Introducing: A Truly Extraordinary New Trading Method, From A Member Of The Most Famous Group Of Traders Of All Time: 

THE BALANCED TRADER !! 

Now You Can Finally Position Trade The Stock Index Futures Market With Confidence! 

Dear Fellow Trader:

If you've been dreaming of finding the (almost) perfect trading system, working minimal hours and still making unlimited income, then this is the most important letter you'll ever read.

Here's why:  Most people are afraid to trade or invest in the stock or futures markets because of the horror stories they've heard about innocent people losing all of their life savings. Now, for the first time, you'll understand for yourself exactly how easy it is to start earning a great living in the most feared and mis-understood market in the world, Stock Index Futures. 

OUTPERFORM A STOCK PORTFOLIO BUY AND HOLD STRATEGY BY 7 TO 1 WITH MINIMAL RISK

Please consider this: the vast majority of professional money managers can not beat a simple Buy and Hold strategy over an extended period of time when measured against the S&P 500 Stock Index.  This is not simply a statement but a fact acknowledged by experts within the financial industry.  In fact, when Richard Dennis first taught the famous Turtles how to trade, he actually told them NOT to trade the Stock Index futures markets !!  Original Turtle Russell Sands is the first to admit the Turtle Trading Method is known to be difficult when it comes to trading Stock Index Futures. 

But now, things have finally changed.  After years of painstaking research, Russell Sands has finally cracked the code and solved the mystery of Stock Indexes.  There is finally a method to trade Stock Index Futures with confidence.  And it is completely mechanical, there is no intuition or guesswork involved.  All the trading rules for THE BALANCED TRADER are disclosed in a very comprehensive and easy to understand trading manual. 

As Russell Sands said:  “I have been looking for a system to trade both Stock Index futures and individual common stocks for years.  And now I have found such a system.” 

Who is Russell Sands?

An Amazing Story

During the infancy stage of the now widely popular Stock Index futures markets, in 1983, futures trading legends Richard Dennis and Bill Eckhardt took out a remarkable advertisement in the press.  They were offering something quite extraordinary…a chance to spend two weeks with them learning the inside secrets of profitable futures trading.

The exact same secrets that made $200 million from just $400!

You see, Richard Dennis had made a bet with Bill Eckardt that any reasonably intelligent person could duplicate their success just by following a few simple trading rules.  Bill Eckardt disagreed.  He thought trading was more intuitive and complex than that. 

From those who responded to the advertisement, 14 ordinary people were chosen to come and be trained in what was to become famous worldwide as the “Turtle” trading method.  Few people know that all 14 were sworn to secrecy about what went on behind closed doors of that meeting room.  They were bound not to disclose any aspect of their training for a certain period of time.  And none of them broke that code of silence. 

All 14 Turtles went on to make serious money from futures trading!

Russell Sands was one of those people.  So why is Russell now recommending a Stock Index trading approach that is contrary to the “Turtle” trading method?  Let me be clear about that.    This is NOT Turtle trading that we use for the Stock Index futures markets. 

As Russell says, “I was one of the original 14, for that I am lucky.  Throughout our training and during all my subsequent years of experience trading futures, the “difficulty” of trading Stock Indexes with our trend following methods was repeatedly acknowledged.  For years I have been looking for a system to improve my ability to successfully trade both Stock Index futures and common stocks.  I believe this current system is finally exactly what I have been looking for”. 

This letter is your invitation to learn how to profitably trade Stock Index Futures, individual stocks and even stock and stock index options. 

I have been actively and successfully involved in the Futures Industry for over 25 years, and I am very well qualified to teach other people how to trade. I am the sole Owner and only Principal of three different corporate entities, Raintree Futures Inc., Turtle Futures Inc., and Turtle Talk Inc., all three of which are registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and two out of three of which are also members of the National Futures Association.  I and/or my corporate entities either individually or collectively hold all the following licenses and registrations :  Series 3 (commodities), Associated Person (AP), Introducing Broker (IB), Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), Commodity Pool Operator (CPO).

But my background in the lucrative trading world is not what you would call conventional.  I did not learn my craft by working for a bank or brokerage firm.  Instead Richard Dennis and Bill Eckhardt, two of the world’s finest traders, taught me a remarkable and easy trading system face-to-face.  (If you read “Market Wizards” you will learn about Richard Dennis, and you will find more about Bill Eckardt and the Turtle Trading program in “New Market Wizards”).

Since that day over 20 years ago, I have never looked back.  But I am also smart enough to know that nobody knows “everything”, and there is always something new to learn.  As soon as my great mentor Richard Dennis told me we couldn’t use the Turtle methods to profitably trade the Stock Index markets, I knew that was something that I just had to learn.  And I would probably have to go somewhere else to do so. 

Enter programmer extraordinaire Malcolm McNutt.  A former registered representative of the NFA and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), Malcolm holds three masters degrees and has been developing trading algorithms for years.  He is a published author in Stocks and Commodities Magazine, and his work also appears in books on trading such as Trading Systems and Methods by Perry J. Kaufman.  Malcolm and I actually met almost 25 years ago, playing Blackjack together in Atlantic City, and, because of our several common interests, we have stayed in touch on and off ever since.  For what it’s worth (hopefully, a few bucks :-), Malcolm McNutt is quite simply the most talented financial programmer that I have ever met in my life.

So trust me, reading the rest of this letter, and taking action, will change your life for the better in the next few months and years to come.

Jack Schwager tried and tried to no avail to discover what top traders have done to become successful.  Especially the Turtles.

So…please close the door, switch off the TV, turn off your mobile phone and give me your full attention for ten minutes.  What I have to say here is going to make a very important difference in your financial future.  A big statement, yes, but when you read more about me and the opportunity I am offering I’m sure you will agree your time will be well spent.  Everything I have to say can be backed up, and in fact you may already know about my success and the legendary group of traders known at the “Turtles. 

What Sort of 'Trading' are we Talking About Here?

I’m sorry if you know this already, but I want to make this very clear so that you have enough information to make your decision about whether to consider this great new trading approach.  Let me explain exactly what I do for a living. I apologize in advance because you might find yourself getting a little angry when you read this! Maybe you will think it isn't fair that I should do so little and get so much? Having said that let me tell it to you like it is.

This Could be YOUR 'Working' Day!

I get up each morning around 9 a.m. and have a leisurely shower and breakfast. As far as actual trading goes, the entire day is pretty much mine to do with as I please, because I do not start 'work' until the markets close later in the day. By about 6 p.m. I am ready to stroll a few paces down the hall to my trading office. My computer has been running all day (I never switch it off) and I sit at my desk to look at the prices of various common stocks and stock indices. Please note I do not study these markets, as I literally do not know one company from another.  All I am really interested in is the closing price data of the market and some indicators for that day. It takes me all of thirty seconds to get the prices and indicators. 

I then simply apply THE BALANCED TRADER rules (there are approximately five, and they are all explained in an easy to understand format in the manual).  If I am currently in the market with either a long or short position, and my exit rules have not been met, then I just check off THE BALANCED TRADER rules and I am done for the day.  If I am not in the market and my entry   rules have not been met, once again, I simply check THE BALANCED TRADER rules and I’m done for the day.  However, if I am in the market and my exit rules are triggered, or I am not in the market and my new entry rules are triggered, I simply make a quick phone call (or send a fax or e-mail) to my broker with the appropriate trading instructions for the next morning, and once again, I am done for the day.   

If I am only trading one Stock Index such as the E-Mini S&P, and I am not using THE BALANCED TRADER to trade individual stocks, then I’ve spent about ten minutes on this whole procedure, and I am more or less done for the day.  If I am trading individual stocks, depending on how many issues I follow, it may take just a few minutes longer.   Then my day of work is over and the evening is mine to do with as I please.  How does that sound? 

Why Not Follow What I Do?

And you know the amazing thing? You could do this too!  Imagine –just ten minutes a day and steady profits trading Stock Index futures! By the way, I choose to work in the evening, but you can do your short amount of work pretty much any time the markets are closed. This means you do not have to give up your existing job while you prove to yourself that THE BALANCED TRADER really does work.

A Truly Portable Business

And don’t forget, you can operate this from anywhere in the world. If you have access to a computer and a phone line - you are in business. I have often done this from a hotel balcony overlooking a beautiful beach, or even on the run from an airport computer terminal.  Trading for yourself really is a business which has no staff, no premises, no stock, no overhead, no boss, no commuting - and more money than you can earn from most so-called ‘regular’ jobs. If that sounds tempting, then you must get this manual and learn this fantastic trading method.

A Word of Warning

At this point I want to warn you about the numerous trading systems out there claiming to have the ability to successfully trade Stock Index futures.  The vast majority of systems simply do not work (on stock indexes, or any other markets), which is why it is so difficult for me to ever consider any system to trade leveraged instruments other than my old Turtle methods.  This system, however, is so much different that I give it my overwhelming recommendation.  You must seriously consider learning this approach if you want to diversify your existing trading method, or if you are looking for a sound place to start when considering trading Stock Index futures. 

Steady, Long-Term Profits

If you want in-and-out day trading, you might as well stop reading right now.  THE BALANCED TRADER is a position trading system that trades on average about twice a month.  Granted, if you followed a couple of dozen stocks, and used THE BALANCED TRADER for your signals to trade all those issues, you would have plenty of trades, but this is still far from intra-day trading. You see the system is specifically designed to only capture short-term overbought and oversold conditions, which just don’t occur that often, and to be workable without staring at a computer screen all day.

But… This May Not be For You

Now I don't want to embarrass you, but I need to make one other thing clear. There are so many scams and 'get rich quick' junk doing the circuit, promising instant cash for no work, that when something genuine comes along it is often hard to spot. You can always spot the genuine offers because they do NOT offer 'loads of cash' immediately after joining or buying. Of course, it is very tempting to be promised a large infusion of cash immediately, but in twenty years of seeing such schemes, I have yet to meet anyone who has ever made money from them.

So let me put this as delicately as possible... If you are in serious debt or financial difficulty or you need cash right now to bail you out of some emergency - please do not sign up for this training package.  I do not want to teach you this system under such circumstances. Your mind will not be on the task in hand, and you will expect your very first trade to bring you in a massive amount of cash - enough to pay off all your debts and have a good holiday as well! I wish life were like that, but it just isn’t that easy.  Trading is for serious people only. People who have their finances in pretty good shape, but who want the shot at making good extra income, and eventually maybe even giving up their old job for something better. 

Why Am I Doing This?

Many people ask me why I bother offering trading techniques to the public. If they’re so great, why don’t I just keep these ideas to myself? The best way I can answer is this…trading is my 'day job' and teaching is my hobby.  And if I have something that I find exceptional, I just have a tendency to want to tell as many people about it that I can (with the restriction of others not distributing my ideas, of course). So I travel the world doing just that, but it costs me money. Meanwhile, I still run an office at home with staff, lots of computers, a full time programmer, and many other overheads that total thousands of dollars a month. (Keep in mind that I manage a company, but you as an individual trader will not have all these same costs as me --all you will need is one computer and a telephone line!)  By teaching the system to others, I cover all my overhead, which means I get to keep all of my trading profits with zero costs attached. I adore teaching this stuff. I get a tremendous kick out of seeing others succeed in exactly the way I have.   

And with Stock Indexes, this is PERSONAL !!  Like many other people, I have lost my fair share of hard earned money in this market over my trading career.  I am a very competitive person.  I HATE to lose at anything.  And I am so excited about working with Malcolm and finally coming up with a way to “beat” this market, that I just can’t keep myself from wanting to tell everyone I know about it.  Besides, the stock market is large enough that no matter how many people I teach this to, it will not make even the smallest dent in any of our profits.  

What You Do Need in Order to do This

• The ability to understand and follow a couple of simple trading rules.
• Discipline and common sense (please don’t just nod to this, most people claim to be disciplined, but few actually are).
• To have your finances in order and to be solvent. You cannot play with 'scared' money.
• About an hour each day (often it is far less).
• A telephone line.  A computer is useful, though not necessary.
• An open mind. Forget everything you have heard about trading and be prepared to learn a simple method that works.
• The willingness to learn.
• Humility, and the realization that you know very little, if anything, about how markets move or why. That's great - you don't need to know anything about either.

You don’t need ego

In my long experience with trading, there is one characteristic than spells trouble. Ego - thinking you know better than the markets. The fantastic thing about the system trading is that you genuinely need to know nothing about the markets you are trading. I would say the less you know, the better because then you will not be tempted to get 'cute'. The markets are always right -and that's what gives the system its power. The problem starts when people think they know better or that they are 'experts'. Even worse is if they start having 'hunches' or 'intuitions' that the market is about to move in a certain way. 

You do need discipline

Success comes from one personality trait - discipline. You must have this if you are to be successful. When questioned, 100% of people claim to be self-disciplined (just like 100% of people claim to be 'above average' in intelligence or to have a great sense of humor!). Most people think they have discipline - only about 20% of people actually have it.  Good discipline is probably the number one required quality of a successful trader.

Just Follow the Rules!

This is so easy to say but oh so hard for some people to do. They just cannot seem to stop themselves from messing up! They invent their own rules, follow their hunches, and miss out on trades because of other, more trivial things which crowd into their lives. That is sad when it is so very simple to make money from this. All you have to do is look at charts and apply the very simple rules and then act on that information by making a phone call. I want to say once again that you need to know nothing about markets, nothing about what is happening in the world and nothing about the index or issue in question or why it is moving up or down.  I want you to be like the Nike commercial slogan - Just do it! Those who 'just do it' make money. 

Is it risky?

This is something I am often asked, and it is a reasonable question, particularly as you may believe that trading can be a risky gamble.  Well, the simple answer is that yes, of course, there is a risk involved, just like with almost anything else in life. But, of course, the rewards are much larger as well, which is why we do it.  And, the great thing about this approach is that you can test the rules before you make a single live trade. Any decent computer trading software will verify for you that this works consistently. We have programmed a computer to run with the five simple rules of THE BALANCED TRADER and it produces exceptional profits, many times in excess of the original investment.  And remember, the computer was just set up to blindly follow the rules, knowing nothing about the markets in question.

More About the Trading Method

Here are a few indicators of what we do (and don't do)

1. We don't try to predict the market. Nobody is clever enough to do that, no matter what they say.  And even if it were possible, neither you nor I have eight hours each day to spare analyzing the markets, studying press releases and following the worldwide news.

2. Using certain technical signals (what we call the entry rules), we learn to spot overbought and oversold conditions. When these conditions emerge (up or down) we leap on board.

3. I do not know how long any particular trade will continue, but we do limit the amount of time we stay in a particular trade.  And of course, we always have a stop loss in place, which is a very small percentage of our total capital.

This Is What You Will Learn

1. The Entry rules - after glancing at two chart indicators, you will immediately know how to identify an emerging trade, and exactly when to get on board. 

2. The Exit rules - after glancing at two (other) chart indicators, you will know when the move has finished, and exactly when to close your trade and take profits.

3. How to handle your entire trading in less than one hour per day and one single telephone call.  Everything else happens automatically for you. (On many days it will only be 10 minutes or less).

4. Why this unique system means you do not have to watch a flickering screen all day or keep your eyes glued to the market. Remember, under one hour a day and one phone call - that is all I do, and that is all you need to do.

5. The specific rules for defining overbought and oversold conditions. Markets tend to have a lot of sideways movement - we are usually not interested in that. We only take action when the market indicators show it is time to enter or exit our position.

6. Why you shouldn't read newspapers, scour the financial press, join Internet sites, or listen to tips, stories or rumors from anybody.

7. Why you need to know nothing whatsoever about the fundamentals of the market. We simply have not got the time or energy to spend studying these things. You will look at 'close of day' price data only, and make your decisions based on this simple information.

8. How small traders can apply the techniques at least as well as the big money managers - and often even more profitably!



I Will Also Explain to You 

So - Will You Do What I Do?

Are you willing to invest some money and a little of your time to learn this amazing new system from someone who has been trading successfully for a long time? Someone who actually uses this trading system daily to generate profits for himself !!

Maybe you have some trading experience or maybe you are just starting out, although it really doesn't matter which. In many ways, the less you know the better, because then we do not have to waste time 'unlearning' a lot of false beliefs you may hold.

To be honest, like my teachers, I almost prefer 'lay' people to professional traders.  I have been teaching for a long time now, and very often, it is the raw newbies who outperform the so-called 'experienced' students. The latter (many of whom have never made any significant money from trading) usually want to argue with me and prove that my trading methods cannot be profitable, before holding forth about their own pet system, which is about to become profitable any day now. They do not allow the facts of my twenty years of experience to cloud their opinions!

But the newbies have no pre-conceived ideas - they just follow the rules! They also usually are not ensnared by the illusion that they know something about markets and trading. They know nothing - and they know that they know it! In contrast, the 'experts' are tempted to tinker with the rules and to modify their trading according to their own knowledge, which usually spells disaster. Trust me, I have done this myself in the past, but I have finally learned my lesson.  However, if you are somewhat knowledgeable about markets and trading, all I ask is that you have an open mind. Just be prepared to throw out a lot of 'junk knowledge' and replace it with something that works.

Malcolm and I are going to teach you this complete trading method from start to finish, and walk you through everything 'step by step' with the notes and materials provided in a comprehensive and clearly written manual, for a system that really WORKS.

It doesn't matter whether or not you know anything about the Federal Funds rate, some scheduled congressional hearing with Alan Greenspan, the Un-employment announcement, what stocks make up the Dow, what the oil ministers might be thinking, or anything else about the stock market. And remember, you do not need to know anything about what moves the market! If you were to hand me an un-labeled chart, within less than one minute I could tell you exactly where and when the next profitable situation would be emerging. And this is a skill you are also going to have at your fingertips after you learn this extraordinary system.

Let me also make it clear that this is no rocket science formula that needs advanced degrees or super-computers. And you do not need a large starting bankroll to trade this system, you can start with as little as $5,000 of capital (if you do not have this amount of money to invest, you can still do it, but it is going to be harder to get over the hump).

I freely admit this is not for everybody, nor do I want it to be. So, if for some reason you have decided this is not for you, then let us now say goodbye and I thank you for reading what I have said so far. But, if you are interested in a simple and proven method of making consistent profits from trading Stock Index futures, and you think you have what it takes, then now is as good a time as any to step up and go for it!

All you really need is some common sense, the ability to follow a few mechanical rules, the discipline to apply them daily, the willingness to learn, the ability to not be influenced by the media and those around you, and your assurance that you will keep everything that you learn and that I give you strictly private and for your own use.

Can You Afford This System ?  Can You Afford Not To Have It ? !!

I expect you have been wondering about the cost involved in the system? Let me clear this up right now.  During the past decade that I have been teaching people to actually make a living from trading, I have thought about various payment formulas. In the past, I had tinkered with the idea of receiving a percentage of trading profits from my students, but that is just too much work for me.  So let’s cut right to the chase.  The full cost of THE BALANCED TRADER is a one time payment of $6,000.  That’s it.  There are no catches or gimmicks, no hidden agendas or future costs.  I know that’s not cheap, but it IS worth it. 

Now is the time to order.  This is a strictly 'first come, first serve' deal and we may stop offering this system to the public at any time.  It is, as they say, a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to obtain what is simply THE best method to trade Stock Index futures that I have ever seen.  And believe me, in twenty years of trading, I have seen a lot of them !!

You will receive…

In addition to the full system with everything explained, you will also get:

Please Do Not Put This Aside Without Giving it Your Serious Consideration

I realize that this is an important decision for you. I want you to think about your life five years from now and consider two possibilities:

1. You are still working hard. Maybe you've saved a little money and paid off some more of your mortgage. And maybe you've had a raise or even a little promotion. Meanwhile, five years of your precious life have been sold off to earn your salary.

2. You are a self-employed trader working about one hour each day and making more money, while putting in less time and having more freedom, than you ever had at your old job! Imagine the dream life this could give you.

It’s Your choice……

 Order Balanced Trader On-Line Now !!

Or simply print and fill in the form below and fax or mail your order as indicated below. 

It really IS possible for anyone to learn successful profitable trading providing they have the discipline to follow some simple rules. I am living proof of this.

Happy and profitable trading!
Yours

Russell Sands 

P.S. A VERY SPECIAL BONUS OFFER !!

Oh yes, I almost forgot.  I want to make sure that everyone who orders this system is going to trade it properly in order to earn steady profits.  And, THE BALANCED TRADER is such a truly powerful and yet simple enough system that we will always know a day in advance where and when the next trade is going to take place.

You will know this as soon as you learn how to employ the rules of the system.  But just to make sure you don’t miss any trades, I am going to personally remind you !!  Since I trade this system myself, and since we are all looking at the same data, you and I are going to have the same signals and therefore the same trades each day.

So, when you order this system, I will also include, for one full year, my nightly e-mail service, advising you every time there is going to be a new trade (entry or exit) the following day.  This will make sure that you follow the system exactly and correctly, and never miss a trade.

AND A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE TOO !!

That’s right, it gets even better.  I am so confident in the power and profitability of THE BALANCED TRADER, that if you take every trading signal for one year and do not show a profit at the end of that time period, I will give you back every penny that you paid for the system.  And you can still keep the manual and the rules anyway.  I can’t make it any easier or more ‘risk-free’ than this.  But you need to order now.