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Mark Hodge

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Questions related to technical analysis, strategies, risk, trading plans, trading psychology and money management. Experience in trading all markets and time-frames with expertise in futures (e-minis, currencies, commodities) and equity options. Unfortunately I am not allowed to offer any specific trading advice (i.e. should I go long the E-mini S&P today).

Experience in the area

I have been involved in the industry since 1995 working for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and American Express Financial Advisors before becoming a full time trader. As Head Education Coach with Rockwell Trading I have coached hundreds of students around the world to achieve their trading goals with simple strategies, a sound trading plan and proper money management for the leveraged markets.

Organizations

Currently serving as Rockwell Trading's Head Education Coach www.rockwelltrading.com and moderator for Rockwell's Student Trading Room where we follow opportunities in the minis, interest rates, currency and grain markets daily.

Education/Credentials

Formerly licensed as a financial advisor with Series 6, 7, and 63 licenses. B.A. in Organizational Communications with a Business Minor from California State University, Sacramento.

Past/Present Clients

I have worked with institutional traders, brokers, proprietary trading firms and private traders.
One of the few distinguished World Cup Advisors www.worldcupadvisors.com

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.88
  • Clarity of Response 9.88
  • Politeness 9.98
  • Response Time(hr) 53.7
  • Response Time(hr, last 90 days) 74.3
  • Number of Questions Today 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked in a Day 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 276
  • Volunteer Since 2007-06-14
  • Prestige Points 2830

Recent Reviews from Users

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Simon10/31/11101010Thank you Mark, That was a very .....
sonia10/17/11101010Thank you Sir!

Recent Answers from Mark Hodge

2011-12-18 Option Trading Focus:

Hi Steven,    It sounds like you're at a point where you've realized that being "Jack of all trades, master of none", might not help your bottom-line. I do think that it's good to specialize on specific

2011-12-09 Leverage:

Hi Sonia,    If I understand your question, the concern with options and time is going to be time decay. As an options buyer you need to be right about the move, and the time it takes for a move to occur

2011-11-22 Indices:

Hi Germain,    Congratulations. You've asked the million dollar question. ;)    So what came first? The chicken or the egg?    Technically, moves in the US dollar or interest rate markets will have an

2011-11-14 Stop Loss Orders:

Hi Germain,    Great question. Trading is hard enough without "stop hunters" wouldn't you say? So let's tackle this question in two parts.    1) How are orders viewed? When you pull up Level II or a Trading

2011-10-02 moving averages:

Hello Sonia,    A moving average is simply the average price over a given period. This is usually based on closing prices. Let's take a 7 day moving moving average with the following closing prices.  

 

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