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July 2009 Archives

July 7, 2009

On The Move

Now you can take the power and control of optionsXpress with you wherever you go with our convenient new FREE mobile application for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows Mobile web-enabled mobile devices.

Take advantage of the easy-to-use navigation system to get a full range of timely market data and vital account information, as well as a variety of trading tools, market news, and charts. You’ll also be able to see streaming quotes from your watch lists, and place stock, option and futures trades directly from your mobile device.

Get moving today with the new mobile app from optionsXpress.

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July 13, 2009

Bright IDEAS

Our new IDEAS tool can help you uncover new trading examples based on your current positions or find potential ways to modify your trading positions as your market perspective changes.

IDEAS brings together the insight and information of some of our most popular tools for a fresh new look at your trading:

StrategyScan
Trade & Probability Calculator
Chart Patterns
Trading Patterns

Log in or open an account to put IDEAS to work for you.

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July 22, 2009

Futures Functionality

Two of our most popular tools have been recently upgraded to include futures and futures options functionality:

Trade & Probability Calculator Now in addition to determining the risk and reward, buying power, and financial feasibility for potential strategies, traders can also overlay a probability curve onto the calculator and check out profit and loss scenarios to better analyze their futures and futures options trades.

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Pricer Chains for futures and futures options now include a link to this great tool to help traders understand how changing market conditions might affect the price of their futures trades.

Be sure to check out these and all of the other powerful tools that helped make optionsXpress the #1 online broker for usability according to Barron’s*.

* “Blue Chips,” Barron’s – March 16, 2009

July 27, 2009

Two For Tuesday

If you’ve been thinking about adding options to your investment mix, spend an afternoon with optionsXpress on Tuesday, July 28 to get a better idea of what’s involved.

At noon, Peter Lusk from the Options Institute discusses basic options strategies as he takes a look at Options for the Average Investor.

Then at 1:30 PM, Steve Meizinger from the International Securities Exchange breaks down one of the major options pricing components during Volatility & Its Importance to Options Traders.

Looking to trade options? Don’t miss these FREE webinar presentations from optionsXpress.

(All times are CDT)