Online Broker TradeKing Launches its Probability Calculator to Help Investors Estimate the Potential for Volatile Share Price Movements

Boca Raton, Fla., (PRWEB) February 9, 2006

Equity investors and options traders looking for an edge on how stock prices might react to anticipated events now have access to a new online stock trading calculator that draws on the predictive power of options trading to gauge the probability of future share price movements.

Using real-time option pricing data and a bell-curve distribution, the TradeKing™ Probability Calculator, available at http://www.tradeking.com, calculates the likelihood of a stock or index moving above or below a chosen target price at a future date. Equity traders or options traders, for example, can estimate the probability of a given stock touching a target price by a selected date.

“Taking the stock price of Google as an example, the TradeKing probability calculator today says that the probability of Google shares touching $ 400.00 by February 28, 2006 is 68.8% and the probability of Google touching $ 350.00 by the end of the month is 31.3%,” said Donato A. Montanaro, Jr., TradeKing’s co-founder and CEO. “With Google shares trading around $ 368, this is a very useful tool.”

“At TradeKing, we don’t believe investing should be a solitary experience, which is why we created a tool to help investors tap the collective wisdom of the market to help them make buy, sell or hold decisions,” added Montanaro. “Our probability calculator can illustrate, in real-time, exactly how the option market is handicapping the price outcome for a particular stock, which is valuable data for any kind of investor or investment strategy.” The probability calculator – an everyday tool used by market makers, floor traders and hedge funds – is available free to TradeKing customers.

The TradeKing Probability Calculator filters complex pricing and statistical data into a cleanly designed, easy-to-use web page with pre-populated data fields, informative charts and straightforward tools to explore stock price outcomes.

“Our goal is to offer simple, yet sophisticated tools that help investors truly understand the risks and rewards in the marketplace,” added Montanaro. “We want our retail investors to benefit from the same trading tools available to professional investors. Tools like this online stock trading calculator demystify the investing experience and make it more engaging and effective for everyone.”

TradeKing, at http://www.tradeking.com, is a nationally licensed online broker dealer offering a flat

fee of $ 4.95 for both equity and option trades, plus 65 cents per contract for options, with no hidden fees or account minimums. The TradeKing Web-based platform features powerful online equity and options trading tools including real-time portfolio information, advanced order entry, customized charting and alerts, free research and integrated news, stock, option and mutual fund screeners, volatility charts, a pricing probability calculator, enhanced option chains and interactive educational information.

TradeKing provides self-directed investors with discount brokerage services, and does not make recommendations or offer investment advice. Online trading system response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance, and other factors. Non-U.S. residents may be subject to country-specific restrictions. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options available at http://www.tradeking.com. $ 4.95 commission rate applies to equity and option trades. See http://www.tradeking.com for more details on trade commissions for low priced stock, bonds, mutual funds and other securities. Add 1 cent per share for the entire order for stocks priced $ 2.00 or less.

For more information, please contact:

Peter Seed                        

TradeKing                    

561-988-0171

Stewart Lewack

The Hubbell Group, Inc.

781-878-8882

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OptionsANIMAL Provides Education to Help Investors Minimize Risk in Today’s Market Through Proven Investment Strategies

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Lehi, UT (Vocus) November 10, 2010

OptionsANIMAL, the leading provider of options and stock trading education, has teamed up with Jon ‘DRJ’ Najarian, owner of optionMONSTER.com and contributor on CNBC, to educate investors on how to minimize the risks of investing in today’s market by using options to hedge risk. Mr. Najarian believes that this one day options trading course will give all investors the understanding of how to make their money work for them. He also said that he “guarantees this investing workshop will change lives.”

There are risks to all investments, but by using different combinations of bullish and bearish options trading strategies this risk can be managed. In this one day event you will learn steps to securing your investments. All OptionsANIMAL workshops are provided free of charge nationwide. The next event is scheduled for November 13, 2010 in San Jose, CA. To register for this event visit http://conference.optionsanimal.com

When: November 13, 2010 9:00-5:00

Where: San Jose Marriott

             301 S Market Street, San Jose, CA, 95113

About the Speakers

Greg Jensen is Founder and Chief Trainer of OptionsANIMAL, is an options investor, speaker, and author. His book, “Spread Trading – An Introduction to Trading Options in Nine Simple Steps,” like his cutting edge and innovative education, focuses on giving investors the tools and knowledge to put the odds of success in their favor. Greg has trained thousands of people from all corners of the world to be successful in any market condition.He is a Registered Investment Advisor and is actively managing private investment accounts, and earned his degree in Business Management, with emphasis in Finance, from Utah State University. He has written for a long list of investment publications, Forbes Inc, tradeMONSTER, optionMONSTER OptionsXpress Active Trader Magazine, Reuters, Wiley Trading, and other like publications and similar companies.

Jon ‘DRJ’ Najarian is a professional investor, noted media analyst and speaker, and cofounder of optionMONSTER® and tradeMONSTER®. Following a brief stint as a Chicago Bears linebacker, Jon launched his financial career at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in 1981, trading in the pits for 22 of the past 29 years. In 1989 he founded Mercury Trading, running the company for 15 years until 2004, when he sold his floor-trading operations to Citadel, one of the world’s largest hedge funds. More recently, Jon – often known after his CBOE floor call letters ‘DRJ’ – has developed and patented trading applications used to identify unusual activity in stock, option, and futures markets, notably the Heat Seeker® program, which uncovers extraordinary buying patterns from among the 800,000 quotes per second that stream from America’s stock, options, and futures exchanges. In addition to optionMONSTER.com, Jon’s research and analysis is widely cited by leading financial media including the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Reuters, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, FOX News Channel, CBS Radio, and CNBC. Jon is a CNBC contributor, hosts a daily radio show, and webcasts twice daily on CBOE-TV.

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When OptionsANIMAL was created, the goal was simple, they hoped to create the most extensive and complete options and spread trading education anywhere. They are able to deliver the education in a convenient, online format. The vision of OptionsANIMAL is improving the quality of life of individual investors by empowering them with the proper skills to protect their money, well being, and retirement. Currently offering 45 online classes on topics ranging from stock market basics to double diagonals and trade adjustments. With OptionsAnimal, investors get a complete education. Investors are taught proven strategies designed to help them become a successful trader in any market condition. In fact, they guarantee it. Perhaps the most vibrant part about OptionsANIMAL is the trading community built around the education and is comprised of thousands of students from all over the world.The unique thing about OptionsANIMAL instructors is that every one of them are actively trading, and doing so successfully in the stock market and have graduated the OptionsANIMAL education.

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(PRWEB) October 21, 2010

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