“Continuing Education for Traders”
Date:
Saturday, July
12th, 2008
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Extended presentation… registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Location:
http://www.Radisson.com/DenverCO_Stapleton
(Two blocks south of
I-70 on
(303) 321-3500
(Free airport shuttle, free
wireless internet, and special DTG discount rates for rooms are available at
$79 per night)
Topics:
“Optionology”
and
"The Seasonal Nature
of Markets"
Guest Speakers:
Paul Brittain
Lan Turner
Room
Fee:
DTG Members $25 (Nonmembers $35)
Part 1: Optionology 101
As industry insiders we feel as though we have developed a keen
understanding of the risk and rewards of option trading. The goal of this
presentation is to distribute a candid, entertaining, and optimistic account of
the realities involved.
This class offers a very logical approach to option trading and
although it targets intermediate level traders, will be presented in a way that
beginning traders will be able to follow and experienced traders will
benefit.
Topics
Covered:
·
A
crash course in option mechanics
·
The
long and short of option trading
·
Credit
Spreads AKA Iron Condors
·
Synthetic
Swing Trading with aggressive option spreads
·
Ratio
Spreads
·
Range
Trading with butterfly spreads
Part 2: Trading Futures with Lan
Turner of Gecko Software
Lan
Turner will be covering futures trading strategies focused on the
"Seasonal Nature of Markets"
Topics
Covered:
·
How
to identify extremes in seasonal price action.
·
How
to take advantage of seasonal extremes.
·
Seasonal
market triggers and exit point.
·
How
to manage a seasonal trade.
Alaron
In
addition to working hand-in-hand with customers, he has been managing brokerage
firms and training brokers since early on in his career. Considered an
expert in the field of commodity options, Paul has either been quoted in or
contributed content to just about every major industry publication, both on
paper and in the electronic media, as well as working alongside many of today’s
most respected analysts in the industry on various trading panels and
seminars.
Realizing
that a better trader made a better customer, he started publishing informative
newsletters in the early 1990’s in an effort to better communicate as well as
educate his clients. Over the years he started and still publishes the
following trading recommendation newsletters: The Beast, The BMD and the
Optionologist. In 2004 he started the online trading school www.commoditytradingschool.com,
which is recognized and attended by students around the world.
Upon completion of her education, Carley jumped into the options
and futures industry with both feet and quickly became one of the most
recognized names in the business. Within months in the business, she had
published her first article in a nationally distributed periodical. She
has been featured in the likes of Stocks and Commodities, Futures, Active
Trader, Option Trader, Your Trading Edge, and Pitnews Magazine. Carley is
often interviewed by news services such as Reuters and Dow Jones Newswire, and
has been quoted by the Investor’s Business Daily and the Wall Street
Journal. She has also been known to participate in Radio
interviews. Her newsletters the Dow / Nasdaq Report and the Bond Report
are widely distributed and have garnered a loyal following; she is also
proactive in providing free trading education, for details visit www.CarleyGarner.com.
Alaron
Lan H. Turner – President of Gecko Software,
Inc.
Mr.
Lan H. Turner is the president and CEO of Gecko Software, Inc., www.GeckoSoftware.com, creator of Track
'n Trade Pro, www.TracknTrade.com, and
Editor In Chief of PitNews Magazine, www.PitNews.com.
He is also an author, trainer, public speaker, columnist, and publisher of
numerous educational videos, books, and multimedia CD-ROMs that teach traders
how to navigate the financial markets.
For more information on this
presentation contact:
For more information on the DTG
contact:
(303) 750-5176
POB 441230
Main website: DenverTradingGroup.com
Forums for traders:
DenverTradingGroup.org
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website contact:
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environment for continuing education, provided in part, by well-informed
guest speakers, (2) Provide camaraderie with others interested in
trading, and (3) Promote the sharing of information on trading through
open discussion.
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Trading Group also provides classes, special interest group meetings, and live
trading demonstrations in our "hotComm" room.
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