If you think you’ve got this investing thing all figured out, put your skills to the test and go head-to-head with fellow investors with the new Trading Quotient (TQ) from optionsXpress:

 Take our quiz to find out just how much you know about investing
 Find free educational resources targeted to the areas in which you may need improvement
 Compare your TQ "score" against other competitors to see how you match up

Get your score and a whole lot more – take the TQ challenge today.

The more time you have to spend organizing and administering your account, the less time you have to concentrate on what really matters – investing. That’s why optionsXpress is always on the lookout for new ways to make your life easier, like our new Money Manager tab.

The Money Manager is a great way to keep track of all your funding activity in one convenient place. Both the ACH Manager and Standing Wire Manager in this area are designed to help you quickly and easily set up, view and modify your funding information.

We’ll soon be adding a new Check Manager function to this tab as well. In the meantime, let us know if there’s anything else you’d like to see.

Have plans for the weekend? How about two Texas-sized days of investing education from some of the biggest names in the business – all for FREE?

Join us for optionsXpo 2008 at the Dallas Convention Center on November 15 and 16. This is your chance to:

- Learn strategies from veterans like Dan Gramza, Tom Busby and more
- Interact with optionsXpress staff and investment industry leaders
- Engage in lively investing discussions and get your questions answered live

Your FREE Pass to this great event– a $49.99 value – includes all meals, access to the exhibit hall, and admission to dozens of breakout sessions, all conveniently organized by experience level.

So don’t miss this big weekend of investing education in Big D – register today .

Now it’s even easier to put our innovative Screener tool to work for you, canvassing the market for potential stock, option, mutual fund, or ETF opportunities based on your preset criteria.

Thanks to the suggestions of several customers via the optionsXpress Wish List (wishlist@optionsxpress.com), we’ve added several new choices to help narrow your search:

- Exclude non-optionable stocks
- Exclude stocks with no single stock futures (SSF)
- Exclude a stock if earnings are being reported between two selected dates

By making it easier to refine your search, we’ve made the Screener an even more useful tool for finding your next investment possibility. See how it works.

We’re closing out a busy 2008 slate of live education events with two great dates in the Sunshine State. If you’re trying to make sense of the past year or just looking for some ideas for 2009, make plans to join us for one of these remaining FREE opportunities:

Tampa Site Nite
Thursday, November 20, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

West Palm Beach Workshop
Saturday, December 13, 9:00am – 4:15pm

We hope to see you in Florida.