September 22, 2009

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Featured Article

Losing To Win, It's All In Your Perception

By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy Director of Online Education

This week I will demonstrate that like sports, trading is all about attitude. The winning attitude almost always beats the losing attitude. You have to be a good loser in order to win. Taking a small loss in trading is not wrong at all, it's the right thing to do and a MUST if you are ever to enjoy gains.
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Spotlight on Forex
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When It's Time to Take a Break from a Great Relationship...

By Sam Evans, Online Trading Academy XLT-Forex Trading Instructor

Any consistently profitable trader also understands that all markets are in a constant state of evolution and while it pays to be strict with your rules and plan, it also pays to be aware that not every strategy works every single time. Things change from time to time, and the key to being prepared for these instances is to be flexible enough to stay in the game until "normality" resumes.
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Spotlight on OPTIONS
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Verticals and Volatility

By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy Options Instructor

In this article, I will explain the reason why prior to selling a vertical spread, an option trader should check not only the current implied volatility of the product he or she is about to trade but also three additional components.
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Spotlight on FUTURES
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Some Tips on Using Average True Range

By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy Commodity Futures Instructor

Each day we come into the markets we should have some idea of an anticipated range for the particular market we are trading. This will help us avoid buying into resistance and selling into support levels. I will show you the technique I use to anticipate these projected highs and lows for the day.
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REAL ESTATE
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TIC - Real Estate Without Daily Management

By Diana Hill, Real Estate Instructor

As the subject matter expert on real estate for Online Trading Academy, my goal is to provide you with an insight to the asset class of Real Estate. Many of you think of real estate only in the context of either residential or rental property. In this article, I'll introduce to you a couple ways of getting involved in real estate that are completely hands-off.
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