Online Broker TradeKing Announces Winners of Loyola API Challenge
Online Broker TradeKing Announces Winners of Loyola API Challenge
Fort Lauderdale, FL and Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) May 18, 2011
Online broker-dealer TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today announced the winners of its TradeKing Loyola API Challenge. The TradeKing Loyola API Challenge was a first-of-its-kind contest to discover and showcase top technology innovation and business talent from a group of business and finance undergraduates from the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola University Maryland. The Challenge encouraged students to leverage TradeKing’s new Application Programming Interface (API) to create innovative solutions, apps and mashups. The challenge resulted in the creation of some extremely innovative and ambitious interfaces and ideas. For the Loyola students, the Challenge offered the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and put their smarts against a real-life business challenge to show they have what it takes to create a first-gen, finance-focused technology application for investors. Students gained valuable skills in product management, technology/development team work and competitive analysis as they vied to create investor-ready apps that broke new ground. TradeKing and Loyola Judges sought unique solutions to common problems or tasks, as well as new but relevant approaches that were “outside the box.”
“TradeKing is taking a progressive step in opening to outside development a modern and accessible API to rapidly advance innovation,” said Dan Raju, CIO for TradeKing. “As part of that effort, we want the best, most intelligent developers to experiment with and drive innovation through the TradeKing API. The TradeKing Loyola API Challenge tapped the thinking of a talented group of undergraduate business and technology students, each of whom brought fresh thinking to the table. We congratulate the Challenge winners for the extensive time, effort and creativity they put into their work, and are extremely grateful to Loyola Professor Paul Tallon for his support.”
The Challenge, which kicked off on March 23 and concluded on April 30, judged students in four API-related categories, including 1) best and most creative use of the Tradeking API functions in a working app, 2) best combined use of the TradeKing API in a working app also utilizing another publicly available API (e.g., Google Finance, Yahoo! Finance, Facebook, Twitter), 3) best technical documentation of a completed and working app and 4) best submission of a Strategic Vision and Execution Plan document advising TradeKing on how to improve and expand upon its API strategy.
The response to the Challenge was overwhelmingly positive. Sixteen qualified individual and team entries were submitted, and the competition proved to be fierce among a number of extremely creative and diverse entries. Challenge winners were selected by a panel of judges including Raju; Don Montanaro, TradeKing Chairman and CEO; and Professor Tallon, associate professor of information systems and operations management at the Sellinger School. Challenge winners were awarded a cash prize.
“This was an amazing learning experience for our students,” said Professor Tallon. “To develop ideas for a next-generation application, students needed to draw upon a diverse body of knowledge spanning both IT and finance. They had to think outside the box. More importantly, they had to work in teams and under intense time pressure, knowing their classmates were equally driven to move their ideas from concept to execution. TradeKing has rewritten the rule book for how students learn in the classroom.”
About the TradeKing Loyola Campus Challenge Winners
Categories 1 and 3: Tony Florida & Stephen Febish
Florida, a Loyola junior who is also on the school’s varsity swimming team, and Febish, a senior who participates on Loyola’s varsity cross country and track and field teams, are both computer engineering majors. The team produced an innovative and well documented Android application that clients could use to interact with their TradeKing Accounts, WatchLists and perform multiple core brokerage functions. Florida said, “The Challenge was a wonderful experience for both of us. It was my first time working with an API, so I learned a great deal about that as well as trading stocks.”
As an outcome of his strong performance in the Challenge, Florida will also be joining TradeKing this summer as a paid intern in the firm’s Charlotte, N.C. location.
Categories 2 and 4: Paul Donovan, Paul Kelly and Michael Radovich
Donovan, Kelly and Radovich are all Loyola seniors. Donovan is a finance major and also serves as vice president of Loyola’s Financial Management Association. Kelly, a marketing major and information systems minor, spends time conducting marketing research for Howard County, Md. in an effort to better the community and drive the local economy. Radovich is a finance major and a member of Loyola’s Financial Management Association. He also writes investment articles for MarketNewsVideo.com and ETFChannel.com. The team created an impressive and thoughtful application that integrates TradeKing’s WatchList functionality with Twitter. Judges were particularly impressed with the team’s thought-provoking and relevant API vision document. The team said, “It was great to utilize what we learned in class and apply it to the TradeKing competition.”
About Loyola
Established in 1852, Loyola University Maryland is a Catholic, Jesuit comprehensive university comprising the Sellinger School of Business and Management; the School of Education; and Loyola College, home to the University’s arts and sciences programs. Loyola enrolls 3,700 undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students from across the country.
About TradeKing
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker offering simple, low cost online trading fees ($ 4.95 per trade plus $ .65 per option contract, $ 8.95 per trade plus $ .15 per options contract for nine or more contracts) 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 discount broker awards from top industry sources and was rated best in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade. (June 2011 SmartMoney Broker Survey).
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing,
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tradeking,
YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tradeking,
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeking.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Online trading has inherent risks due to system response and access times that vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. An investor should understand these and additional risks before trading.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) $ 4.95 for equity and option trades, add 65 cents per option contract. Trade more than 8 contracts, and we’ll automatically lower your cost to $ 8.95 per trade plus 15 cents per contract. TradeKing charges an additional $ 0.35 per contract on certain index products where the exchange charges fees. TradeKing adds $ 0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $ 1.00. See our Commissions + Fees page at http://www.tradeking.com/fees for details on commissions on low-priced stocks, option spreads, and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2011 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Commissions and Fees, Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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Online Broker TradeKing Announces Line-up for November Free Webinar Series; Covers Strategies and Tools to Help Identify Trading Opportunities
Online Broker TradeKing Announces Line-up for November Free Webinar Series; Covers Strategies and Tools to Help Identify Trading Opportunities
Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) October 29, 2010
Online broker dealer TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today outlined the schedule for its November 2010 free online webinar series. TradeKing’s webinar series is designed to inform and educate all levels of traders, from rookies to veterans. This month’s topics focus on a combination of techniques designed to help more seasoned traders evaluate uncertain market conditions and everyday best practices and tools for beginning traders. They cover technical indicators to estimate market tops and bottoms, ways to approximate short-term market reversals, trading journals to measure personal performance, TradeKing’s “Fig Leaf Strategy” for the leveraged covered call, and how to use basic charts to confirm or refute trade ideas.
The November 2010 webinars will feature the following sessions: “Power Tools for Market Tops and Bottoms” with Chris Wilson of Cyclespreads.com; “Three Simple Methods for Gauging Market Reversals” with Andrew Hart of BigTrends.com; “Trading Journals: the Basics” with Darren Miller of Psychtrader.com; a continuation of the popular Options Playbook Series with “The Options Playbook Series, part 12: The Fig Leaf Strategy” from TradeKing’s Senior Options Analyst and Options Playbook author, Brian Overby; and “Charting for Real People,” with Michael Kahn of QuickTakesPro.com.
TradeKing’s webinars are free and open to all investors. The December 2010 webinar schedule will be available starting November 22.
November 2010 Webinar Schedule:
Tuesday, November 2 at 5pm ET
Power Tools for Market Tops and Bottoms
with Chris Wilson of Cyclespreads.com
Tuesday, November 9 at 5pm ET
Three Simple Methods for Gauging Market Reversals
with Andrew Hart of BigTrends.com
Tuesday, November 16 at 5pm ET
Trading Journals: The Basics
with Darren Miller of Psychtrader.com
Tuesday, November 23 at 5pm ET
The Options Playbook Series, part 12: The Fig Leaf Strategy
with Brian Overby of TradeKing.com
Tuesday, November 30 at 5pm ET
Charting for Real People
with Michael Kahn of QuickTakesPro.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).
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Multiple leg options strategies involve additional risks and multiple commissions, and may result in complex tax treatments. Please consult a tax professional prior to implementing these strategies.
Online trading system response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance, and other factors.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) Please see http://www.tradeking.com/fees for more details on trade commissions for low priced stock, bonds, mutual funds and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2010 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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Online Broker TradeKing Invites Students to Generate New Thinking at the Intersection of IT and Finance During First-Ever $100K API Campus Challenge
Online Broker TradeKing Invites Students to Generate New Thinking at the Intersection of IT and Finance During First-Ever $ 100K API Campus Challenge
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 03, 2011
Online broker-dealer TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today announced the TradeKing $ 100K API Campus Challenge. This challenge is intended to drive a unique collaboration between academia and an industry leader like TradeKing to foster creativity and drive awareness about innovative entrepreneurial possibilities around Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Born out of a groundbreaking pilot program conducted in Spring 2011 at the Sellinger School of Business and Management at Loyola University Maryland, the Fall 2011 semester-long TradeKing Challenge will provide undergraduate business/finance and technology students across the U.S. with real-life experience developing investment-focused “Apps” and “User Interfaces” using TradeKing’s API. The Challenge will be open to as many as 20 universities; already, a number of schools from across the U.S., ranging from large public universities to smaller independent colleges, have registered to compete. The deadline for schools to register for the Challenge is August 15.
The TradeKing Challenge uses the innovative concept of classroom crowdsourcing to encourage students to develop new web and mobile applications using the TradeKing API, potentially combining the TradeKing API with other APIs from websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and Google. Submissions will be judged by a panel including senior TradeKing executives; Professor Paul Tallon, associate professor of information systems and operations management at the Sellinger School; Jason Heltzer, Principal, OCA Ventures; Brian O’Malley, Partner, Battery Ventures; and Greg MacSweeney, Editorial Director of Wall Street & Technology magazine.
“We want to encourage creative and transformational thinking, and have designed the TradeKing $ 100K API Campus Challenge to foster these core cultural values while benefiting students, faculty and our clients alike,” said Don Montanaro, CEO and Chairman of TradeKing. “Students will get the opportunity to work alongside seasoned technology professionals to experience a real-world software development lifecycle and test their skills. Faculty can leverage the Challenge to enhance course content by demonstrating the value of stimulating new creative ideas in a fast-changing and highly competitive online financial services environment.
“And for our clients, we expect the outcome of the Challenge will be a wide variety of apps and optional customized trading experiences along with TradeKing’s commitment to provide the industry’s best service and support. We believe this is the first-ever use of crowdsourcing in partnership with academic institutions by a brokerage firm in the U.S., and we’re proud to take a leadership role in bringing the Challenge to life,” continued Montanaro.
“Feedback from my students who participated in the pilot Challenge at Loyola was overwhelmingly positive, and I thoroughly enjoyed guiding them through the process,” said Professor Tallon. “Students were challenged to draw upon a diverse body of knowledge spanning both IT and finance in creating a next-generation App. They had to think in new ways and collaborate under a strict deadline, knowing their classmates were equally driven to move their ideas from concept to execution. I encourage all universities to take advantage of this valuable opportunity for leveraging a new model for classroom learning.”
“Working with TradeKing’s API is particularly rewarding for out-of-the box thinkers, creative developers and technologists alike for a number of reasons,” commented Dan Raju, TradeKing’s CIO. “In addition to the deep functionality of our API, TradeKing is offering a high level of commitment to service, technical resources and simplified developer onboarding. We’re particularly focused on creating an outstanding developer experience in accessing and building great systems and Applications on our secure API.”
TradeKing will award up to $ 100,000 in total prize money in the Challenge, including prize money for winners from each of the 20 participating schools, divisional winners and a national $ 20,000 winner. The professors and schools where the winning students are enrolled will also receive cash prizes. The TradeKing $ 100K API Campus Challenge will kick off on September 12, 2011. Interested faculty and undergraduates can visit http://apicampuschallenge.com/ to learn more.
About TradeKing
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker offering simple, low cost online trading fees ($ 4.95 per trade plus $ .65 per option contract, $ 8.95 per trade plus $ .15 per options contract for nine or more contracts) 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 discount broker awards from top industry sources and was rated best in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade. (June 2011 SmartMoney Broker Survey.)
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing,
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tradeking,
YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tradeking,
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeking.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Online trading has inherent risks due to system response and access times that vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. An investor should understand these and additional risks before trading.
Multiple leg options strategies involve additional risks and multiple commissions , and may result in complex tax treatments. Please consult a tax professional prior to implementing these strategies.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) $ 4.95 for equity and option trades, add 65 cents per option contract. Trade more than 8 contracts, and we’ll automatically lower your cost to $ 8.95 per trade plus 15 cents per contract. TradeKing charges an additional $ 0.35 per contract on certain index products where the exchange charges fees. TradeKing adds $ 0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $ 1.00. See our Commissions + Fees page at http://www.tradeking.com/fees for details on commissions on low-priced stocks, option spreads, and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2011 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Commissions and Fees, Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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Expert Futures Broker: Four Reasons for Potential 2007 Stock Market Crash
Expert Futures Broker: Four Reasons for Potential 2007 Stock Market Crash
Naples, FL (PRWEB) January 2, 2007
According to expert futures trading broker Tom Reavis, 2006 was an exciting and profitable year for stock investing but there is good reason to believe that may soon come to an end in 2007. Reavis, president and CEO of Worldwide Futures Systems, a commodity futures trading firm that develops alternative investment strategies for clients, cites four key indicators that foretell a potential disaster for the stock market in 2007.
1. The S&P 500 has a very high correlation to the Housing Market Index (HMI) released by the National Association of Homebuilders. There is a lag time of 12-15 months. When the HMI index goes up, the next year the S&P Stock Index typically rallies. When the HMI falls, the next year the S&P 500 typically declines. The Building Index last peaked in October 2005 and reached its lowest level in 15 years in September 2006. If history repeats itself, the Stock Indexes are about ready to plunge.
2. Money managers generally spread their investments between stocks and bonds. One way of judging if stocks are too pricey is to compare them against the performance of bonds. The argument being that if the difference becomes too great investors will sell stocks and buy bonds. The surge in stocks of 2006 has not been matched by the increase in bond yields. In fact, stocks are rarely as overvalued to bonds as they are right now. The current gap has only been seen one percent of the time. This signal has indicated the two largest market corrections of the last decade.
3. Reavis said he was taught to “follow the guys driving the big cars.” In other words, what are the big boys doing? Currently short positions held by large commercial traders are at a level so high that it has only been reached twice before. The first was in 2001 before the S&P 500 plunged 38 percent and again in late 2004 before prices fell in 2005.
4. Mutual fund managers are very short on cash. Funds are allowed to keep cash reserves instead of stocks and bonds. The percentage of cash that they have on hand is often a good indicator of what might happen in the stock markets. With present interest rate levels smart managers should be maintaining at least 7 percent cash position. Current cash position in stock mutual funds is running just over 4 percent. This means that there is very little cash left to drive prices higher, and if the market does head south, mutual fund managers would have to sell stock to cover redemptions. This would drive stocks even lower. The last two times that cash hit this low level the stock market plunged, first, in 1981 before a two year market slump and again in 2000 before the last big bear market.
To protect against a potentially substantial drop in the stock market, diversify with alternative investments with very low correlation to standard stock and bond portfolios by calling 888-989-WWFS or visit http://www.worldwidefuturessystems.com
About Worldwide Futures Systems
Worldwide Futures Systems is an industry leader in the use of commodity futures trading systems as an alternative investment strategy to the standard stock and bond portfolio. Established on three decades of pit trading in the elite Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Worldwide Futures Systems thoroughly assesses personal risk tolerance and goals of clients to ensure the best fit for each trader. Worldwide Futures Systems offers full service brokerage, broker-assisted trading, managed futures accounts, self-directed online trading or simulated trading on several state-of-the-art platforms.
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Why should someone pay for finical advice when the broker is investing their money into mutual funds?
Question by Larry W: Why should someone pay for finical advice when the broker is investing their money into mutual funds?
The broker is paid a commisision. Plus, the broker gets the fee for the advice. I have to pay internal investment management fee inside the mutual fund. It does not appear that the broker is managing the investment.
Best answer:
Answer by Amanda
The advisor helps pick a suitable mutual fund. Believe it or not some 20-somethings think they should invest only in bonds and some middle income 60-somethings think they should only invest in international emerging stocks. People just don’t know.
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Online Broker TradeKing to Host Charlotte, NC, Hackathon as Part of ?Node Knockout? to Drive Creative Development of Financial Services Apps
Online Broker TradeKing to Host Charlotte, NC, Hackathon as Part of “Node Knockout” to Drive Creative Development of Financial Services Apps
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) August 16, 2011
On the heels of launching its new API, online broker TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today announced it will host a hackathon for developers in the Charlotte area on August 26-28th to coincide with its sponsorship of the worldwide virtual “Node Knockout” competition. The event is part of TradeKing’s goal to encourage and energize innovative “app” development both locally and around the world, and make viral the way customized trading experiences are created and shared. The event will take place at Area 15 (North Davidson at 15th Street) in Charlotte, NC. The event starts at 8 pm EDT on Friday, August 26, and runs through 8 pm EDT on Sunday, August 28th.
“We started TradeKing in 2005 to connect previously isolated investors via a social community for sharing ideas and insights; now we’re expanding on that crowd-sourcing model by tapping the creative ‘hive mind’ of developers to build exciting new apps for traders,” said Dan Raju, CIO of TradeKing. “One of the core design goals of the TradeKing API is to be a destination platform for developers to create innovative apps and experiences. By hosting and sponsoring hackathons like this, we strive to energize developers to consider the TradeKing API as a preferred destination for channeling their technical creativity. We’d like to invite any developer in the Charlotte area to join us, learn about our innovative API and challenge themselves to create apps that could change the way all investors execute their trading strategies.”
The TradeKing-sponsored hackathon gives developers 48 hours to develop their own custom app. At the end of the 48 hours, judges will award cash prizes to the top three apps created using the TradeKing API, in addition to prizes awarded by the Node Knockout competition. To learn more about how to participate in the hackathon, visit http://www.nodeknockout.com or http://areafifteen.com.
About the TradeKing API
TradeKing’s API is specially designed to help developers, partners and tech-savvy investors create highly-customized trading platforms and apps, opening up a whole new avenue to deliver greater choice for the firm’s more than 250,000 clients. Individual developers, traders and business partners can use the API to develop new apps and mashups or to connect their existing custom platforms to TradeKing while leveraging TradeKing’s signature low fees and award-winning service. This developer and partner eco-system will provide extensive new opportunities in the marketplace for individual investors to execute their trading strategies.
About TradeKing
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker offering simple, low cost online trading fees ($ 4.95 per trade plus $ .65 per option contract, $ 8.95 per trade plus $ .15 per options contract for nine or more contracts) 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 discount broker awards from top industry sources and was rated best in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade. (June 2011 SmartMoney Broker Survey).
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing,
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tradeking,
YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tradeking,
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeking.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Online trading has inherent risks due to system response and access times that vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. An investor should understand these and additional risks before trading.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) $ 4.95 for equity and option trades, add 65 cents per option contract. Trade more than 8 contracts, and we’ll automatically lower your cost to $ 8.95 per trade plus 15 cents per contract. TradeKing charges an additional $ 0.35 per contract on certain index products where the exchange charges fees. TradeKing adds $ 0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $ 1.00. See our Commissions + Fees page at http://www.tradeking.com/fees for details on commissions on low-priced stocks, option spreads, and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2011 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Commissions and Fees, Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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Online Broker TradeKing Shares Lineup of Free August Educational Webinars
Online Broker TradeKing Shares Lineup of Free August Educational Webinars
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) July 26, 2011
Online broker-dealer TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) today shared the schedule for its August 2011 free webinar series, designed for traders of all experience levels. The August webinars will feature sessions including an overview of three potential income-generating options trading ideas; an overview of how to scan the equities market for possible breakout opportunities and convert these breakouts into potential call or put option plays; a primer on four key rules that can help traders learn how quantified, high-probability trading strategies are designed; an overview of diagonal spreads; a Rookie’s Corner on the four basic chart patterns: ranges, triangles, flags and gaps; and a review of TradeKing’s various research tools.
The August 2011 webinars will feature the following sessions: “Generating Income: Three Option Trading Ideas” with Marty Kearney of the Chicago Board Options Exchange; “Building High Probability Strategies” with Larry Connors of TradingMarkets.com; Part 19 in a series from TradeKing’s popular Options Playbook entitled, “Diagonal Spreads: Setup, Risks, and Uses” with TradeKing’s Senior Options Analyst and Options Playbook author, Brian Overby; a Rookie’s Corner on “Basic Chart Patterns Everyone Should Know” with Michael Kahn of QuickTakesPro.com; and “Researching Investments at TradeKing” with Chris Lebhar, Manager of Interactive Education at TradeKing. The August webinars will also feature a session entitled, “Trading the Trend and Price Breakouts” with new TradeKing contributor, Alan Knuckman of TheWizard.com. Alan has worked with all aspects of the commodity markets for the past 18 years and is a frequent contributor to media outlets such as MarketWatch, Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNN Money, Reuters and CNBC.
TradeKing’s webinars are free and open to all investors. For a complete list of TradeKing webinars or to register, visit http://webinars.tradeking.com. The September 2011 webinar schedule will be available starting August 22.
August 2011 Webinar Schedule:
Tuesday, August 2 at 5pm ET
Generating Income: Three Option Trading Ideas
with Marty Kearney of the CBOE
Tuesday, August 9 at 5pm ET
Trading the Trend and Price Breakouts
with Alan Knuckman of TheWizard.com
Tuesday, August 16 at 5pm ET
Building High Probability Strategies
with Larry Connors of TradingMarkets.com
Tuesday, August 23 at 5pm ET
Diagonal Spreads: Setup, Risks, and Uses
with Brian Overby of TradeKing
Thursday, August 25 at 5pm ET
Rookie’s Corner: Basic Chart Patterns Everyone Should Know
with Michael Kahn of QuickTakesPro.com
Tuesday, August 30 at 5pm ET
Researching Investments at TradeKing
with Chris Lebhar of TradeKing
About TradeKing
TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker offering simple, low cost online trading fees ($ 4.95 per trade plus $ .65 per option contract, $ 8.95 per trade plus $ .15 per options contract for nine or more contracts) 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 discount broker awards from top industry sources and was rated best in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade. (June 2011 SmartMoney Broker Survey).
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing,
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tradeking,
YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/tradeking,
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/tradeking.
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Online trading has inherent risks due to system response and access times that vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. An investor should understand these and additional risks before trading.
Multiple leg options strategies involve additional risks and multiple commissions , and may result in complex tax treatments. Please consult a tax professional prior to implementing these strategies.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) $ 4.95 for equity and option trades, add 65 cents per option contract. Trade more than 8 contracts, and we’ll automatically lower your cost to $ 8.95 per trade plus 15 cents per contract. TradeKing charges an additional $ 0.35 per contract on certain index products where the exchange charges fees. TradeKing adds $ 0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $ 1.00. See our Commissions + Fees page at http://www.tradeking.com/fees for details on commissions on low-priced stocks, option spreads, and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2011 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Commissions and Fees, Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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UFX Bank, the Leading Online Forex Broker, Launches Oil Trading
UFX Bank, the Leading Online Forex Broker, Launches Oil Trading
Nicosia, Cyprus (PRWEB) July 8, 2009
UFX Bank, the specialist online brokers to the Forex market announce the launch of their new commodity Forex pair; Oil/USD. Traders can now trade Oil against the USD at the click of a mouse. UFX Bank (http://www.ufxbank.com), who have already become a brand name amongst Forex traders both at a beginner and expert level, have built their brand on a very simple and quick execution turnaround. It is this simplicity that has shot this brokerage firm to the hearts and minds of traders across the globe.
UFX Bank who were offering instant execution on trades across five of the major currency pairs, as well as Silver and Gold against the dollar now offer traders the ability to trade Oil against the dollar.
Oil has always played a very crucial part in any trader’s portfolio. There are many ways of investing in oil, including through the actual funding of oil exploration, funding through ETF’s and mutual funds. These investment vehicles rely heavily on the performance of oil, through both speculation and supply & demand. This makes it a very risky business.Trading oil against the dollar however, means that the trader never owns the underlying asset but instead trades on the price movement. The trader, then, can profit whether the oil price rises or falls and can also take advantage of a volatile market movement.
UFX Bank’s CMO, Michael Laurence is already seeing just how ready the market is for the trading of commodities against a major currency, “many people would like to get more involved in commodity trading without having the risk involved in buying that commodity, Forex trading offers the perfect tool for these traders to get more involved with this financial vehicle.”
“We have realized that offering a clear, simple trading interface along with full technical charts means that executing an oil/USD trade could not be easier. We have had nothing but positive feedback from our traders since we introduced this new pair.”
About Us
Provided with the most up-to-date charts and news feeds, paired with highly flexible and intuitive software, UFX Bank’s clients are able to make quick and intelligent trades based on the supplied resources. The traders are given everything they need to make a fully educated trade. UFX Bank understand that software accessibility and human assistance availability are crucial in the Forex market. It is exactly why they use advanced and stable software and highly experienced dealers who are able to react immediately to changes in market environment.
Contact:
Kate Leaman, Marketing Manager
UFX Bank
kate@ufxbank.com
http://www.ufxbank.com
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Online Broker TradeKing Launches New Video Series to Help ?Get Options Traders to the Greeks?
Online Broker TradeKing Launches New Video Series to Help ‘Get Options Traders to the Greeks’
Fort Launderdale, FL (PRWEB) July 19, 2011
Online broker TradeKing announced today a new series of free videos to help investors deepen their understanding of several key options trading topics, including a review of the most popular “Greeks.”
These 3 to 5 minute videos, available in the TradeKing Trader Network as well as TradeKing’s YouTube channel, feature TradeKing’s Options Guy Brian Overby sharing information and insights in plain-English terms that investors of all levels can understand. The TradeKing online video series features a variety of concise, educational videos, refreshed on an ongoing basis, covering popular trading topics for stock and options traders.
The next five videos will concentrate on covering the “Greeks.” The Greeks help investors estimate how an option’s price may react to changes in certain variables in the marketplace. The first video in the series discusses the Greek delta, which attempts to measure how changes in the underlying stock price are likely to impact the option’s price.
Subsequent videos this summer will concentrate on other Greeks, including gamma, vega, theta and rho, helping investors understand how shifts in stock price, implied volatility, time to expiration, and interest rate changes could impact their option’s price. The final video of the series will take a departure from the Greeks, discussing the two components of value in an option’s price, intrinsic value and time value.
Each educational video is also available through TradeKing’s Education Center.
About TradeKing
TradeKing is a nationally licensed online stock and options broker offering simple, low cost online trading fees ($ 4.95 per trade plus $ .65 per option contract, $ 8.95 per trade plus $ .15 per options contract for nine or more contracts) 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 discount broker awards from top industry sources and was rated best in customer service by SmartMoney2 Magazine, ahead of OptionsXpress, Scottrade, Fidelity, and TD Ameritrade. (June 2011 SmartMoney Broker Survey).
Follow TradeKing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TradeKing,
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tradeking,
Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. For more information, please review the Characteristics and Risks of Standard Options brochure before you begin trading options. Options investors may lose the entire amount of their investment in a relatively short period of time.
TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment, financial, legal or tax advice. The content of this press release is provided for educational and informational purposes only, does not constitute a recommendation to enter in any of the securities transactions or to engage in any of the investment strategies presented herein, and does not represent the opinions of TradeKing or its employees.
Online trading has inherent risks due to system response and access times that vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. An investor should understand these and additional risks before trading.
Multiple leg options strategies involve additional risks and multiple commissions , and may result in complex tax treatments. Please consult a tax professional prior to implementing these strategies.
Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) $ 4.95 for equity and option trades, add 65 cents per option contract. Trade more than 8 contracts, and we’ll automatically lower your cost to $ 8.95 per trade plus 15 cents per contract. TradeKing charges an additional $ 0.35 per contract on certain index products where the exchange charges fees. TradeKing adds $ 0.01 per share on the entire order for stocks priced less than $ 1.00. See our Commissions + Fees page at http://www.tradeking.com/fees for details on commissions on low-priced stocks, option spreads, and other securities.
(2) TradeKing was ranked #1 in Customer Service in the SmartMoney June 2011 Broker Survey based on the following categories: Commissions and Fees, Mutual Funds & Investment Products, Banking Services, Trading Tools, Research, and Customer Service. SmartMoney is a registered trademark of SmartMoney, a joint publishing venture between Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Partnership. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparison, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request by calling 877-495-5464 or via email at service(at)tradeking(dot)com.
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Online Discount Broker TradeKing Introduces Professional-Grade Portfolio Management Capabilities Using Portfolio Director 8.0 Desktop
Online Discount Broker TradeKing Introduces Professional-Grade Portfolio Management Capabilities Using Portfolio Director 8.0 Desktop
Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) February 15, 2008
Online discount broker TradeKing (http://www.tradeking.com) recently announced it now offers its clients access to portfolio management capabilities from Portfolio Director, Inc. (http://www.portfoliodirector.com), leaders in developing and supporting best-of-breed portfolio management systems. TradeKing clients can upload their TradeKing account data for both equities and options to the Portfolio Director 8.0 Desktop software to see time-weighed returns, compare their performance to key benchmarks, produce end-of-year gain/loss information and other flexible reports, re-balance holdings instantly according to model portfolios, view asset allocation by symbol, investment type, Morningstar category, and other professional portfolio management capabilities.
“At this time of year, we know clients often review their annual portfolio performance so they can assess tax impact, re-balance their portfolios, check asset allocation, and so forth,” said Don Montanaro, CEO and chairman of TradeKing. “We’re pleased to give them access to a truly professional-grade portfolio management tool with plenty of firepower as they wrap up their year-end reviews. These new features made possible by Portfolio Director 8.0 Desktop are yet another step in giving our clients greater visibility into their ongoing investment success, helping them to make informed decisions about their equity and options trading.”
With Portfolio Director 8.0 Desktop, TradeKing clients can benefit from features including:
Time Weighted Returns – An easy to understand performance report based on Time Weighted Returns shows TradeKing clients at-a-glance how well their portfolio is performing over any timeframe, or against any benchmark, the client chooses.
Asset Allocation – A flexible asset allocation that displays allocation by symbol, investment type, Morningstar Category, or a client’s own custom classifications.
Portfolio Rebalancing: Clients can create a model portfolio to know when their portfolio is out of balance and make re-balancing their holdings a snap. The feature even recommends the number of shares to adjust.
Flexible Reports – Clients can create their own spreadsheet-style reports with their selection of columns and headers. Portfolio Director features many reports from which to choose and more than 100 different fields, so clients can tailor reports based on their specific needs. For instance, TradeKing clients can track their stock option strategies (e.g., Covered Calls, Bull Put Spreads) and see the true cost basis, or view the profitability of trading systems using the trade entry/exit notations.
Tax Gain/Loss – Clients can run reports showing their taxable gain / loss against the original purchase price of a stock, including date purchased and sold.
Portfolio Benchmarks – Clients can benchmark their individual portfolios against a number of metrics, including the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
About Portfolio Director, Inc.
Founded in 1999, Portfolio Director, Inc. (PDI) delivers investment management technology products to both professional and individual investors. PDI offers two solutions for the professional investment advisor. “Portfolio Director Web” is designed for web-based reporting while “Portfolio Director Desktop” is designed for application-based reporting. On February 1, 2008, The Motley Fool has selected Portfolio Director 8.0 Web to provide performance reporting solutions for The Motley Fool’s exclusive subscriber websites.
Joel P. Bruckenstein, CFP, technology editor for Morningstar Advisor and, said in a recent product review: “Anyone looking for a good basic portfolio management and reporting package that won’t break the bank should take Portfolio Director Desktop for a test drive.” Additional information can be found at http://www.portfoliodirector.com.
About TradeKing
Recently rated the top discount broker for the second consecutive year by SmartMoney Magazine (“Best Discount Broker” by SmartMoney 8/1/07, based: on Customer Service; Mutual Funds; Trading Tools; Research; Banking Amenities) (1), TradeKing, at http://www.tradeking.com is a nationally licensed online broker dealer offering simple, low flat fees (Please see https://www.tradeking.com/PrivateView/services/Services/commissions.tmpl for more details on trade commissions for low priced stock, bonds, mutual funds and other securities).
The TradeKing Web- based platform features powerful online equity, options and fixed-income trading tools including real-time portfolio information, advanced order entry, customized charting and alerts, free research and integrated news, stock, option and mutual fund screeners, volatility charts, a pricing probability calculator, enhanced option chains and interactive educational information.
TradeKing also features innovative community networking capabilities to help connect like-minded traders for enhanced strategy development and information sharing. TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment advice. Online trading system response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance, and other factors. Non-U.S. residents may be subject to country-specific restrictions. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options available at http://content.tradeking.com/wiki/display/tkservice/Characteristics+and+Risks. Member FINRA/SIPC.
(1) SmartMoney is a joint publishing venture of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
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