relative

importance of the various components and how to apply them to yoursituation. These market games really drive home the important points

about system development. In addition, theyre fun!

Very useful to see first hand the real risks of ruin, over-trading, etc.

The course was very helpful to me in laying out the specific tasks I

must complete. B.C., Ontario, Canada

6. Learn from Chuck LeBeau, Van Tharp, and D.R. Barton who have

over 75 years of combined experience in the markets.

7. Depending upon your objectives, which youll be asked to submitprior to the course, youll be assigned to a group to successfully develop

a trading system for the type of trading you want to do.

Overall I found the course to be on the cutting edge of trading

psychology and system development. L.M., LA

Sincerely,

Van K. Tharp

P.S. Free on-line seminar! Van Tharp, Chuck LeBeau, and D.R. Bartoncover system development topics, such as how much capital is enough, andexit strategies. Plus, learn where to find an archive of over 50 articles onsystem development. To download this free mp3 teleconference visit

www.vanthap.com, and click on our Systems Development Workshop.

Bonus:

Youll get two courses in one!

Van. Tharp has been

pr ese nt ing hi s Ho w to

Develop a Winning Trading

System That Fits You

program for many years

with highly successful

results. This course isavailable on an audio

home study course,

which sells for $995.

When you sign up for

the three-day course,

we will send you this audio program

prior to the course as part of your tuition. We ask that

you take the time to go through this program to prepare

for the advanced course. This home study program is a

recording of the course packaged into a set of 12 audio

CDs and a manual/workbook.

If you already purchased the System Development

home study program from us, please contact us, you

may also qualify for a discount off the price of your

tuition based on your past purchase price.

Response from a prior course...

I have to tell you how thrilled and excited I am about the advanced systems course I was recently certified in. I believe that

the course was designed especially for me, I got so much out of it. You did a great job presenting the course material. You were

fabulous, amazing, energetic and your enthusiasm was contagious! I also appreciate your personal availability between the

scheduled meetings. It was an extra bonus to have some one-on-one conversations specifically about my trading system, testing

methodology and personal coaching on how to overcome our problems with actually trading a system...

Of course, I must give some credit to my fellow attendees. They were great, and played all out, further enhancing the value of

the course. But without your expert facilitation to encourage more participation, it would not have occurred in the way that it did.

Since I left North Carolina, I have had an opportunity to spend a week with my client to re-create what I learned in the course.

We got down and listed our core beliefs, our objectives, and looked long and hard at our biases. From this information we

designed an entry, exit and simple position sizing strategy that fit our objectives. Actually, we have a working system and it turns

out that just a little modification to that existing system is what we really want to meet our objectives. Now Im all excited. I can

hardly sleep. Chuck handed me the tools and methodology I needed to effectively verify and back test this new system. I just

need to type faster to keep up with my enthusiasm. B. C., UT

The course exceeded all my expectations...have

already seen the positive effects and the home

preparation work in my trading system performance

as well as its wider application to my personal

life. The caliber of the people who attended was

extremely high. This may be the most important

part of the course itself. I absolutely recommend this

course to anyone interested in further developing the

effectiveness of their personal trading systems.

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Overcoming Self-Sabotage

ThePeak Performance 101 workshop not only helps you

install Dr. Tharps model, it also helps you overcome self-

sabotage. Youll be able to free yourself from internal

conflicts that keep you from performing at a peak level.

1. Do you have a performance ceiling where you fall

apart or stop doing well? Do you earn $100,000 andthen just seem to stop trading? Or, do you reach the

million-dollar plateau and then start losing heavily?

Those are common patterns.

2. Do you get so anxious about the market that you have

trouble pulling the trigger?

3. Do you get so excited about the market you get

distracted and fail to follow your system?

4. Are you a perfectionist? Does that perfectionism get in

your way as a trader? Are you always trying to improveyour trading system? Do you find that the current trade

never quite fits all of the criteria you want, so you have

trouble taking it?

5. Is your life and your trading ruled by emotions such

as fear, anger, greed, or anything else?

6.Are you constantly losing money because you dont

have a plan to guide your trading?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, thenPeak

Performance 101can help you immensely. If youre really

committed to trading success and willing to do whateverit takes, youll find that you become a different person

after this ground-breaking course.

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them, which is why success is so difficult to duplicate. But after

Peak Performance 101, youll thoroughly understand how these

three key ingredients can control your life. Most of all, youll

know how you can control them.

The day after leaving the Peak Performancecourse I profited

$2,400 in trading profits. What impressed me was the level of

calm I was able to achieve using the techniques learned at thecourse. No serious trader should consider trading for a living

without the benefit of your course. I have a whole new outlook

on my future, both trading and personal. H.W., NY

I just wanted you to know how much I took your million dollar

ideas from the Peak Performancecourse to heart. Today marked

one month since the course, and I have realized a 37.5% return

on my entire portfolio in that month (true return, not annualized)

and most of that in the past two days. I am fired up. Now I have

to deal with those capital gains taxes. Oh well. P.S., FL

2. Understand the components of a low-risk idea. The trick to

compounding your personal wealth is to trade low-risk ideas.Low-risk ideas are found everywherenot just in conservative

investments. In fact, a great deal of wealth is made from

following low-risk ideas in highly speculative arenas such as

options and futures. But you must understand what makes up a

low-risk idea. Its not what you think.

3.Understand why position sizing is so critical to your bottom

line results! Few people understand this critical concept. Yet

it means the difference between consistent top performance and

average mediocre performance for most people. Well teach you

how to do position sizing based trading, so you will have the

same risk and exposure in the market day after day. Think howcalm you could be knowing that your risk is always the same.

The discussions about money management were unexpected

and worth the price of admission by themselves. M.S., CA

4.Learn 15 ways to develop rock-solid discipline in your

trading. Discipline really means controlling your mental state. Unfortunately, most people allow their mental state to

control them. In contrast, real winners maintain discipline that allows them to charge ahead of others in the field. If you play

in a zero-sum trading game, like futures, you need to know every trick. These are the real secrets that separate successful

traders and investors from the average person.

5.Learn Dr. Tharps ten-task model for successful trading and investing. Here is a partial list of the ten tasks in the model

that we will help you master: developing low-risk ideas, stalking, mental rehearsal, self-analysis, action, aborting, and,

best of all, taking profits. AtPeak Performance 101, Dr. Tharp will help you install his model so you can trade like other

successful traders. Youll have tools at your disposal that the average investor or trader never even thought about.

6.Learn how to act quickly with sureness and confidence. One trait all the best traders and investors have in common

is extreme confidence in what theyre doing. Confidence is the one quality you must develop to attain your peak level

of performance. AtPeak Performance 101, youll learn how to develop the kind of confidence only the best traders and

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Q: How is the course different from the home studyprogram?

A:Most people have trouble doing self-awareness exerciseson their own. As a result, this course is designed to helpyou through those exercises. We consider it a mid-point

between the home study program and private consulting.In fact, many traders take this course over and over againbecause you can never learn enough about yourself.

Q: Do I need to take the home study program before Itake the course?

A: We are 50-50 on this one. You certainly will get moreout of the course if you do the home study course first.However, many people do the workshop first and find thatit greatly helps them with the home study course.

Q: I am already a profitable trader, why should Iconsider attending this course?

A: A coach finds talented players, teaches them thefundamentals of the craft, and then makes sure that theyfollow the fundamentals. As a profitable trader, you knowthat any extra edge you can get will make you that muchmore profitable. One of the most successful traders in theworld pays over a million dollars each year for personalcoaching. He does that because he wants every possibleedge. If you are profitable, you probably should be thinkingalong the same lines.

Q: I am new to trading. I understand that this coursehelps me develop myself as a trader but, as a beginner,wouldnt I be better off trying to learn more about

trading techniques first?

A: As a beginner you need this information first. Mostpeople make the mistake of looking for trading techniquesfirst. When you do that without doing any work on yourself,you end up making thousands of mistakes. We typically findthat people who tend to take courses that focus on techniquesneed to repeat those courses after theyve taken the peakperformance course. Why? Because, after this course, theyare more open and know more about what they really needto be successful. If this is the first trading course you evertake, it will be the best thing you can do for yourself.

Q: The markets are uncertain these days. Why should

I spend this much on a course when I could use thatmoney as capital?

A: Capital used when you are not functioning at your peakis often capital wasted. The best investment you can make isin yourself, and attendance at this course is an investment inyou. We had comments from a number of people saying, Ifonly I had done this before I did that investment or before Istarted investing at all. Do yourself a favor. Come to thiscourse so you can make the most of the capital you have.

7.Learn how to develop a plan for trading that will set you

way above the crowd. You see, there are certain disciplines

certain techniques used within a specific structurethat give

the professional trader and investor the edge over amateur

investors. Dr. Tharp understands these disciplines, and he is an

expert at coaching others to use them.

After spending three days with Van, I came away with one

belief that saved my career. Only low-risk trades will keep you

in the game! H.W., NY

Theres More!

Networking. This is networking in a non-competitive, safe,

supportive atmosphere that produces the special qualities

necessary to transform your trading. People who attendPeak

Performance 101develop life-long friendships.

It felt good to meet fellow traders...to be around people whom I

could admire. Independent thinkers are at a premium. To have so

many in one room was a very pleasant experience. E.M., MI

Improving the quality of your life. When Dr. Tharp selects

traders to model, he selects traders who have high-qualitylifestyles. As a result, when you attendPeak Performance 101

and install Dr. Tharps model, you will not only improve your

trading dramatically, but you will also improve the quality of your

entire life.

Being with everyone showed me that I was like everyone else in

the room with a lot of stored emotions wanting to get attention.

After the course, I had a clear purpose and direction, as if I had

seen and understood what the assembled puzzle should look like.

G.G., France

[It] really elevated my trading onto a higher plane. I was

already a very good trader, but now Im even better, which is veryexciting. My whole life is better because Im a better husband and

a better father as a result of the experience. K.T., England

Read traders incredible results below:

You said at the beginning of the course that some people would

be profoundly affected by the material in both their trading and

their lives. I was one of those people. W.B., MA

Self-sabotage has always been my major personal issue. Having

the skills to cope I know will make all the difference. A global

experience. Throughout the course I appreciated the emphasis on

the whole person not just the trader personality. J.M., KS

The course was one of the major events of my life. Among other

things, it ended a 23-year emotional nightmare relationship I

had with the market. Prior to the course, my reaction time upon

receipt of a buy signal was half-an-hour to never. I would think

of all possible things that could go wrong and find reasons not to

follow my system. Tuesday, following the course, my reaction time

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In essence, I made over 80% return on 6% of my capital in less

than one monthand thats just on closed trades. My trading

system hasnt changed one iota; I have changed. R.G., CA

After attending your course, I suspended trading until June 24th

to regroup. I have just completed my first four weeks of trading

with starting capital of $66,782. I have $7,711 in closed out profits

with open trade equity of $5,448 as of yesterdays close. Now I am

trading very relaxed and feeling very peaceful about my business

with a sense of calm and control. S.G., CO

For a new not-yet-trader, carefully studying Dr. Tharps work,

I could not even begin to think of what life would belike without

taking the first step here. S.L., DC

Excellent! This should be the first course for all new people. I

enjoyed this one the most. T.C., WA

The synergy of this experience can be a powerful impetus to

individual growth, transforming trading obstacles into trading

profits. Enjoy the opportunity to grow in association with other

professional traders. Learn the techniques that can help you

perceive the market in more creative ways, stalk it, and then take

action, making more profits more consistently.

Can I Really Make Money with These PrinciplesDeveloped from Modeling Market Masters?

Absolutely! First, youll learn what all the best traders and

investors have in common. Youll learn their real secrets. When

you apply them to your own trading, itll make a big difference in

your bottom linejust think what performing at a peak level can

mean to your bottom line.

Secondly, youll get to learn about the most important influence in

your trading: you. Most people just act like robots throughout most

of their lives. They are in automatic mode. They react to certain

things automatically with fear. They react angrily to other thingsbecause they want to be right. They react with greed to other things

because they want more control. Learn to go beyond what the

average trader does! Be in control of yourself. When you do, your

trading will improve immensely.

Q: I want to become the best trader I can be. Doesthis course show me how to trade?

A: This course is unlike most courses available to tradersand investors. It does not teach trading techniques. Itteaches you techniques on how to develop yourself as atrader. The concept is similar to the old saying, Give a

man a fish and he eats for a day; show a man how to fishand he eats for a lifetime.

There are possibly more trading techniques available thancan be counted. One technique may earn one trader a fortunebut cause another to go bankrupt. The difference in the resultslies within the trader: how the person processes information,or inner conflicts that can cause confusion, or the lack ofdiscipline to follow their trading plan. Showing traders andinvestors how to develop skills and awareness on the issuesfrom within are at the core of this highly effective course.

Q: What are your objectives for teaching the course?

A: Our mission at The Van Tharp Institute is to help peopletransform themselves. ThePeak Performance courses arethe key courses we do in the area of transformation. Ifyou learn how you control your own results in trading,then weve accomplished something that will help youimmensely. But if you make a major change that affectsthe rest of your lifethats when we really know that weveaccomplished something important. Wed like to helpeveryone in attendance make such a major transformation.This course is a prerequisite for thePeak Performance 202course and I strongly encourage you to take that next stepfor total transformation.

In addition, the effect of eliminating self-sabotaging behaviors could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to you over your

lifetimefor some of you it could be worth millions. Think about the biggest mistake you made last year. How much did that costyou? What if you could just save that amount every year? How much would that be worth? In addition, add the compounding effect

of more consistent performance and you can begin to understand the real value of this course.

Sincerely,

Cathy Hasty

The Van Tharp Institute


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Peak Performance 202

Presented by Van K. Tharp and Transformational Coach Carol Adams Ph.D.

Your Chance to Totally Reinvent Yourself as a Trader and Achieve Levels of

Success and Wealth That You May Have Thought Were Beyond Your Capabilities

Explore your beliefs and who you are. Learn how to expand way beyond your current limitations.

Games: Become aware of your gamesDomain, Roles, Level of Awareness, the Trading/Wealth/Games we play.

Dr. Tharp believes that understanding games is one of the real keys to psychological breakthroughs in trading and

wealth.

Learn your winning strategy. This strategy has been the basis for all of your past success, but it will limit you as a

trader/investor. In fact, the more powerful it is (i.e., the more success youve achieved with it), the more it limits you.

Learn how to take steps to overcome those limitations.

Experience a dramatic personal reinvention.Youll learn how to make a declaration for a trading vision that might

seem impossible now. Yet, once youve gone through the workshop, youll learn how it is possible and how you can

take the first steps toward a new you and success thats beyond your current scope. This workshop is that powerful.

Dear Trader,

Peak Performance 202, our most significant breakthrough course, is your chance to totally reinvent yourself as a trader/investor.Immense success is possible for most traders and investors. But the secret to that success has little to do with some magical trading

system devised by someone else. Instead, it has everything to do with you. You are the secret ingredient to your success. And whenyou transform yourself, you transform everything. Peak Performance 202 is a major leap forward for those of you who are braveenough to take the plunge.

Peak Performance 202Will Be Divided into Three Key Sections

Day One:Youll learn how you are programmed to follow the path that others want you to follow. Its one that will

help them win, while you lose. You are totally unaware of most of this, but when you start to wake up, youll be amazed

at your new freedom. And, imagine what will happen when you start to program yourself instead of following the

programming of others.

Day Two: Youll learn about the many games you play, mostly unconscious games. When you play a game uncon-

sciously, you have no chance of winning. Instead, the winners will be those who made up the rules in the first place.

The whole area of games is a major breakthrough in the psychology of personal success. Youll be amazed at what

youll discover and what you can do with that knowledge.

Day Three:Youll learn all about personal reinvention. Learn what your strategy has been for winning in all aspects

of life and how its held you back. And, when youve accomplished that, youll have the opportunity to come from

another place as a trader. Youll form a team with the other participants and declare a vision that is currently way

beyond the scope of your imagination. Only by day three, youll realize that you can reach that dream! Youll end the

workshop taking the first steps toward your declaration with a whole team of people behind you. The past participants

all agreed that this was one of the most significant courses they had ever attended, having left with a new sense of

purpose, a new direction and a support team behind them.

Opened my eyes about my own limitations so that I can finally begin trading without self-sabotage. The presentation gave me

enormous motivation. D.J.H., CA


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The Universal Human Game

Most of us elect to play this game unconsciously. However, if you electnot to play, youll have a chance to be truly happy and truly successful.Lastly, youll learn about the game that everyone unconsciously plays,the universal human game. It is the basis for all other games, and it limitsus to very restricted lives and existences. The game has the followingpremises: There is a way things should or should not be. If things are notthe way they should be, then something is wrong with me, with them, orwith something else in the universe.

As a result of these premises, youve developed a strategy (largelyunconscious) to help you win the game of life. However, your strategyfor winning has severely limited you. The more successful you are atplaying the game, the more your strategy will limit you without youknowing it. It will especially limit your trading success.

Well spend time exploring the universal human game. Youll learn thebenefits that come from not playing the game or at least taking steps inthat direction. And that will be the foundation for reinventing yourself togo way beyond your current limitations.

Determining Your Winning Strategy and How It Limits Your Trading

On day three, well begin by helping everyone determine their personalwinning strategy and how it limits them. Dr. Tharp will make surethat everyone understands their strategy before going onto the traderreinvention paradigm. And thats why were strictly limiting theattendance at this course. Here is an example of a winning strategy just soyou can notice its limitations:

I look for possible areas of conflict and dissent, so I can smooth feathersand assume total control of the situation. This allows me to be in chargeand avoid being hurt.

What does that strategy tell you about this person? Several key thingsstand out immediately. This person is constantly looking for conflict andthus will find it. This strategy will typically miss understanding what

is working well. The person has a big ego. All of these patterns havecontributed to great success in the past, but notice how they limit ones perception in the present. And how effective do you think thisstrategy is for trading success? Thats why winning strategies are typically a big limitation. And in Peak Performance 202, youlllearn how youve limited yourself by your beliefs and how to charge forward into the future.

I discovered and learned so much about myself from this. A.D., Ireland

The New Paradigm

The third part of this course helps you adopt a new paradigm to reinvent yourself. Youll learn how to determine your real purpose,what you really are all about on this planet. Leaders who learn this paradigm typically accomplish what theyd previously thoughtto be impossible. Were excited to begin teaching traders this same paradigm for reinventing themselves. Its how youll accomplishthe impossible. Here is just a small glimpse into what youll be doing: First, you and the other participants will use advancedthinking concepts to declare a new, previously thought impossible vision, that youll all strongly adopt. Its an incredible process that

produces incredible results. Second, youll take the first action steps toward making your vision a reality. These steps are not takenlightly because they are made as promises to the group. Third, youll have group support to help you in your vision. We have seenan incredible sense of unity and purpose for the vision at past courses. Each person had a job and each person had the support ofeveryone else to help them accomplish the vision. Fourth, everyone gets a set of procedures to continue the vision into the future andto help deal with each event that could occur in the future. A significant breakthrough for everyone.

Great new tool. Illuminates a spiritually-based approach to life alternatives. T.P.G.

Peak Performance 202involves intensive group interaction and it also involves fairly intense (and often one-on-one) work with

the instructor. That format produces dramatic results and change, so we must strictly limit the enrollment in this course to 15

people. We urge you to make a reservation now.

Questions and AnswersQ: Do I need to take the Peak Performance 101 asa Prerequisite?

A: Yes, because of the nature of this course, we requirePeak Performance 101 as a prerequisite.

Q: Will the workshop be specific to trading?

A:Most of the games we play in life affect all aspects ofour lives, including trading. Although there are specificsabout the trading game that we will cover, you couldtake this course and apply the material to all aspects ofyour life. It has to do with you and changing yourself.However, you will leave with a new vision about trading,a procedure to help you go forward, and a strong groupto support you.

Q: Is this course really worth my time?

A: Absolutely. Many people waste their entire lives.This course is about really living your life and makinga difference. It could have a dramatic effect upon your

trading bottom line and we expect that it will changeyour entire approach to life. You cant say that aboutmany courses.

Q: Is this course really worth the price?

A: Dr. Tharp charges $1,500 per hour for his consultingtime, and he will be conducting most of the course.Sessions may run well into the evening, and, if necessary,Dr. Tharp will do one on one work with you. Paststudents have said that their experience as this workshopwas priceless and life-changing.


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The 17 Steps to Becoming a Great Trader

Presented by Van K, Tharp, Ph.D.

Did you know that there are critical steps that you need to taketo become a successful trader?

Through his modeling work with top traders Dr. Tharp has discovered 17 key steps that will ensure consistent success as a trader.

And now hes prepared to take you through them, step-by-step, in his new, hands-on workshop.

So lets take a look at these steps one-by-one:

First, you need to assess your beliefs about trading and about yourself. Although its difficult to grasp, did you know that nobody

actually trades the market? Instead, you always trade your beliefs about the market. So isnt it time you learned exactly what you artrading?

In this new workshop, youll get worksheets to assess your beliefs, your strengths and weaknesses, your skills, your resourceseverything

you need to begin this critical part of your business plan for trading.

Second, youll need to determine your objectives for trading. System experts know that understanding your objectives thoroughly

is half the battle in developing a system but most people have never taken the time to even consider what their objectives might be. Thus

in this workshop youll get to work through questions to help you determine exactly what you want out of your trading system.

Weve found that most traders and investors are missing one key ingredient in their objectivesandthats the ingredient that will make them financially free.

For example, at a recent workshop Dr. Tharp was told of a trader who made 1000% return in 2005thats right 1000%. But that trade

was missing this critical ingredient. And its probably the difference between whether or not all of that profit will be put to good use olost in future trading. At this new workshop, well show you exactly what that is and how to include it as part of your objectives.

Third, youll need to understand the big picture. Whats the market doing overall and how can I measure it for myself? Youl

learn Dr. Tharps interpretation of the big picture and youll also learn how to determine the big picture for yourself and how to measure

it. This is a very important skill, and if you really take the time to do it, it is probably worth the price of the workshop all by itself.

Fourth, your business plan will need to include three strategies that are compatible with the big picture. Although there are

thousands of systems out there, there are not many types of strategies. Learn the essence of ten key strategies that you could use, th

general picture of how they work and how you can adapt them for yourself.

Fifth, learn what your personal edges might be and how they set you off from the crowd. Having an edge in the markets isn

just a slight advantage; it could be the pivotal difference in your success. So its very important to list your edges in your business plan

and be able to capitalize on them. Learn the key edges that almost any investor should have over market makers or institutional investorsOr if you are a CTA, hedge fund, or portfolio manager, learn what your key edges might be.

Sixth, youll discover the key systems that almost every business must understand and start to think about developing struc

tures for those systems. From marketing to cash flow, to back office and clients, trading is a business and should be regarded as such

More importantly, developing the right structures and systems is crucial for business success. For example, even if you are a privat

trader, you must deal with clientseven if those clients are you and your family.

Seventh, develop a worst-case contingency plan. Most people dont even consider this crucial component until its too late, but the

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In this workshop, Dr Tharp will share mistakes that other traders have faced, so that you can find out how to generate an extensive

worst-case contingency plan. Youll learn strategies of how to deal with each disaster so that they minimize the effect on your trading

business. Learn the key areas around which your worst-case contingency plan should revolve and get a good start on creating them at

this workshop.

Guess what? Weve only covered the first day of this fabulous new workshop!

Your head will be spinning with information by the time the day is through, but youll be just warming up and ready to dive into Day Two.

Day Two is designed to deal with the general formula for developing strategies and trading systems for your business plan.

Picking up from yesterday, the eighth step is to select your trading market based upon two key factors.Ill work with you on

these two factors so that you can determine the following: Are you going to trade stocks? Are you going to trade futures? Are you going

to trade mini-forex or real forex through big banks? Are you going to do options on any of these? And more...

Whatever you select must take into account the big picture and what is likely to happen in the next five to ten years. And you must also

select your trading market.

Ninth, youll learn about strategy preparation. There are several key sub-steps that you should take before you think about trading.

Well show you exactly what you should do to get ready and give you specific follow up suggestions for when you get home.

Tenth, youll learn the key steps in strategy development and how to test for each. Youll learn about testing exit signals, how to

determine what your initial risk will be, and how to select and test your profit taking exits. This is not a substitute for our specific System

Development or ETF/Mutual Fund workshops; instead, well be discussing the key steps that you must take and how to test them.

The eleventh step is to properly evaluate your system. Well show you a formula that will allow you to compare your system with

any other system in the world and rank that system. Thus, youll know whether you have a weak, average, good, excellent, or superb

system. This is new information that weve just introduced into our curriculum and youll learn it here.

The twelfth step is a simple way to really get to know your system well without a lot of cost. Using this method youll be able to

understand if your back testing was accurate. Youll also begin to understand what the worst-case scenarios will be for your system and

how to deal with them . And through this testing, youll be able to develop a simple position sizing model to fit your objectives.

At the end of the second day, youll be at the lucky thirteenth step where youll be of working on your objectives to actually

develop position sizing models. This step is one of the keys to developing a system that fits you.

At this point we will have finished day two. Youll now have worksheets that will aide you in writing your business plan, and a structure through which you can develop three systems to fit the bigpicture. Its a lot of information, but think how youll feel when you understand it, and have all othis key information at your fingertips!

Learned enough yet?

Well it doesnt stop there

Day Three will be your chance to work on the most important factor in your trading: You. Most people would prefer to make light

of this point, but those who are smart enough to realize that you are the center of your trading know that this is the key to top trading

performance.

On Day Three, youll learn how to do a complete self-assessment, how to work on yourself on a regular basis so that you continue to

grow and improve as a trader, and how to develop a top-down approach to discipline.

So lets look at step fourteenhow to do a complete self-assessment. Were going to spend the first half of the morning of the

third day on this vital step. Here are just a few of the exercises well be covering in this critical portion of the workshop.

Learn your personality type and how it impacts trading.

Learn about the most important attitude that you must have as a trader and assess yourself on it.

Learn about your beliefs and values and how to assess yourself.

Go through worksheets to begin to assess your key issues so that you know what could happen that might really interfere

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Step fifteen is the step that will really separate you from other traders and launch you toward top trader status. Well be go

ing on a step-by-step basis through a list of six to eight things that you can do on a regular basis to really improve yourself. And if youtake home at least three of these with the commitment to really doing them, youll be unstoppable.

This step will take the rest of the morning, but you will leave with such powerful tools at your disposal that youll wonder why you never

thought of doing these things before.

Well begin the afternoon of the third day with step sixteen: How to develop a top down approach to discipline. Youll ge

worksheets to begin this process and exercises to complete so that you can apply it as soon as you return home. Few traders have the

kind of discipline well be teaching, but youll leave the workshop with all the tools you need to apply and use this strategy. And if you

combine top down discipline with regular self-work, youll be amazed at the difference in your trading.

The seventeenth step is to put all of what youve learned into action. Learning and studying are very important factors in any

endeavor, however the only true way to be successful as a trader is to TAKE ACTION. If you are truly dedicated to being a successfu

trader, then after this workshop you will have all the tools that you need to set yourself up to win!

Well finish your three day workshop with a review of all of the prior steps and youll get a chance to start developing your plan to put

everything into action when you return home.

When you leave this workshop youll have:

Filled-in worksheets so that you can develop your own trading business plan. And when you leave, trading wont just be a hobbyfor you. Youll have the core of your new plan to turn it into a professional business. We find that less than 5% of all traders andinvestors have a business plan to guide their trading. But when you leave this workshop, youll have everything you need to join

them. Imagine what a boost that will be to your trading.

Youll also have the logic worked out for how to develop at least one new trading system designed for your personality. Youll alsohave worksheets completed on the major steps involved in developing a great trading system. When you get home, all youll need todo is put the steps into practice. Most people fill their heads with all the details of various trading systems and never even begin todevelop a sound system of their own. However, when you finish day two, youll have a broad overview of exactly what youll needto do. Perhaps for the first time, youll be able to see the whole forest, instead of just the trees. Youll have the structure of what youneed to do. How do you think youll feel when you have that in place?

And lastly, youll have a daily procedure worked out to improve the most important factor in your trading: you. Youll have three dailyroutines in three distinct areas that you can begin to really make you a better, happier, and more effective trader. In addition, welhelp you develop the structure for a top down approach to discipline, which I believe is the key to your success. What youll have inplace is critical advantages that few other traders have. And this will not only improve your trading, it will improve your entire life

And isnt that what you really want?

A Message from Dr Van Tharp:

Some people take years to discover just a portion of what you are going to learn in this new three-day workshop. But youll do

a lot more than just learn it.

I have worked closely with traders and the markets for over 20 years. Ive seen the good and the bad, which has given me experi

ence and insights into what works and what doesnt work in the trading game.

The same questions, fears and lessons continue to rear their heads year in and year out, and I have therefore designed this cours

to let you know that you dont have to go it alone. Many traders have come before you and this is your opportunity to learn thei

successes and mistakes and what it really takes to be a great trader.

My commitment is to give you a thorough overview of what it takes to be a successful and consistent trader, and a 17 step actionplan to be the great trader that you truly want to be.

So sign up now and join me for an exceptional three days on your trading journey.

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Swing Trading TacticsA Course in Intermediate Term Trading

Presented by Brad Martin and D.R. Barton

Dear Traders and Investors,

Swing trading fills the gap between these time frames and enjoys the benefits of both of the styles described above. Swing trading is

loosely defined as trading to take advantage of the intermediate trend, typically 210 days.

Swing trading has the benefit of high trade frequency, which can help to smooth equity curves. Many types of swing trading capture

a higher percentage of winners than the typical position trading strategy, while keeping the benefit of requiring little to no intra-trade

baby sitting. With swing trading, we get the increased frequency with monitoring that can typically be done outside of trading hours.

And while there are few traders who combine position trading and day trading, I know many day traders who also swing trade andfind the styles very complimentary. I also know long-term position traders who add a swing trading component to their portfolio so

they can smooth out their equity curve, especially in choppy or directionless markets.

If you want to make bigger trading profits on your own time, you will definitely want to attend the next Swing Trading course. Swing

trading methodology offers you the convenience of planning your trades and making your preparations at a time that fits your own

busy lifestyle, while at the same time offering enough trading opportunities to allow for profitable returns. Our focus at this course

will be to teach you how to win with swing trading strategies and teach you the edges that many professional traders use.

This workshop is your chance to learn all the proven insider-trading secrets that work in any market condition directly from an

experienced professional trader, Brad Martin.

Brad is one of the most successful and consistently profitable traders that I know. Hes been making his living as a trader for over 20

years. Hes turned his floor trading expertise into extraordinary trading profits. His 13 years as a floor trader on the CBOT and the

CME, combined with the last seven years hes been swing trading, give Brad a unique perspective on how the short-term marketswork, and how to be a truly successful trader. The fact is, Brad also knows what it takes to be successful in any kind of market.

Brad Martin has really had an impressive resume as a trader. Lets look at some of the things that Brad does that any trader can

model. You can call these shortcuts to learning the key points of trading craft:

Brad follows a plan. Every morning Brad charts out his plan for the day. He develops an expectation for market direction and puttogether a list of stocks that he would like to trade if the market moves according to his expectation.

Brad is not married to his market view. Brad is already married to his wonderful wife, Karen. Yet I digress. If the market movescontrary to Brads expectation, his daily plan includes a list of stocks that he will turn to. This makes him very flexible and he is rarelycaught off-guard by the market.

Learn Pro Traders Secrets for Capturing Huge Profits in Bull or Bear Markets.

Become Skilled at Swing Trading: the Trading Style That Fits YOUR Schedule

Have You Lost a Bundle Holding Stocks During This Huge Market Decline?

Find Out the Master Traders Alternative to Buy & Hold.

Discover the Detailed Trading Strategies That Win in Todays Markets.

Long-term position trading and intra-day trading each have their own advantages. Many

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Brad keeps his stops with a ruthless determination. Every workshop we do together, Brad does a session on keeping stops. His storiesand well directed rants have turned more than a few people into faithful stop-keepers.

Brad has a disciplined work ethic. Despite the fact that Brad has been in this business over 20 years, he still spends time every morning and every evening reviewing individual charts. This is the work that most people want to avoid. Dont do it! This is where opportunities show up with great regularityif well only put on the overalls and roll up our sleeves.

Not only is Brad a great trader, hes an excellent teacher. He loves to share his trading knowledge with traders of any level, whether

youre an experienced trader, or youre just getting started.

My name is D.R. Barton. And Ive created this workshop along with Brad to show traders the secrets that really work in swing trading

I believe the valuable information youll learn here will help make you a far more successful trader.

In the Swing Tradingworkshop I discovered many finer distinctions and insights into things I already thought I knew about. I

came away from the workshop with lots of great ideas that I know will have a positive effect on my trading! C.D., AZ

Ill show you the best ways I know to create a technically sound trading system to maximize your profits, how to use the most

important secret of swing trading, and key psychological factors that affect traders (just one of these secrets alone could be the

missing link in your own trading). This is the information that will help you take maximum advantage of the great strategies and

thought process that Brad will teach.

What Brad and I will show you at this course could well be the most valuable swing trading secrets and strategies you will ever learn.

Whether youre an experienced trader who wants to fine-tune your system, or youve wanted to try swing trading but havent yet, Brad

and I host these courses with one goal in mind:

To show you how you can make your swing trading much more successful...and far more profitable.

Youll come away from this fun and enjoyable seminar with detailed trading strategies from both Brad and Istrategies we use that

can help make you bigger gainsno matter what the market is doing.

Youll Discover 15 Simple Secrets of Swing Trading SuccessSecrets That Can Help YouMaximize Your Profits

What Technical Indicators to Watch and What to Throw Away

How the Right Mindset Can Make Your Swing Trading More Successful

How to Make the Case for Your Trade: Lessons from a Floor Trader

The Crucial Components of the Best and Most Successful Trading Systems

The Golden Rules of Swing Trading

Transforming Knowledge into Profits: Business Planning

How to Use the News to Read the Markets: What It Tells You and What It Doesnt

What Works in Pattern Systems and What Patterns You Should Always Avoid

Power Tools of the Professional Trader: Expectancy, R Multiples & Position Sizing

Trading Intermediate Trends: Proven Strategies for the Biggest Possible Profits

Short Term Swing Trading: Overnight Pops to Juice Your Profits

Mechanical Systems for the Logical Trader: Using Indicator-Based Swing Systems

Making Changes That Will Super-Charge Your Trading Performance: Successful Trading Psychology

The Key to Consistent Trading Profits: Your End-to-End Trading Plan

Your Trading Day: How to Prepare, Execute and Debrief

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With These Secrets, You Can Profit When Everyone Else Is Tanking

Most swing traders have never heard of these simpleand very successfulstrategies.

In this fun and easy-to-understand course, youll learn how to apply the real business concepts of successful traders that Ive helped to

pioneer, as well as how to use the power tools of tradingR-multiples, Expectancy, Position Sizing, and Disciplineto achieve your

dreams through swing trading.

Swing trading is one of the hottest areas of trading. I did a search on the phrase swing trading on Amazon and it turned up 58 books

Thats a bunch for an area that was once considered to be a specialty.

Swing trading has several advantages:

Swing trading strategies can fit into almost anyones schedule. Screening can be done and orders can be placed or moved before oafter market hours.

Swing time frames can present many more opportunities than longer term trading while,

Transaction costs in swing trading are less significant than in day trading

There are swing trading styles for almost any type of trader: trend followers, counter trend players, channel tradersthe variety ialmost endless.

Dr. Van Tharp, well-known trading coach and my personal mentor, has been a leader and innovator in position sizing for years.

So well play his famous simulation gamethe marble gamewhere youll learn the real-world value of position sizing, and the

difference it can make in your swing trading profits.

In addition to this low tech simulation, well use dozen of computer captured simulations to drive home the application of each

trading system. You wont just read and hear about good trading systems, youll actually apply them during our three days together.

Imagine how helpful it will be to analyze a trade day-by-day with a proven pro watching over your shoulder for guidance!

The simulated trading exercises are an invaluable learning tool which greatly facilitates a traders development. These

simulations made us think, were challenging and fun! The personal insights from D.R. and Brad are gems of trading wisdom that

are greatly appreciated. D.G., IL

Of the six trading seminars Ive been to in the past 18 months, this has covered the actual trading mechanics the best of all of

them. B.B.

Swing trading can be very rewarding. It fits in everyones schedule and offers opportunities to catch lots of moves that longer-term

players miss. With all the secrets, techniques, and strategies youll learn at this seminar, your swing trading should be far moresuccessful, more profitable, and quite frankly a lot more fun.

Sincerely,

D.R. Barton, Jr.

The legal stuff we have to add: Obviously you are responsible for your own trading results and individual results vary. There is a very high degree of risk involved in

stock trading. Posted past results are hypothetical trades. Results do not reflect slippage, commissions and other market risk factors inherent in actual trades in the stock

market. Past results are not indicative of future performance. The Van Tharp Institute and all individuals affiliated with this course assume no responsibilities for your

trading results. The strategies, lessons and all other features are for educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or trading advice. You mustassess the risk of any trade with your broker or financial professional and make your own independent decisions regarding any trades.


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Dear Trader,

The eulogy for day trading has been written many times in the past several years. Feeling the heat from the Wall Street vanguard (who

were having their profits margins cut by hoards of stay-at-home traders), regulators made it tougher for the small player to qualifyDay traders have been belittled in the press as gunslingers. And the list goes on

So why does day trading continue to thrive? Statistics show that a smaller cadre of day traders are now trading more share volume in

absolute numbers than the vast hoards who had taken to computer screens at the turn of the millennium. Day trading has some inheren

advantages that suit the temperament of a large number of traders. Lets take a look at these advantages and see if this style of trading

may have a place in your trading plan.

Advantage #1: No overnight risk. For a trader who is trying to stay in the game for the long haul, this is one of the biggest natura

advantages in the trading world. While we can understand this advantage intuitively (sleep better at night, etc.), lets see if the concep

bears any fruit quantitatively.

Heres the methodology: Test two similar hypothetical trade distributions. Each distribution has the same expectancy and is tested

across the same number of trades. The only difference is that the first distribution simulates intra-day trading and has its biggest loss as

1.5R, while the second distribution used represents the effect of taking on overnight risk by including a 5.0R loss in the distribution

This simulates having a one-dollar stop and when a company pre-announces reduced earnings and opens down five dollars. Here is our

starting data:

Percent wins: 55% for both systems

Expectancy: 0.12 for both systems

No. of trades: 500 per year for both systems

Biggest loss: -1.5R for day trading system, -5.0R for overnight risk system

What were our results? As you can imagine, the volatility of our equity curve increased greatly when we added the possibility of a big

loss. Our average drawdown doubled, while our average gain stayed the same. This alone is significant. But the increased volatility

had a much more telling effect; the optimum risk size (defined as the amount of equity that we could risk per trade to achieve the best

reward-to-risk ratio) was 2.5 times smaller for the distribution that included overnight risk.

Advantage #2: Frequency of trade. We can make a good comparison of any numbers of systems if we know the expectancy and the

frequency of trade of the each system. For those of you not familiar with expectancy, it is a measure of how much a system makes per

dollar risked. In the example above, you make 0.12 dollars, on average, for every dollar risked. (For more information on expectancy

and frequency of trade please refer to Chapter 13 in Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom.)

Those of you who are familiar with expectancy calculations may have looked at the numbers in the previous section and thought, anexpectancy of 0.12 is very low. But remember that expectancy must be coupled with frequency in order to provide a meaningful com-

parison. Recall that we assumed 500 trades per year using this system. At that frequency this could be very profitable system, returning

60 percent per year if one risked one percent per trade.

Remember that high trade frequency is a double-edged sword. It makes systems with even small expectancies very profitable. But it

also turns systems with negative expectancies into money pits. Having systems that work is important in any style of trading, but in day

trading, using a strategy that doesnt work can cause rapid disaster.

Advantage #3: Immediate feedback. This advantage tends to separate the day traders from the swing and position traders. For many

folks, immediate feedback is a very reassuring characteristic. Lessons are learned more quickly. Positive actions are re-enforced more

quickly. For action-oriented personalities, day trading is a perfect fit.

Day Trading TacticsDiscover How to Make Huge Profits in Todays Tough Markets

Presented by Brad Martin and D.R. Barton

Learn How Brad Makes His Living Trading and How You Can Do It, Too! Including

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Day trading is not a style that suits everyone. But for those that thrive

on immediate feedback and can make quick decisions, the benefits are

many.

Brad Martin and I have designed a workshop thatgives you detailed written systems that can jump-startyour trading.

For those of you who are interested in day trading, this three-day course

will be extraordinary. We will emphasize the profitable use of the tools

available to a day trader in a unique way that youve probably never

experienced before.

Brad Martin traded on the floors of the CBOT and the CME for 13 years

before becoming an extremely successful day trader. He knows what it

takes to be successful in difficult markets; his extraordinary trading profits

show that. And youll be as intrigued as I was to learn how the secrets of

a floor trader can make your current day trading more profitable. Brad is

a master at sharing his trading knowledge and will help you take that next

step to consistent trading profits.

Brad Martin left the exchanges four years ago. He has learned how to turn his floor trading expertise into day trading profits. Brads

profitable trading strategies are presented in detail in this dynamic course! Brad will bring the perspective of a floor trader who found

great success as a short-term trader after leaving the floor. His trading strategies are a great complement to the trading process that DrTharp has pioneered and the systems that I have developed.

The technology we use at this course is also incredible. Youll learn the winning strategies we teach, and youll actually trade them in our

unique simulated trading sessions using real-time data! Youll be taking home detailed strategies from us that work in todays markets

You cant afford to miss this course!

My name is D.R. Barton. And Ive created this workshop along with Brad to show traders the secrets that really work in day trading. I

believe the valuable information youll learn here will help make you a far more successful trader.

Here are just some of the topics that will be presented to transform your day trading:

Electronic Tools: How the Pros Use Level II, Time & Sales, and Charts for Swing & Day Trading

Trader Psychology Part I: The Problems Short-Term Traders Have and the Solutions.

Lessons from a Floor Trader

Trading Systems: What Makes a Good System?

Gap Trading Part I: New Twists to a Proven Strategy

Business Planning: Transforming Knowledge into Profits.

News Analysis: Use the News to Read the Market

Gap Trading Part II: New Ways to Read the Gap and Trade in the Right Direction

Expectancy, R-Multiples & Position Sizing: Power Tools of the Professional Trader

Trading Inter-day Trends: Powerful Strategies for Monster Profits. What Were Trading TODAY!

Gap Trading Parts III & IV: Complete Your Trading System Arsenal for This Powerful Tool

The Most Powerful Strategy for Consistent Profits That Weve Found: Morning Pops!

Trading Psychology Part II: Making Changes That Will Super-Charge Your Trading Performance

Trading Plans: The Key to Consistent Trading Profits

The Trading Day: How to Prepare, Execute and Debrief

Heres Whats Waiting for You!

Spend Three Days with Master Trader Brad Mar-tinLearn His Trading Beliefs and the INTIMATEDETAILS of His Trading Systems

Top system designer D. R. Barton will reveal thepowerful yet simple system that provided a 100%return on equity in the difficult markets of 2002(How many systems do you know that did that?)

Get insight on the special psychological tools thatsupercharge the performance of short-term traders.

Dig into the fine points of winning day trading strate-gies.

Become skilled with these strategies using ourunique real-time trading simulations that allow youto trade what you learn.


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In this course, not only will I reveal some edges Ive discovered, but more importantly, with the use of Dr. Tharps techniques, we wil

show you how to develop your own edge.

This knowledge alone is invaluable.

Learn How to Profit When Everyone Else Is Losing

Your experience could be more rewarding if you pay attention to certain key principles that are essential to the success of every short

term trader who makes it in the long run. In this course, youll learn how to apply the real business concepts for traders that Ive helped

pioneer, as well as how to apply the key principles of R-multiples, expectancy, position sizing, and discipline to achieve your dreams

through day trading. These are concepts that most traders have never heard of or applied to their trading.

Here Are Eight Specific Profit-Making Reasons Why Youll Want to Attend This Course

1. Youll learn specific strategies, each of which could make you over $100K/year. For instance, Ill show you how to make very safe

fast and dependable profits from trading two or three times a week for only an hour or two a day. This proven strategy alone is worth the

price of the whole course. Well review this strategys trade-by-trade record from 2002 and show you exactly how to trade it.

2. Youll learn the keys that allowed Brad to move successfully from the floor to the terminal. Traders who have never even seen the

trading floor will benefit from these concise tips on how to read the markets.

3. Live trading!! Brad and I will trade live and show you some of the strategies that have been taught. This is real trading with rea

money. Many have found this to be the most informative part of the past courses that Brad and I have taught.

4. Youll learn some of the critical issues for effectively setting and keeping your stops in fast paced markets. This is the type of insideday trading information that is not found in trading books!

5. Youll learn how to track a basket of stocks like a pro. Learn Brads edge that he gains from reviewing his basket of stocks on a rou-

tine basis. This is the type of information that turns trading from a hot one day, cold the next endeavor into a consistently profitableexperience.

6. Brad will teach you the finer points of day trading that make him a successful professional trader. These are proven strategies and

tactics that Brad uses every day. And well use our real-time trading technology to make sure that you know how to apply them before

you leave the course!

7. Youll discover some psychological tools that will help you achieve repeatable success, some key areas that impact short-term trad-

ers even more than the average long-term position trader. Because your mental and psychology activity is so important to your trading

performance, this may be the session that takes you to the next level!

8. Last and perhaps most importantly, youll learn the true power tool of professional tradersposition sizing. Top traders know that they

have to increase their trading size when things are going well and cut back when trading is not so productive. Well step you through a

simple process that will allow you to get the most out your trading and supercharge your results.

Position sizing is an area where Dr. Tharp has been a cutting-edge leader for years. Well play a version of his famous simulation game

where you can learn the true value of position sizing and the difference it can make in your trading.

You may be skeptical about why we offer such great trading strategies at a course. To help you with your decision making process so tha

you can come and learn to master the markets, we offer a cant miss guarantee. If youre a success-driven person who is willing to

apply the techniques youll learn, then we are willing to guarantee that you will be totally satisfied with the course. In fact, were willingto offer the best guarantee that anyone has ever offered to you in a day trading course. (See our guarantee on page 28).

Sincerely,

D. R. Barton, Jr.

The legal stuff we have to add: Obviously you are responsible for your own trading results and individual results vary. There is a very high degree of risk involved in

stock trading. Posted past results are hypothetical trades. Results do not reflect slippage, commissions and other market risk factors inherent in actual trades in the stock

market. Past results are not indicative of future performance. The Van Tharp Institute and all individuals affiliated with this course assume no responsibilities for your trad-

ing results. The strategies, lessons and all other features are for educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or trading advice. You must asses

the risk of any trade with your broker or financial professional and make your own independent decisions regarding any trades.


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Dear Traders and Investors,

Most people are doing the exact opposite of what the big funds are doing and they pay a big price for doing so. For example, you put

money into a stock after hearing that a fund manager really likes it. However, by the time you hear about it, the fund manager is getting

ready to sell.

But what if you could see what the big mutual funds are doing with their money well before they complete a transaction and jump in

ahead of them?

Wouldnt it be a huge advantage?

If mutual fund managers are buying retail stocks, youd be able to get into those stocks well before they get in and profit greatly as their

activity drives prices up. Imagine what an advantage youd have over other investors. And were going to show you exactly how to do

that.

Very helpful information that gave me a good foundation for putting ETFs into perspective compared to stocks and mutual funds. M.L.

Suppose that you are managing a mutual fund and you need to move a billion dollars out of retail stocks into Internet stocks. You don

just tell your broker to sell a billion dollars worth of stock. Instead, you must give an order to a large brokerage firms that basically says

You have three days to get rid of this stock. Wed like to get at least $998 million for the stock. If you can get more than that, you may

keep the extra cash as your extra commission. The market then slowly sees a movement out of retail stocks. And as one fund move

out, another may see the big picture and start to move out as well, thus making the underlying movement even stronger.

Furthermore, as the movement out of retail stocks gets underway, the same fund manager may give instructions to buy a billion dollars

worth of Internet stocks, and the broker may have a week to fill that order. Gradually, youd see retail stocks moving down and Interne

stocks moving up as one or more big funds shifts positions.

And the net result is that the internal conditions of the stock market shift even though the major averages may not move that much. Whatinteresting for you is that you can learn to see the overall shifts in cash flow as the funds start to move money around. In fact, you can

spot it quite quickly. And you could have a huge advantage because big money tends to move slowly, but you can move quickly. In

fact, when you get good at observing the flows of funds, you can start making thousands of dollars each day at your convenience. It

not that hard. Ken Long, a LTC (retired) in the U.S. Army, does it quite regularly.

And well show you just how Ken does it in this new, exciting workshop that teaches you how to jump in front of the big guys in their

trades.

Acquired practical trading strategies that I can employ tomorrow with confidence. R.U.

How to Trade Mutual Funds and

Exchange Traded Funds

Presented by Ken Long

Learn to Spot the Flow of Big Money Quickly!So That You Can Earn Extra $1,000s Each Day

In Your Free Time!


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Introducing Ken Long, Your Instructor

When Ken Long first attended my Systems Development workshop in

the mid 1990s and submitted his objectives to me, I thought to myself,Someone from the Army is going to apply this material? Little did I

know that Ken Long would not only apply it, but hed become a genius

at applying it!

LTC (retired) Ken Long is one of the few people I know of who has a

graduate major in systems design. Because of his training, Ken can spot

ideas that most people never think of. For example, when Ken attendedour systems workshop and learned about the complex training game wewere playing, he developed a procedure for strategizing about the game

that I now teach in that workshop. Hes that good!

Extremely comprehensive top down approach to trading ETFs. Su-

perbly presented by Ken Long in a very understandable format. I give

this course a 10 out of 10. Good job! Ken is clearly a man of great

integrity and because of this, he had my trust in the material he was

presenting immediately. T.R.

Kens business plan is one that I use as a template for teaching business

planning to traders. Again, his work is exemplary.

You may have heard of Ken simply because of his Tortoise system forswitching between mutual funds. That system made over 100% trading

real money in an IRA in 1999. And its generally made pretty good money

even during the bear market.

But whats even better than mutual funds are the ETFs because their costs

are minimal and they represent a sector of the trading arena that you might

want to participate in. Fortunately for us, Ken has developed methods to

master this form of trading as well. And youll learn how to use this form

of trading to master getting ahead of what big money is doing.

And what Ken does is not that hard. He says that if he can do it, anyone

can do it!

Its been exhilarating! I found Ken to be extremely clear and structured

in his explanation and presentation of his systems, beliefs and techniques. Awesome information for traders of any level of expertise.

J.L.S.

You dont have to watch a lot of stocks to determine what the big funds are doing. Instead, you just have to know what a few select funds

are doing to determine whats going on. For examp

Documents

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