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About The Author Joshua Belanger is the founder, trader and entrepreneur behind OptionSIZZLE.com. http://www.facebook.com/OptionSIZZLE http://www.twitter.com/OptionSIZZLE After more than a decade in the trenches of Wall Street, he’s become well known for his work with options trading volume, easy approach to options education, and his strategic investment guidance. So much so, his expertise caught the eye of Bloomberg, Business Week, New York Post, Reuters, Dow Jones Newswire, Yahoo Finance and The Wall Street Journal. But he didn’t get there without struggle… He fell in love with the glamour, the romance, and the intrigue of Wall Street at a young age. © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 Like thousands of would-be finance guys before him, he wanted it all – the money, the power, the prestige of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Ben Younger’s Boiler Room… He wanted it all… He just didn’t know how to get there. He didn’t have the family money or connections. He didn’t have the fancy business school degrees or even his trading licenses at the time… He was a pizza delivery guy in an outside suburb an hour away from Chicago, cold calling executives on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), rubbing shoulders with connections he made on his own. Eventually – after painstaking patience — it paid off. Eventually, he’d become a runner on the CME at $5.75 an hour while still delivering pizzas to pay bills. It was a start. It was all he had. Was it the fun he had imagined at a young age? Not at all… But he still loved it. He was on the CME after all. Eventually, he’d advance to become a stockbroker. And – as he quickly learned – it was nothing like the Hollywood movies. The sophisticated people that understood the intricacies, the ins and outs of trading were replaced with nothing more than salesmen more interested in padding their own pockets, than the clients they “cared” about. He became part of the daily, boring, and deceitful grind of Wall Street. He was a cog… © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 He was paid a pittance of what he made for the major brokers before landing at the trade desk of a respectable firm. There, he finally understood the real inner-workings on how money really worked, and flowed in the markets. There, he learned the very secrets of how money was really generated for the firm and its clients. “I’ll never forget one of my first trades. It changed everything for me,” he says. He was taking stock option orders for an overseas client that managed several accounts as a junior broker when it hit him. He wanted to branch out on his own. He already knew how options worked. And he was ready to put his knowledge to the test. So he bought long calls (an options contract that makes money when prices move higher) on Research in Motion heading into earnings, thinking the stock would move higher… Two days later, those Research in Motion calls were down $2,000. Lesson learned! But the thrill of placing that trade started his long-term love affair with leveraged instruments. From that moment on, he knew there was more to “options success” than what was learned studying for his Series 7 license or from some outdated, basic “bibles” of the industry. He knew that to be successful, he had to follow those that were successful. He had to follow a path. © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 So he started following trades relayed to him on the phone. This was something he picked up from watching certain traders on the CME floor that only traded when the large orders would come into the pit from the big players like Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. He started mimicking a pro trader’s moves – his actions, his style of trading. He wanted to be the best. He wanted to show his peers that you could – and can — do more for your clients. But his peers failed to grasp it… He was just told to open accounts and gather assets. It’s why – by 2007 – while still working the trading desk, he founded Stockstar Capital. There, he finally had the freedom to teach clients the ins-and-outs of options trading — the very trading tool “peers” failed to grasp or use. A year later, though, he was done. He’d seen enough. He took his punches, his hits, and his bruises. He lost thousands in the worst year of trading the market had ever seen. The Dow was down to 6,500 when all was said and done. Not many fared better… But that’s not what did him in. Managing client money and bringing in new clients was hard enough. But when he had to act like a personal shrink to clients during the financial crisis, it became too much bare. Don’t get me wrong. He loved what he did. He loved every minute of it. And he flourished. © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 But to get where he wanted to be – where he knew he had to be — he had to retake control of everything. He still wanted to teach and show everyday investors a new way – a better way – to making money. So he revisited the SIZZLE Method — something he first started learning in his old CME days, watching large buy or sell orders come into the pits. He tried to pitch the Method to a local options blog site – “Monster” – that wrote about similar options trading techniques. He was a big fan. But they never returned calls. “Maybe they didn’t like me,” he remembers. So he founded OptionSIZZLE on his own… realizing “he could do better.” He found himself teaching – and enjoying – the power of stock options and probabilities. He would create the SIZZLE Method to guide and teach investors a new way – a better way – to manage their own accounts. He was sued eventually sued by the “Monster” guys for giving them such staunch competition a year later. They tried to bully him out of business, pulling him into legal battles that cost him just about everything… Lesson learned – nothing comes easy… But after years of hard work, it’s all been worth it… the trials, the tribulations, and the costs. Nowadays, all is well. Clients tell him: © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 Josh, you are really good and helpful. I am turning around my account thanks to your service. -Bobby C Options class was a great investment. Booked +575 profit on my first “real money” option trade. Many thanks. -Rasa Briggs NYB a quick 33% on Jan 12.5 call. You da man! -GKWeakley He hears how his products and services change and enhance lives. With early Hollywood-dreams dashed, he never thought he would be where he is today — an inspiration and a wellrespected public figure. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said the late Nelson Mandela. And Joshua feels the same way. With education and guidance, Joshua has helped others achieve their dreams – while creating financial freedom — in the daunting and dark world of the financial markets. Why let all his valuable experience go to waste? Helping others achieve success not only provides Joshua a rewarding feeling, but it helps others – you — achieve the riches only a few very can achieve. Hollywood dreams of Wall Street riches are a reality for those with financial savvy, proper education and guidance. Joshua believes he can show you a new way – a better way – to make that happen. © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 Let’s make this happen. Wall Street has taken advantage of you and I for far too long. Why Leverage Is Your Key To Financial Success I’ve been in the finance industry for nearly a decade. And I’ve found the average investor still believes that owning a stock or asset is all that’s needed to create long-term wealth. These are the same people that believe options are risky, too. At least… that’s the typical thought among this group. However, after you read this book, I think you’ll find -- with proven statistics and research -- that leveraged investing reduces your overall risk and increases your chances of success with much less capital. By reading the book, you are taking step further than most are willing to. And I applaud you for that. If it weren’t for me studying for my Series 7 exam when I was 20, I honestly don’t know if I would have the knowledge I now have about options. I’ve made it my mission to become a master at leveraging with options. I just read an article in The Wall Street Journal talking about Tesla Inc. The article talked about how overvalued Tesla was, how it was setting itself up for a decline. Fair enough. The report even suggested using a type of option strategy called a put credit spread (you’ll learn about that later). © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 The article attempted to explain how this strategy would work if prices did see a decline. However, the person quoted misspoke on how the strategy actually works. Not only did the so-called “option expert” explain it incorrectly, the editor of the highly respected financial newspaper didn’t catch this crucial mistake. They would up publishing it with the error. And the average investor – reader -- was left confused and mislead. How in the world could The Wall Street Journal miss such an error? Well… that’s the issue here. Most industry “pros” and “professionals” don’t understand just how to utilize investment instruments, like options. I know that first hand because I’ve been paid to consult financial advisors, and teach them options trading to reduce risk in client portfolios. “Buying stock is easy; I don’t have time to learn about options,” other advisors would tell me. Translation -- your everyday financial planner doesn’t care enough to help you or his other clients. He only cares about gathering assets. Option investing is one of the greatest wealth creation instruments available. However -- just like most things in life – there exist challenges to understanding how these vehicles work. The great thing about options is that they provide unique ways of greatly enhancing returns in your portfolio while reducing overall risk with limited capital. Being © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 successful using options doesn’t require having to process a great deal of knowledge related to the financial markets. At heart, it is a simple activity in which to participate. In practice, it requires a lot of knowledge, experience, and discipline in order to be successful. I tell you this to provide the proper expectations. What I share with you will change your finacial future. If you take the time to become your own “do-it-yourself” investor and leverage options, you will be wealthier in the long-term. I have spent many years working in the field, becoming knowledgable, learning my lessons one-by-one. Some investors choose to enroll in expensive schools, hire mentors, or buy investing systems to learn about being successful with option investing. I have spent a lot of money myself, going to seminars, classes, and working with mentors. With each experience, I gained a new perspective on the markets, on investing, and on my personal psychology. And I was always left with the realization that everything discussed was available for free on the Internet. It is possible to gain all the knowledge of a Wall Street insider and the experience of a successful options investor without spending any money. There are numerous resources on the Internet and in books that contain all the information you need to know. These books and resources will give you new and clear insights each time you review them. They cost far less than a typical seminar, too. Technically, books do © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 cost you money, but a motivated investor can go to the library and get them for free. In some cases, large portions of books are available on Amazon.com. Before spending thousands of dollars on an options class, read this book. It is not intended as a be-all and end-all for learning to invest with options, but rather a resource for you to advance your self-education in using leverage of options to limit risk and create wealth. In addtion to the very basics of options, I will also share my own insight into how I use options to track the smart money. The most effective way to reduce your risk or potential loss is to educate yourself about the technologies and methods that the pros use in their daily business. These are the people that make their living with options. They know their business; they know what to watch; and for the most part, they profit from that knowledge. End of this sample. Did you enjoy the preview? If you're seeking a better and more successful approach to investing, let's start your journey. Buy Now $14.95 © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013 © OptionSIZZLE.com LLC 2013