Read the market before choosing how to trade it
We teach market understanding first. Strategy comes after a trader can interpret what price is doing and why.
About Simon & TradeSmart
Professional experience. Independent thinking.
TradeSmart was founded by Simon Klein, a professional trader and methodology developer, to help people develop the understanding and judgment to make their own decisions.
Formal Background / Credentials
- Professional trader since 2005
- FINRA Series 7
- Trading experience with Generic Trading of Philadelphia
- Former analyst/programmer at Credit Suisse in London and New York
- First Class BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, University College London (UCL)
Publications & Speaking Appearances
Finance Magnates
Article contributor
Simon contributed a guest article published by Finance Magnates.
Historical publication credit.
View published article (opens in a new tab)Investing.com
Webinar presenter
TimingResearch
Guest presenter
TimingResearch’s Synergy Traders archive includes Simon’s ‘Mastering Market Tops & Bottoms’ presentation.
View event archive (opens in a new tab)Wealth365
Summit speaker
Wealth365 lists Simon as a summit speaker and identifies him as the founder of TradeSmart.
View speaker profile (opens in a new tab)TradersEXPO
Conference speaker
Simon Klein has spoken at TradersEXPO.
View MoneyShow profile (opens in a new tab)Bogu International Investment Forum
Forum speaker · China
Simon Klein has spoken at the Bogu International Investment Forum in China.
These references document contributions and appearances, not endorsements of TradeSmart or its programs.
Our Mission
TradeSmart exists to help people develop themselves into independent traders.
We believe the objective of trading education should not be to make a trader dependent on an educator, a signal service, an indicator or someone else's decisions. It should be to develop the knowledge, framework, process and decision-making ability required to operate independently.
That starts with learning to read the market professionally, then developing a structured way to plan, execute, record and review trading decisions.
The TradeSmart Difference
Foundations before strategies
A collection of setups is not a professional trading education. Traders need the underlying skills on which strategies can be built.
A framework and a process — not isolated techniques
Professional trading requires a Trading Framework consisting of a Trading Plan, Trading Log and Trading Journal.
That framework is used throughout the Trading Process:
Preparation → Trading / Execution → Follow-Up & Review.
Evidence before conclusions
When something is not working, we examine the trader's actual decisions and evidence before deciding whether the constraint lies in market reading, strategy, planning, risk, execution, behavior or review.
Develop independence, not dependence
TradeSmart training, the Live Trading Room and private work are designed to help traders develop their own ability to understand markets and make informed trading decisions — not depend on TradeSmart to make those decisions for them.
The aim is increasing independence.
Simon’s experience informs the methodology and teaching. The objective is to help you understand what you are doing and why, rather than become dependent on another trader’s instructions.
Education, live application, diagnosis and private implementation meet different needs. They are not compulsory purchases in a single ladder.
Start with what you actually need.
Choose the development or diagnostic route that fits your current capability and trading evidence.