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Strategies & Market Trends : John Pitera's Market Laboratory

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All events begin at 4:30 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted.October 10, 2018
Halloween’s not even here yet, but we’ve already seen some scary gains in this year’s hot IPO market. Want to get in the game? Open and fund a new TradeStation equities account in October and we’ll deposit a share of a recently issued IPO in your account free of charge. You’ll also get our super-low commissions, industry-leading trading tools, free real-time market data and pay no software or platform fees.*
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“Volatility Tools for Options Traders” with Michael Burke
Join Michael Burke, TradeStation VP of Client Training and Education, on October 10 as he discusses implied and statistical volatility, and how options traders can make better trading decisions by comparing current volatility levels against historical levels. Mike will also discuss how to find unique volatility-based trading opportunities using TradeStation’s calculated implied volatility data.**
** Options trading is not suitable for all investors.
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Market Insights Blog: Stocks Had Their Best Quarter Since 2013
The third quarter of 2018 was the best for stocks in almost five years, with the S&P 500 posting a 7.2 percent gain. The rally wasn’t a surprise to readers of our Market Insights blog, which repeatedly detailed healthy earnings, strong economic fundamentals and a positive technical backdrop. So what’s ahead for us in Q4? Check the blog each trading day for timely insights and actionable trade ideas.
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“2018 Tax Treatment Overview for Traders” with Robert A. Green
On October 11, join trader tax expert Robert A. Green, CPA, of GreenTraderTax as he provides a timely update on tax treatment of various financial products. Robert will discuss securities subject to wash-sale-loss adjustments, Section 1256 contracts including futures and broad-based indexes, options of several types, ETFs, volatility ETNs, forex, foreign futures, precious metals and cryptocurrencies.
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Boost Your Account Balance with Fully Paid Lending!
Securities lending is an easy way to earn interest income on your equities account. Opt in to the program and if we lend your securities to other broker-dealers, you’ll receive 50% of the interest earned on the shares, accrued daily and posted to your account monthly. And you can sell or transfer your positions at any time, just as you would if they weren’t on loan. Apply today!
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“Trading Decisions and the ETF Market” with Christian Tharp
Before making any decision, traders should analyze which side of the trade offers the best chance of success: short, long or no trade at all. On October 16, join Christian Tharp, CMT, Chief Market Strategist for the Adam Mesh Trading Group, as he discusses how he identifies and trades the top-performing ETFs, as well as his outlook for the ETF market for the remainder of 2018.
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Stretch Your Dollar with Interest Sharing and Low Margin Rates
TradeStation’s interest-sharing program pays up to 0.55% interest on your equities account balance and 0.30% interest on your futures account balance. Our competitive margin rates – as low as 3.00% for equities margin accounts – put the full buying power of your account to work for you. Or trade futures overnight at day-trading margin rates as low as 25% for the most popular contracts we offer.

“Advantages of Including Options in Your Portfolio” with Dr. Don Pratl
Stock options provide potential income opportunities regardless of whether the market is rising, falling or trending sideways. On October 17 at 1 p.m. ET, Dr. Don Pratl, TradeStation Director of Trader Development and Education, will cover the basics of trading options. Don will break down common options terminology into lay terms and explain the benefits and risks of including options strategies in your trading portfolio.**
** Options trading is not suitable for all investors.
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If you’re looking for timely trading ideas and actionable insights throughout the trading day, join the thousands of active traders who follow us daily on Facebook and Twitter.

“Trading New Nasdaq-100® NQX Index Options” with Daniel Carrigan
The recently launched Nasdaq-100® Reduced-Value Index Options (NQX) represent one-fifth of the notional size of full-value Nasdaq-100 NDX and NDXP index options, providing for flexible, risk-mitigating portfolio hedging. On October 31 at 2 p.m. ET, Nasdaq Futures President Daniel Carrigan will discuss the nuances of NQX, related contract specifications and effective options strategies utilizing bear call spreads.**
** Options trading is not suitable for all investors.
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Quick Video: Finding TradeStation Desktop Help
Looking for quick, convenient help with your TradeStation desktop platform? This brief how-to video shows you where to find step-by-step instructions, screenshots with legends to describe platform features and more how-to videos.
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“Opportunities in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures” with Craig Bewick and Dan Gramza
Informed traders know that energy markets have a global impact on a variety of other trading markets. On November 6, Craig Bewick of CME Group and Dan Gramza, President of Gramza Capital Management, Inc., will explore the fundamentals and technical aspects of these dynamic markets. Dan will also share and demonstrate his proprietary approach to trading the energy markets in real time.
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