ISE LIVE WEBINAR SCHEDULE |
Date |
Time* |
| Jack Crooks on “China’s Conflicting Relationship with the U.S. dollar" |
| Is the U.S. asset bubble good or bad for China? China's top banking regulators have sharply criticized U.S. financial management, which has resulted in a weak U.S. dollar and low U.S. interest rates, leading to "massive speculation" that was inflating asset bubbles around the world. On the other hand, China is hoping this bubble-making will succeed, creating US consumer demand and somewhere for them to export those goods. Join Jack Crooks, founder and president of Black Swan Capital with over 20 years financial advisory experience, as he discusses China’s conflicting relationship with the U.S. dollar and how this impacts currency investors, using both technical and fundamental analysis. Jack will also provide insight on how investors can uses these tools to help forecast currency movements. | |
03/11/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Jason Ayres on "Spotting Currency Trends for FX Options" |
| What’s the best way to spot trends in the currency markets? What are the market indicators telling us? Join Jason Ayres, president and founder of Optionsource.net and a leading educator and options strategist will help you identify opportunities in the currency markets. Jason will also share his view on the most commonly used technical indicators in order to find the most suitable entry points using FX Options. Demonstrating through support and resistance levels, Jason will also provide specific examples on options strategies to help reduce your risk, protect your capital and profit under various market conditions. Jason hosts the popular FX Options Weekly Outlook video podcast series. | |
03/16/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Dan Passarelli on "Trading FX Option Greeks: Understanding the Factors that Drive Profit" |
| What’s the best technique for valuing FX Options? How can accurate pricing drive profit? Why do investors need to understand how time, volatility and pricing influence FX Options trading. Join veteran options trader Dan Passarelli as he explains his methodology for option trading and valuation based on the "greeks"--the five factors that influence an option's price. Dan discussed how the greeks can lead to more accurate pricing information that will lead to trading opportunities. The "greeks" (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho) are tools for measuring minute changes in an option's price based on corresponding changes in: interest rates, time to expiration, price changes in the FX Option, and volatility. Using charts and examples, Passarelli explains how to use the greeks to be a better FX options trader. | |
03/23/10 |
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| Randy Frederick on "Exploring Vertical FX Spreads' |
| What are the advantages to using vertical spreads for FX Options? Join Randy Frederick, Director of Trading and Derivatives at the Schwab Center for Financial Research and a highly respected industry veteran, as he explores the benefits and risks of vertical spread trading for FX Options. Vertical spreads are an excellent limited-risk strategy to profit in the currency market without having to predict what will happen next. You can predict what will probably not happen in the future. Randy will compare in-the-money (ITM), at-the-money (ATM) and out-of-the-money (OTM) vertical strategies. | |
03/25/10 |
4:30 PM |
| John Jagerson on "Leverage in the FX Options Market" |
| How does leverage work in the FX Options market? Is the options market an opportunity for traders looking for an alternative to higher margin requirements in the OTC forex? Join John Jagerson, a renowned author and Forex trader, as well as founder and contributor to LearningMarkets.com as he explores the concept of leverage in the FX Options market versus the OTC FX market. Option leverage works differently than it does in the forex but it can be just as productive for an educated trader. Learn more about how options pricing works and why FX Options have been a great alternative to the OTC forex market. Forex traders have traditionally had access to fairly high leverage ratios in the over the counter (OTC) forex market. Traditionally, leverage has been at least 100:1 of notional value. That is a very high rate and one that the CFTC is determined to change. Recently forex traders have been put on notice that maximum leverage in the OTC forex will be limited to 10:1 of notional value. This has many traders rethinking their account status | |
03/30/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Steve Misic on "Charting Techniques to Shape Your U.S. dollar Opinion" |
| What’s next for the U.S. dollar? Uncertain where the markets are headed? Join Steve Misic, a top instructor (Online Trading Academy) and trader with over 15 years experience, as he discusses the best way to identify trading opportunities for FX Options based on his unique perspective on charting. Steve will provide examples of support and resistance levels, as well as how to set the rules for entries, exits, and stops. Using fundamental and technical analysis, Steve will demonstrate how you can hedge your investments, implement price forecasts with limited risks or increase your portfolio returns by selling options. | |
04/06/10 |
4:30 PM |
| "FX Options Trend Opinions: Insight to the RSI (Relative Strength Index)" |
| What is the RSI? How can it help with your FX Options trading? Join Trading Central’s top Forex analysts, Christophe Chevalier and Cyril Berkouk as they provide their latest opinions on where the markets are headed. Christophe and Cyril will also help to break down some of the most complex terminology and charting tools used to forecast the next currency moves provided in Trading Central’s alerts. Christophe and Cyril will also share their methodology for trading FX Options. Trading Central’s FX Options Trade Alert program enjoys a 1,253% rate of success since its inception in August 2007. FX Options Trade Alerts are based on technical analysis that identifies patterns in the foreign currency market. Subscribers receive timely options trading ideas, complete with in-depth analysis for each trade. Trading Central is one of the Best Performing Equity Research Firms, as measured independently by INVESTARS. | |
04/08/10 |
10:00 AM |
| John Netto on"Using FX Options to Trade The European Debt Crisis" |
| Will the euro fall to "parity” with the dollar? Will sovereign spreads continue to widen or compress? Will the EU stem the Greek debt catastrophe as this tragedy continues to unfold? The current debt crisis in Europe has created some unique trading opportunities for investors. Join John Netto, a noted author and seasoned derivatives trader, as he discusses ways traders can take advantage of the current debt crisis in Europe using FX Options. John will provide specific contingency strategies for taking on exposure for catalyst driven events using the FX options and how using intermarket analysis of various asset classes can improve your trading results. Attendees will learn how these options can help you manage risk in both a risk-appetite and risk-averse trading environment. | |
04/13/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Steve Meizinger on "Back to Basics: FX Options Volatility Explained" – Part V |
| How is volatility measured? How does it factor into how FX Options are priced? How can this indicator help you manage currency moves? Get back to basics in options trading. Join Steve Meizinger, Director of Education at the ISE with over 20 years experience, as he provides an options refresher specifically geared toward FX traders. In this session Steve will discuss how this indicator is measured and how it can help you forecast your next currency move. Steve will also cover implied and historical volatility and how they are indispensible to trading FX Options. | |
04/15/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Jack Crooks on "Preparing Your Portfolio for the Worst – Diversifying with FX Options" |
| How can you prepare for the worst case scenarios? What alternatives are available to help you diversify your portfolio? Why does everyone need a good plan? Join Jack Crooks, founder and president of Black Swan Capital with over 20 years financial advisory experience, as he discusses how investors can arm themselves with the right tools and strategies to help mitigate risk. Jack will provide examples of what you can do to diversify your portfolio, including employing FX Options. Jack will also discuss the different tools available to help forecast currency movements. Whether it’s a slow steady recovery up ahead, or a plunge into the abyss, you need to have a plan. | |
04/20/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Raghee Horner on "Trading FX Options for Maximum Profit" |
| Looking to maximize your profit with the next currency move? What techniques can you employ to take advantage of market movements? Join Raghee Horner, a best-selling author and professional trader with over 15 years experience, as she discusses her methodology for identifying patterns in the currency markets for FX Options. Raghee will explain chart pattern trading, market cycle analysis, and examine current trading set ups using Autochartist and her 34ema Wave. Learn how to manage emerging and completed patterns across multiple time frames as well as understand how to trade reversal and continuation patterns. | |
04/27/10 |
4:30 PM |
| John Person on "Using Pivot Points to Predict Price Moves in the Currency Markets" |
| Which way are the markets headed? What's the next major currency move? How far will the U.S. fall or rise against the euro? The Australian dollar? Join John Person, a professional trader and author of several popular trading books, as he discusses trading strategies investors should employ to project major turning points in the markets. Learn the most effective candlestick top, bottom and continuous formations. John will also share his proprietary Pivot Point trading method. John will teach you how to incorporate multiple time frames to calculate critical support and resistance levels. John will help explain how to predict highs and lows of market price moves using these trading techniques. | |
05/04/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Jason Ayres on "Strike Price Selection For ISE FX Option Credit Spreads" |
| Looking to generate income? Credit Spreads can be an effective way to generate monthly cash flow. Join Jason Ayres, president and founder of Optionsource.net and a leading educator and options strategist where he discusses how to implement both Bull Put Spreads and Bear Call Spreads based on your directional view. Learn how to find key support and resistance levels in FX Options Pair Values to more effectively identify which strike prices offer a greater probability of options expiration. | |
05/11/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Steve Meizinger - "Effects on Interest Rates on FX Options" - Part VI |
| What kind of impact do interest rates have on FX Options? How do they factor into how FX Options are priced? Get back to basics in options trading. Join Steve Meizinger, Director of Education at the ISE with over 20 years experience, as he provides an options refresher specifically geared toward FX traders. In this session Steve will discuss the critical role interest rates play for FX Options and how to factor them into your trading strategies. Steve will also provide specific strategies for trading FX Options. | |
05/13/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Stefen Choy on "Understanding and Trading the Volatility Skew using FX Options" |
| What is an Options Skew? How does understanding skews help when trading FX Options? Join Stefen Choy co-founder of LiveVol and one of the most successful options market makers and prop traders on the NYSE ARCA exchange floor, who will discuss the important role skews play when trading FX Options. Skews are a part of option valuations and different underlying securities have different skew characteristics. Skews are a graphical characteristic of the implied volatility of options of the same underlying asset across different strikes forming a right skewed curve. Implied volatility can be used to adjust your risk control, trigger trades and execute trades based on the market's own implied volatility level. It changes as investor sentiment changes and can be very sensitive to the overall market environment. Stefen will also discuss how implied volatility be used to forecast market direction and make trading decisions. Stefen will also be showcasing LiveVol Pro, the new standard for front-end options trading. | |
05/18/10 |
4:30 PM |
| Christophe Chevalier and Cyril Berkouk on "Understanding Japanese Candlesticks Signals for FX Options" |
| How can Japanese candlesticks analysis help you profit? Find out how these indicators allow you to project market direction. Learn how to maximize the potential of a currency option move using different trading strategies. Join Trading Central’s top Forex analysts, Christophe Chevalier and Cyril Berkouk as they provide their insight on where the markets are headed using candlestick analysis. Christophe and Cyril will help you identify a candlestick “buy” or “sell” signal at the end of a trend. This allows you to exploit options strategies that best extract consistent profits from the currency market. Candlestick signals reveal the change in market sentiment. Christophe and Cyril will also help to break down some of the most complex terminology and charting tools used to forecast the next currency moves provided in Trading Central’s alerts. Christophe and Cyril will also share their methodology for trading FX Options. | |
05/20/10 |
10:00 AM |