Book One · Foundation
Context Before Execution
Learn to Read the Market Before You Trade It
Build the habit of evaluating structure, behavior, location, risk, and decision quality before reacting to price.
FOUNDATION
What am I looking at?
Published Trading Frameworks
Three Books. One Professional Trading Philosophy.
From reading market context, to developing directional bias, to operating with a complete professional trading process.
Richard O. Zamora III, CMT
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Graduate
Commodity Trading Advisor • Registered Investment Advisor
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business Graduate
Commodity Trading Advisor • Registered Investment Advisor
Professional frameworks for traders who want structure before execution.
The GMR Professional Trading Library
A Progression From Market Reading to Professional Operation
Each book stands on its own. Together, they form a structured progression for traders who want to think before they act, define risk before reward, and operate with greater discipline.
Book Two · Decision
Zamora Bias
Turn Market Context Into Directional Decision-Making
Connect structure, participation, market state, directional bias, and execution discipline into one operating lens.
DECISION
What is the market telling me to do?
New Release
Book Three · Professional
The Professional Futures Trader
Principles, Process, Risk, and the Professional Mindset
Bring preparation, market interpretation, execution, risk, review, discipline, and development together into a complete professional operating process.
PROFESSIONAL
How do I operate the entire process?
READ THE MARKET
Context Before Execution
→
FORM THE DECISION
Zamora Bias
→
OPERATE THE PROCESS
The Professional Futures Trader
Featured New Release
The Professional Futures Trader
Principles, Process, Risk, and the Professional Mindset
The first two books teach traders how to interpret the market and develop a structured decision lens. The Professional Futures Trader brings the entire process together.
It addresses what happens before, during, and after the trade—preparation, market interpretation, execution, risk, review, discipline, adaptation, and the development of a professional operating process.
Market Structure & Participation
Professional Preparation & Execution
Risk & Trade Management
Review, Discipline & Development
The Transformation
From Reactive Trading to Structured Professional Decision-Making
The purpose of the library is not to provide another collection of setups. It is to change how a trader approaches the decision itself.
Before
Reactive Trading
- Chasing entries without context
- Overtrading unclear conditions
- Emotion-driven decisions
- No structured review process
→
After
Professional Operating Process
- Reading structure before execution
- Knowing when not to trade
- Defining risk and invalidation before entry
- Reviewing decisions and adapting consistently
Who the Books Are Written For
Professional Thinking Without Hype
Built for traders who want a process they can understand, practice, review, and improve.
This Is For You If:
- You are serious about improving your trading process.
- You want structure rather than signals.
- You want to understand why a trade should or should not be taken.
- You want a professional framework for market reading, execution, risk, and review.
This Is Not For You If:
- You are looking for shortcuts or guaranteed signals.
- You do not want to learn market structure.
- You are unwilling to follow a process.
- You are not serious about trading improvement.
Published Framework Education
From Reading the Frameworks to Applying Them Professionally
The books can be studied independently. For traders who want private guidance applying Richard Zamora's published methodology, GMR offers two specialized framework-development experiences. These are separate from GMR's core Futures Trading Programs.
Focused Application
Applied Framework Intensive
Context + Bias + Decision Process
A focused private intensive for traders who already understand futures basics and want to apply the decision-making principles of Context Before Execution and Zamora Bias directly to their own chart reading and trade planning.
$3,500
- Read structure and market context before considering execution.
- Identify market state, participation, and directional bias.
- Translate evidence into long, short, or no-trade decisions.
- Build a repeatable pre-trade and post-trade review process.
Flagship Framework Program
The Professional Futures Trader
Professional Development Program
GMR's most comprehensive private implementation of the complete three-book philosophy. This program develops the trader's operating process from preparation and market interpretation through execution, risk, review, adaptation, and professional integration.
$7,500
- Complete implementation of all three published trading frameworks.
- Professional preparation, market interpretation, and opportunity selection.
- Execution governance, risk, position management, and decision discipline.
- Structured review, adaptation, final integration, and an individualized operating plan.
Applied Framework Intensive · 4 Sessions
Session 1
Context Before Execution
— structure, location, environment, and the evidence that should exist before participation.
Session 2
Market State & Participation
— expansion, rotation, transition, neutrality, and when conditions do or do not support action.
Session 3
Zamora Bias & Trade Planning
— connect evidence to directional bias, invalidation, targets, and a reasoned long, short, or no-trade decision.
Session 4
Decision Review & Framework Integration
— review decisions, identify recurring errors, and establish a repeatable framework checklist.
Professional Development Program · 7 Sessions
Session 1
Professional Preparation & Operating Standards
— routines, objectives, preparation, and professional expectations.
Session 2
Market Structure, Context & Participation
— read the environment before thinking about the trade.
Session 3
Bias, Opportunity Selection & Trade Planning
— turn evidence into a structured decision.
Session 4
Professional Execution
— entries, orders, confirmation, invalidation, and execution discipline.
Session 5
Risk & Position Management
— initial risk, sizing, stops, targets, and active management.
Session 6
Review, Adaptation & Performance Development
— journaling, post-trade analysis, recurring weaknesses, and process improvement.
Session 7
Professional Integration & Final Assessment
— complete market scenarios, individualized operating plan, and next-stage development priorities.
Important distinction:
Published Framework Education is a specialized application track built around Richard Zamora's published intellectual property. It does not replace GMR's Futures Trading Programs and is not positioned as a step between Foundations and Mastery.
Two Different Educational Paths
Choose the Path Based on What You Need
The published-framework track and GMR's futures-training programs serve different purposes. A trader does not need to move through one in order to qualify for the other.
Published Framework Education
Applied Framework Intensive — $3,500
Focused private application of Context Before Execution and Zamora Bias.
The Professional Futures Trader Professional Development Program — $7,500
Complete private implementation of the three-book professional operating philosophy.
GMR Futures Trading Programs
Your core futures-training programs remain their own pathway for traders seeking foundational education, mastery-level development, advanced private training, in-person education, or longer-term engagements.
The Trader Readiness Assessment is used to determine which path best matches the trader's current experience, objectives, and development needs.
“Most traders don’t fail because they lack effort — they fail because they never learn how to read the market before they act.”— Richard O. Zamora III, CMT
Ready to Decide Which Path Fits Your Trading?
Whether you are considering a published-framework program or broader futures training, the Trader Readiness Assessment helps identify where your current process stands and which GMR path may best fit your stage of development.
Book purchase is optional. Training begins at your current level and builds from there.
