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optionsXpress Power Tools

Skill Level:
Beginner
Joe Cusick, optionsXpress

This may be the best 75 minutes that you could spend to learn more about the power suite of tools offered at optionsXpress. Whether it's a tool to decipher a strategy , screen for potential trading candidates, or asses the probability of touching we will cover it all.

Advantages of Automated Trading and How it Fits into Your Trade Plan

Skill Level:
Beginner
Derek Siek, WizeTrade

Automated trading is not just limited to large institutions, it's now a reality for the retail investor. Advances in rules based trading programs are making it easier for the individual investor to quickly recognize and take advantage of timely movements in the markets. Come find out how auto-mated trading can compliment your manual trading especially in today's volatile markets.

Six Rules for Better Options Trading

Skill Level:
Beginner
James Brumley, Big Trends

Basic strategies you can start using today that could help you stay ahead of the trading crowd. BigTrends 'In The Money' overview explains how they choose options, what criteria they use to select trades, and how they manage trades for maximum profitability.

Using Volume for Better Options Trading

Skill Level:
Beginner
James Brumley, Big Trends

Volume is an important trading tool, in that it can be predictive rather than reactive. Knowing how to interpret it is the key. Learn which volume indicators BigTrends uses - and doesn't use - for their 'In The Money' options trading service. The techniques are powerful, yet simple.

Options 201

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Joe Cusick, optionsXpress

"Spread" is a loosely used term that can describe any multi-part strategy. In this breakout, we will introduce you to the Bull Call Spread, Bear Call Spread and Diagonal Spreads. This event aims to provide you a better understanding of spreads and how they can be an alternative to trading options speculatively.

Meet the Greeks

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Joe Cusick, optionsXpress

When traders talk about "the Greeks," they are referring to the different ways risk can be measured as it relates to a particular option or position. If you always wondered how these different Greek letters (e.g., delta, gamma, vega) help enable traders to manage risk, then this webinar is a must see.

The Simulated Index Concept

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Mike Tosaw, optionsXpress

At times, it is going to be a bumpy ride. You can count on it. Help prepare for when the market gets rough by attending the optionsXpress Index Simulation online seminar. Hear about the Index Simulation concept—a strategy designed to help investors protect their portfolios in volatile markets by helping them achieve the upside of an index, mutual fund or covered call portfolio and the downside of a fixed income instrument. Learn more about this strategy that aims to help you shift risk.

Strike Price Selection

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Mike Tosaw, optionsXpress

Have you ever bought an option where the price of the stock goes your way and you still lose money? Do you ever wonder how to determine a strike price for a specific strategy and time frame? When is it better to do a spread instead of a single leg option? Not only will we go over some ways to select a potential strike price, we will also cover how to use optionsXpress for determining what if for various option strategies.

Fixed Return Options (FROs) Income generation and Spreads

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Bill Ryan, AMEX

Learn how to generate income using FROs. The session will explain how FROs with defined risk may be used to help generate income without the risk of selling or buying stock. See how FRO debit and credit spreads differ from standard listed option spreads and may be compared to butterflies and condors.

Single Stock Futures: An Alternative To Trading Equities On Margin

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Henry Robinson-Duff, BigTrends

Learn to use Single Stock Futures (SSF) and how they can improve your money management by lowering your financing cost when compared to trading long stock on margin. See how SSF you can improve your short stock rebate. Get access to the same type of borrowing rates that large Hedge Funds get from their prime brokers.

Understanding Synthetics

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Bill Ryan, AMEX

Understanding Synthetics will help the option user understand how multiple positions can be combined to replicate a single position. This presentation will show the option user how these additional tools can help them achieve their goals while maintaining their outlook and risk / reward parameters.

Using Volatility to Choose Strike Prices

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Jim Bittman, CBOE

Initiating Credit Spreads, Condors, etc. Maybe understanding a little more about volatility might point you to the "right" strike price.

Option Volatility: What it is and How to take Advantage of it

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Jim Bittman, CBOE

U.S. stock market volatility has been very high and very low - and that was just last week! Are there some guidelines you should be following when you are evaluating a position in stock, Index or ETF options? What strategies are investors using in high and low volatility environments?

Strategies for Futures, Stocks and Options

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Tom Busby, DTI

Traders tend to put themselves in one of three categories: day trader, swing trader, or long-term investor. The truth is, almost all trades start as day trades and develop into swing or long-term positions depending on the market and the returns. In this educational session, 25-year veteran trader Tom Busby will share his method for using specific times of day to trade stocks, futures and options. Bring your pen and paper - this one is a MUST attend for the active trader or investor.

When Long is Wrong: Strategies for Trading in a Bear Market

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Tom Busby, DTI

Picture this: you're on a football team that only has a great offense and literally no defense...what is the likelihood of your team winning? Probably not that great. The stock market is the same way. To be a more successful trader, you often need to be able to play the long and the short side. In this session Tom Busby will cover some of his personal strategies in a bear market. Busby will cover the futures market, including the stock indexes and commodities such as corn, gold and oil.

Sophisticated Trading Strategies: Using Calendar Spreads for the USD/YEN (YUK)

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Steve Meizinger, ISE

Learn to trade calendar options spreads on the US dollar/ yen (YUK). In this session, Steve Meizinger, a top options industry educator, will be exploring the advantages and disadvantages of using calendar spreads strategies to trade FX Options. What are the implications of changes to option pricing of the YUK value and the varying implied volatilities? Learn to trade your views on the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar. FX Options provide you with exposure to rate movements in the global foreign currency market and can be traded through all options-enabled brokerage accounts. These exchange listed securities are cash-settled in U.S. dollars and have a European style exercise.

Directional Strategies for the USD/CAD (CDD) - Vertical Spreads

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Steve Meizinger, ISE

Join Steve Meizinger, a top options industry educator, as he discusses how to exploit potential opportunities for the US dollar versus the Canadian dollar using directional trading strategies. Learn about ways to implement vertical spreads using current FX Options pricing. Spreads can be used with various market forecasts. Determine the most appropriate spreading strategy based on your own goals and your own risk tolerances. Learn to trade your views on the strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar. FX Options provide you with exposure to rate movements in the global foreign currency market and can be easily traded through all options-enabled brokerage accounts. These exchange listed securities are cash-settled in U.S. dollars and have a European style exercise.

Using Options to Help Provide Retirement Income

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Kim Snider, Snider Advisors

Is your investment objective enough portfolio income to someday replace your paycheck? If so, shouldn't your portfolio actually generate enough cash flow to pay all your bills? Does it do that today? Can it do that sustainably into the future? Shouldn't your investment strategy help you achieve these goals? A cash flow strategy using options may potentially generate higher yields than are available from interest or dividends and may be just the ticket.

Front Month Bear Put Spread

Skill Level:
Intermediate
Angie Cervantes, WizeTrade

The Bear Put Spread is one of many vertical spreads, meaning that the options that you are buying and selling expire in the same month. This strategy is unique because it seems to defy some basic rules that are common with options. Typically in the options world, when you pay for something ("debit" trade) time is working against you. When selling options ("credit" trade) time decay is working in your favor. This strategy can take advantage of time decay as a "Debit" trade, even if the stock doesn't move. It's a great way to participate with the bear trends we see in the market today.

Options 401 - Leveraging the Condor

Skill Level:
Advanced
Mike Tosaw, optionsXpress

Learn how selling naked strangles through E-mini options may help you avoid the costs of condor hedge legs. Advantages and disadvantages explained. We'll start with a brief overview of an OTM iron condor and short strangles on the S&P futures and cash indices. After some group study, we'll talk about the risks and rewards of each of these strategies and try to determine which works best for each situation.

A Seasoned Trader's Guide to Futures Trading

Skill Level:
Advanced
Dan Gramza, CME

In this session, trader and educator Dan Gramza walks you through the critical trading parameters you may need to know when setting up a futures trade, whether it's your first or your 100th trade. Learn how to apply modern risk-management and execution techniques used by many veteran traders to help optimize their trading returns. Gain insight on how to potentially recognize market conditions, where/when to place risk-management stops, how to calculate a trade's profit and loss, and ways to help identify when a trade has become productive or started to fail.

Taking Advantage of Opportunities Presented in Volatile Markets

Skill Level:
Advanced
Dan Gramza, CME

There are critical and often overlooked features of the futures and options on futures markets that may provide the individual trader with the ability to participate in volatile markets. Recent price swings may provide multiple opportunities in a day, but may require a more conservative approach. Strategies that utilize combinations of options and futures may be designed to match the characteristics of the market. Leveraging over 20+ years of experience, Dan will explore how to apply these strategies from the perspectives of a day trader, swing trader and position trader in a way that aims to limit risk while attempting to increase probability of success.

Greek Neutral Trading

Skill Level:
Advanced
Mike Tosaw, optionsXpress

Delta neutral is a popular buzzword in the options industry. How about gamma, theta, or vega neutral? There is a way to be neutral for all types of trades, explains presenter Mike Tosaw, director of education for optionsXpress. This is a topic that all option traders should know about regardless of whether they trade direction or volatility. This presentation aims to deliver an understanding of how to help offset risks for any situation that may arise.

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