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Join optionsXpress host Nina Milovac and Steve Meizinger from the ISE for the online seminar Trading Spreads using the Canadian Dollar (CDD).
Listen as Meizinger discusses current trading trends in the Canadian dollar as well as bullish and bearish strategies using the ISE FX trading instrument, CDD.

Trading Spreads using the Canadian Dollar (CDD) January 22, 2:00 PM ET

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Your opinion matters.

You told us what we could do to make FleX ChartsSM even better. We listened. Here's just a sampling of the enhancements we’ve made to FleX Charts based on your feedback:

- Customize your chart display with an assortment of colors.

- Real-time streaming quotes on the side of the charts now display bid/ask and size.

- Edit your Watch List directly from the chart page. No need to navigate away from charts to add new contracts or remove contracts from your Watch List.

- Access charting tools instantly by simply right-clicking anywhere on the chart display.

- Apply any one of our 15 NEW technical studies, and view them independently in separate frames below the main chart display, or superimpose them.

- View multiple streaming charts simultaneously with the “clone” feature.

Log in to see the FleX Chart changes for yourself. And, don’t forget to keep offering your feedback. Your comments and suggestions help us continue to build the best online brokerage possible.

Dan O'Neil
Executive Vice President, Futures
optionsXpress

We’ve received a great deal of constructive feedback about how we can improve the optionsXpress Futures platform. We're working diligently to implement new features and functionality based on those ideas.

As 2008 gets underway, we're happy to announce a number of enhancements to help make futures trading at optionsXpress better than ever.

Here's a snapshot of just a few of the improvements we’ve already made:

- More Information: Now you'll find convenient Open Interest information on the Quote Detail, Watch List, Futures Chains, and Xpress / FleX Charts pages.

- More Convenience: Use the new Saved Orders function to “park” your frequently used orders so they can be used repeatedly in the future, quickly and easily.

- Better Futures Options: Trade ratio option spreads, run hypothetical option margins on the Trade Calculator, and see the dollar value of each option – along with expiration date and days until expiration – on the Futures Options Chain page.

- Preferred Mark-to-Market: Based on customer preferences, futures and futures options positions are now marked to the last or settlement price, rather than to the bid or ask price.

These improvements are just the tip of the iceberg in a great year ahead for futures trading at optionsXpress.

Remember, many of the changes you see are a direct result of feedback from our customers – so be sure to continue to share your ideas with us! Email us at info@optionsxpress.com or call 888.280.8020.

The optionsXpress DragonSM has been scanning the markets for stocks with a high put/call ratio – that is, the relative volume of puts to calls – which is often a sign of developing bearish sentiment. As of 3:53 PM EST today, the following ten securities had more put option buyers than call option buyers, and the average option volume was greater than 500 contracts:

OSK (OSHKOSH TRUCK CORP)
HSOA (HOME SOLUTIONS AMERICA)
ETE (ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY)
EWG (ISHARES INC)
ARM (ARVINMERITOR INC)
HBI (HANESBRANDS INC)
DISH (ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATION)
HUN (HUNTSMAN CORP)
FDO (FAMILY DLR STORES INC
HLF (HERBALIFE LTD)

Joseph Cusick
Senior Vice President of Education

Historic volatility is defined as the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. What exactly does that mean? In layman's terms, it's the movement of a stock price without regard to direction over a specified period. If a stock is experiencing bigger daily stock price changes and higher historic volatility during a given period, it could be a sign of greater uncertainty to come.
The optionsXpress Dragon scanned the market at 12:00 PM EST today for the ten stocks with the highest Historic Volatility. The stocks below have been selected based on their historic stock volatility ranking and total option volume greater than 500 contracts. Historic volatility is based on 30-day averages.

Stock Description

RIGL RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS
WCI WCI CMNTYS INC
ABK AMBAC FINL GROUP INC
MBI MBIA INC
CFC COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL
FMD FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP
FRPT FORCE PROTECTION INC
LDK LDK SOLAR CO LTD
SPF STANDARD PAC CORP NEW
RAD RITE AID CORP
CSIQ CANADIAN SOLAR INC
IMB INDYMAC BANCORP INC
SOLF SOLARFUN POWER HOLDING
SWHC SMITH & WESSON HLDG CO

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Joseph Cusick
Senior Vice President of Education

Scan the market with the Dragon to find stocks with high option volume:

LNET LODGENET INTERACTIVE C
ING ING GROEP N V
RGS REGIS CORP MINN
AATI ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECH
CRR CARBO CERAMICS INC
SRZ SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING
XAL AMEX AIRLINE INDEX
IWF ISHARES TR
TV GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE C
SHOO MADDEN STEVEN LTD

Chart PatternsSM

The hardest part of trading often is trying to find the best possible securities in which to invest. That’s why Chart Patterns may be a great tool to have at your disposal. Now you can narrow down the multitude of equities available to only the twenty that best match your interests and spending limits.

Pick your price range, time frame, market cap, and trend direction and let Chart Patterns help to find potential stock prospects that share those characteristics. Results are displayed in an easy-to-read chart by order of how closely they align with your criteria.

Here’s an example of Chart PatternsSM in action based on hypothetical criteria below.

Rank 1 MTL - MECHEL OAO
Rank 2 MOS - MOSAIC CO
Rank 3 CF - CF INDS HLDGS INC
Rank 4 POT - POTASH CORP SASK INC
Rank 5 MON - MONSANTO CO NEW
Rank 6 PBR - PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO
Rank 7 BVN - COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTU
Rank 8 SID - COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACION
Rank 9 | BOBJ - BUSINESS OBJECTS S A

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IMPORTANT: The projections or other information generated by Chart Patterns regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results. The above calculations do not take into consideration all costs, such as commissions and margin interest which will impact the results shown.