November 3, 2009

Featured Article

The Avocado

By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy Director of Online Education

There is a perception that proper trading and investing is somehow different than how you properly buy and sell things in everyday life. This week we will discuss how the simple logic and rules you use when buying things in everyday life that make you a smart buyer at the grocery store, for example, are exactly what will make you a profitable market speculator.
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Spotlight on Forex

A Little Something to Take the Emotion Out

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

Without the right set of rules and more importantly the right attitude, attaining a successful trading career can and will be an uphill struggle from the very start. This week we will look at how each and every new trader needs to understand that the thorn in the side of many a failed speculator lies in the emotional game.
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Spotlight on OPTIONS

Vertical Spreads: Part III

By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy Options Instructor

The aim of this article is to explain the vertical debit call strategy and is not meant to be a trade recommendation.
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Spotlight on FUTURES

Handling Varying Types of Trading Days

By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy Commodity Futures Instructor

Have you ever noticed that when your trading is going well that the days just seem to blend together and one trading day seems to be like another? Then you have those euphoric type of days and you begin to feel a little differently. Let's not forget about those inevitable losing days we have in the market. I would like to address these various days in this article and shed a little light on them.
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REAL ESTATE

What is an REO? I Hear Rumors That They're Missing

By Diana Hill, Real Estate Instructor

This week I will define and discuss what an REO is - and what it means for real estate investors.
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