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OptionsXpress has been featured in numerous publications receiving awards from Barron’s, Forbes, Kiplinger’s, Smart Money, and more. As an online stock broker OptionsXpress thrives in offering simple and inexpensive ways to buy and sell stocks and trade options.
Some of the reasons to choose OptionsXpress over competitors Scottrade, Etrade, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, and Sharebuilder are:

1. Low [...]

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There are several key stock market indexes every investor should know when trading. The major stock indexes are the NASDAQ Composite, the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrials, and the NASDAQ 100.
Here is a list of all 100 companies that make up the NASDAQ 100 market index along with their stock tickers:

MSFT - Microsoft Corp
GOOG [...]

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                Two weeks ago I discussed contrarian thinking.  Most investors agree that the path to profits is achieved by taking an approach that differs from others.  For this reason, most consider themselves contrarian by nature.  However, taking a different approach does not make one a contrarian investor.  The key is to take an approach that [...]

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The consumer confidence report and new home sales came out today with horrific results yet the Dow and S&P 500 are actually even on the day. (Checks streamer again) No, make that green on the day. Is this just another example of crazy market irony?
It just doesn’t make sense how such, “doom and gloom” news [...]

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May was my best month of the 2008 year as far as trading in the stock market goes with a strong performance that came from momentum trading.
I didn’t trade as often as previous months this year, but sticking in top industry groups I definitely got the best of some high flying momentum plays.
Below are the [...]

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                 I am always interested in what can be learned from reading financial statements.  At their core, certain information must be discussed.  A company will provide their financial results, accounting assumptions and various details about how their core business is operating.  Outside of those numbers, management is given great latitude.  Management is given the ability [...]

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                Life is complex.  From the moment we awaken each morning, a never ending cycle of decisions appears.  For most people, preparing for work, getting children off to school and enduring a morning commute offer increased stress levels.  By the time their workday begins, stress has become elevated, fatigue encroaches and then we realize our [...]

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