UPCOMING EVENTS

Forex Trading Expo -- Sept. 11-12, 2008
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino -- Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Forex Trading Expo will give you access to trading experts from across the country to learn what works best for successful currency traders.
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optionsXpress Free Options Seminar -- Sept. 18, 2008
San Francisco

Join optionsXpress for a three-hour seminar on how to get the most out of your online investing.
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optionsXpress' CBOE 'Bridge' Event -- Sept. 24, 2008
Chicago

Spend a FREE day touring the CBOE and getting a bird's eye view of optionsXpress' trading platform.
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optionsXpress' CBOE 'Bridge' Event -- Oct. 22, 2008
Chicago

Spend a FREE day touring the CBOE and getting a bird's eye view of optionsXpress' trading platform.
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CBOE and Stifel Nicolaus Webcast -- Sept. 16, 2008

This webinar will cover short-term trading techniques and tactics for index options.
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CBOE's 'The Options Intensive' -- Oct. 23-24, 2008
Chicago

This 2-day seminar lets you explore advanced option concepts including spread trading strategies and implied volatility.
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The NEW Real Trading -- Oct. 30, 2008
Houston

Learn how to realize consistent income from your 'off-floor' options trading experiences.
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The NEW Real Trading -- Sept. 4, 2008
Chicago

Learn how to realize consistent income from your 'off-floor' options trading experiences.
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CBOE's 'The Options Initiative' -- Nov. 13, 2008
Chicago

This seminar is designed to give investors new to options a comprehensive introduction to the characteristics unique to listed options.
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CBOE's 'The Options Intensive' -- Dec. 4-5, 2008
Chicago

This 2-day seminar lets you explore advanced option concepts including spread trading strategies and implied volatility.
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Michael Shulman

2 Types of Bullish Bets

Do you think a stock is about to go up? You can buy call options or sell put options, as both indicate that you're making a bullish bet. But how you get from Point A to B is quite different.

Write Puts to Get Long a Stock

Learn how being 'assigned' to buy stock can be a reward for employing a smart strategy.

3 Ways to Sell Short

A quick quiz -- what are the three things you can short? Check your answers below.

Ruby Tuesday: No Place Like the Short Side

Do you have a big menu of options facing you? I'll walk you through an incredible trade on Ruby Tuesday (RT).

5 Short-Side Investment Rules

What are the five rules for constructing great short-side positions? Read on to find out.