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The Trade I Almost Left TD Ameritrade For

Don Kaufman here.
When I first discovered this strategy, I had to make phone calls to figure out how it actually worked.
Those conversations went so well, I almost left TD Ameritrade.
Here's what firms like Peak6 actually do:
You sell 30-day volatility and buy 60-day volatility. The 30-day decays faster than the 60-day. You collect the difference.
When everyone's panicking about market direction, you're collecting mathematical time decay.
It's not about being right about Apple earnings. It's about being right that tomorrow comes after today.
Market goes up? You make money.
Market goes down? You make money.
Market stays flat? You make money.
Market crashes? You take some risk, but volatility always subsides.
For 25 years, this strategy was locked away in institutional trading desks.
Why? Because retail traders couldn't execute it. The products didn't exist for small accounts.
That changed two years ago. Now there are micro contracts that let you trade this strategy with as little as $2,000.
During my last Volatility Mastermind, students started making $800, $1,000, $1,500 per month using these strategies.
You only need to make 12-15 trades per year. Not per week. Per year.
Each trade targets $1,000-1,500 profit.
The other day I revealed the complete system for the first time publicly. Live charts. Real trades. Mathematical proof.
This isn't theoretical. I'm trading this strategy in my own accounts. Including my retirement accounts.
To your success,
Don Kaufman