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BOCA RATON, Fla. – November 19, 2009 – Online broker dealer TradeKing (www.tradeking.com) today released the lineup for its December online webinar series. December’s topics appeal to investors of all experience levels seeking to further their trading education to better take advantage of 2010 market opportunities.
The December webinars will include the second in an ongoing series based on TradeKing’s Options Playbook entitled, “Where Do Options Prices Come From” with TradeKing Senior Options Analyst and Playbook author, Brian Overby; “The Vega Trap” with Dan Passarelli of MarketTaker.com (www.markettaker.com); and a “Most Common Questions” session led by TradeKing Trading Specialist, Mike Rasmussen. TradeKing will also introduce two new webinar contributors, including “Ten Reasons Options Traders Lose Money” with Frank Stanley, Ph.D., of DTI Trading (www.dtitrader.com) and “Trading and Managing Ratio Spreads” with Jim Bittman of The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
Dr. Stanley has been a professional clinical psychologist for 23 years and an on-line trader for 12 years. Dr. Stanley has taught, presented and mentored nationally in the areas of clinical and health psychology, on-line trading, and trader psychology. He has a special interest in trading psychology and the use of neurofeedback in human performance and trading. Mr. Bittman began his trading career as an equity options market maker at the CBOE and was a Commodity Options Member of the Chicago Board of Trade, where he traded options on financial and agricultural futures. He is the author of four books focused on options trading and teaches courses for both public and institutional investors.
TradeKing’s webinars are free and open to TradeKing clients, as well as other investors. The January 2010 webinar schedule will be available starting December 15.
December 2009 Webinar Schedule:
Tuesday, December 1 at 5pm ET
Options Playbook Series, part 2: Where Do Option Prices Come From?
with Brian Overby of TradeKing
Tuesday, December 8 at 5pm ET
Ten Reasons Options Traders Lose Money
with Frank Stanley, PH.D. of DTI Trading
Tuesday, December 15 at 5pm ET
The Vega Trap
with Dan Passarelli of MarketTaker.com
Thursday, December 17 at 5pm ET
TradeKing's Most Common Questions
with Mike Rasmussen of TradeKing
Tuesday, December 22 at 5pm ET
Trading and Managing Ratio Spreads
with Jim Bittman of The Chicago Board Options Exchange
For more information on the All-Star Webinar Series or to register for a webinar, visit http://webinars.tradeking.com or email webinars@tradeking.com.
About TradeKing
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker dealer offering simple, low trading fees ($4.95 per trade plus $.65 per option contract) with no hidden costs or account minimums. 1 A pioneer in integrating new financial social media as part of its innovative online equities, options trading and fixed-income trading platform, TradeKing has received multiple five-star ratings from top industry sources and was given five stars in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity and TD Ameritrade. (June 2009 SmartMoney Broker Survey).
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