• What Are Options?

Options are financial instruments that give the right, but not the obligation, to engage in a future transaction on some type of underlying security. Buying a call option provides the right to buy a specified amount of a security at a set strike price at some time on or before expiration, and vice versa buying a put option provides the right to sell. Upon the option holder's choice to exercise the option, the options writer who sold, or wrote the option must fulfill the terms of the contract.

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• Options Trading Software Valuation Models

Theoretically the value of an option can be determined by a variety of techniques, software, systems, including sophisticated option valuation software models. These software models can forecast and predict how the value of the option will change with changing market conditions. The risks associated with trading and owning options can now be better understood and managed with higher degrees of precision with these options software models.

• Different Types of Options

Exchange-traded options are an important type of options which have standardized contract features and trade on public exchanges, allowing trading among independent parties. Over-the-counter options are traded between private parties, most times well-capitalized institutions, which have negotiated separate trading and clearing arrangements with one another. Another important type of option, particularly in the U.S.A., are employee stock options, that are awarded by a company to their employees as additional incentive compensation.

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Tuesday, June 16 at 6pm ET Understanding the VIX, part two with Brian Overby of TradeKing.com
Before you decide to trade VIX options, be sure to join Brian for this eye-opening session on a confusing option product. After the session is over, your understanding will include what a volatility index is, what the VIX represents, how the VIX is priced, and when it expires. For Veterans.

Tuesday, June 23 at 6pm ET Using Fundamental Analysis to Evaluate Investments, part two with Dr. Margaret Smoller of Wayne State University
Fundamental analysis can be a great technique to help you analyze potential investing opportunities. Sit in with Dr. Margaret Smoller as she covers some of the basics of this method. Examples of income statements and balance sheets will be used to illustrate concepts. For Rookies.

Thursday, June 25 at 8pm ET Rookies Corner: Contingent Orders with Nicole Wachs of TradeKing.com
Do you find yourself watching every tick of the market in order to jump on a possibly short-lived opportunity? Join Nicole as she explains how to use Contingent orders to make your life easier. Topics include stock orders, option orders, taking profits, limiting losses, and the pros and cons of this order type. Please review sessions on Types of Orders and Trailing Stops to improve your understanding of this webinar. For Rookies.

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Tuesday, June 2 at 4:30pm ET Improve Your Odds When Trading FX Options
Nicole Wachs, Director of Education at TradeKing and former market maker, will teach you how to use relative implied volatility analysis to strategically stack the odds in your favor. In this eye-opening session, Nicole will focus on not only why, but how to develop an outlook on implied volatility, which may help you place better trades.