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In this blog, you'll read about Scottrade's educational tools and resources. I'll keep you posted when new features are available and highlight popular articles. If you have ideas or suggestions for enhancing our educational offering, reply to a blog post or bring it up in the Education Resources discussion group.

March KnowHow News is Here!

Creative order types, research on-the-go and this month’s “Triple Witching” options expiration all grace the electronic pages of the March KnowHow News. Here’s a look at what you’ll find this month:

Trade Up: Join A User Summit Near You – Not sure what to expect from a Scottrade User Summit? Want to see our dates and locations for the rest of 2010? Learn more about User Summits here.

Research Wherever You Are – Scottrade Mobile isn’t just for trading! We have a whole suite of quote and research tools streamed straight to your phone, so it’s easy to find your next trade and take advantage of it right away.

Gen Y: Making Investing Fun – A Scottrade study found that one reason many Generation Y investors invest is because they think it’s fun. Read more about this new wave of investors and how they’re choosing to invest.

To Stop, or To Mimic the Stop – If you’ve ever wondered how or why to use an OCO to “mimic” a stop order, you can get step-by-step instructions here, including a full explanation of why an investor might use this type of order.

In Like a Lion, Out Like a … Witch? – March is a “Triple Witching” options expiration month. Learn more about what this means and how it might impact market volume toward the end of the month.

Understand Your Risk – Special to our OptionsFirst customers: Use your Risk Viewer tool to understand the level of risk in your individual positions and your entire portfolio.

Plus, read about setting up custom alerts and sending them to your phone, and personalize your home page by sorting your Open and Completed Orders modules.

As always, I would love to get your feedback and ideas for KnowHow News, so don’t hesitate to reply here or send me a PM. Enjoy the latest issue of KnowHow News!


Posted by Education Editor on Mar 9, 2010 10:20 AM CST

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