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May 15, 2012 A Key Odds Enhancer, Often Overlooked
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By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy, VP Education

All market speculators share the same goal: enjoy consistent low risk profits. This week Sam identifies a specific and crucial rule that is missing from many traders’ plans that may be keeping them from accomplishing this goal. Read Full Article »


Taxes Article

May 15, 2012 Keep It Simple and Consolidate Your Retirement Accounts
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By Michael Atias, OTA Tax Pros, Director of Tax Services

If you are a typical investor, you likely have three or four different retirement accounts. Michael discusses the benefits of consolidating retirement accounts and how to go about doing so. Read Full Article »


India Markets Article

May 15, 2012 Fail to Plan
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By Brandon Wendell, Online Trading Academy, CMT - Senior Instructor and Trader Mentor

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Brandon discusses how true this statement is when it comes to trading, and how to avoid failure by having an overall trading plan that details how to trade and protect capital. Read Full Article »


Stocks Article

May 15, 2012 Back to the Basics
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By Brandon Wendell, Online Trading Academy, CMT - Senior Instructor and Trader Mentor

Though learning advanced trading tactics may enhance a newer trader’s ability, Brandon reminds us that keeping trading as simple as possible is ultimately the best strategy when making decisions. Read Full Article »


Forex Article

May 15, 2012 Why Are You Concerned About Your Win/Loss Ratio?
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By Rick Wright, Online Trading Academy, Equities, E-mini Futures, Options, Technical Analysis Strategies, Platform Immersion, and Personal Trading Plan Instructor

Most new traders (and many experienced ones) believe that a very high win/loss ratio is necessary to be a profitable trader. Rick explains how this is actually very far from the truth. Read Full Article »


Options Article

May 15, 2012 Double Diagonals: Advanced
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By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy, Equities, E-mini Futures, Options, Technical Analysis Strategies, Platform Immersion, and Personal Trading Plan Instructor

With implied volatility at very low levels in April, Double Diagonals was one of the valid options strategies that traders could have used. Josip walks us through the details of a recent Double Diagonal trade on XEO. Read Full Article »


Commodities Article

May 15, 2012 Cheese or Wine? Your Choice
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By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy, E-mini Futures, Commodity Futures, Technical Analysis Strategies, and Personal Trading Plan Instructor

When a trader starts to trade stocks with less volume, they may run into problems with trade execution due to liquidity. This week Don explores the question: “How do we know if a market is liquid enough to trade?” Read Full Article »


Real Estate Article

May 15, 2012 Multiple Offers, Counter Offers, and Multiple Counter Offers
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By Diana Hill, Online Trading Academy, Professional Real Estate Investor Instructor

We are seeing more and more markets where inventory is very low and buyers are gaining confidence. Diana addresses these questions: “What happens when there are multiple offers? How do sellers deal with this and what can buyers expect?” Read Full Article »


Specialty Skills Article

May 15, 2012 What Matters Most
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By Dr. Woody Johnson, Online Trading Academy, Mastering the Mental Game Instructor

When you are aiming to master your mental game, it is important to support your ability to focus on “what matters most” in the trade. In this week’s article Dr. Woody Johnson looks at this statement and considers its components. Read Full Article »