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Options Quotes and Charts
Real Time CME E-mini™ S&P 500® Options Quotes by CME
Live Mini-sized Dow Options Quotes by CBOT
SPX options quotes from Yahoo! - Delayed options quotes from Finance.yahoo.com.
SPX Options Chains - Delayed options quotes by OptionsXpress.com
E-mini S&P 500 Options Quotes - Delayed quotes (open-high-low-last price) by Man Financial Inc.
MarketTracker - real-time quotes and charts from Yahoo! ($9.95/month)
Finance.lycos.com - Free delayed futures and options quotes and charts from Lycos Finance
Downloadquotes.com - Free end-of-day quotes downloader
Tradingcharts.com - Free commodity charts and quotes
CME Globex Flash Quotes - 10 min. Delayed futures quotes by CME
Barchart.com - Commodity futures quotes and charts
www.IQFeed.net - First class real-time stock/futures/options data feed (real-time stocks and indices for $20/month if you subscribe as a QuoteTracker user from here. Add $35/month for real-time CME e-mini data). Here you can download IQFeed client application. MetaServer RT for Windows DDE feeds data via DDE into your TradeStation 2000i GloablServer (The free demo version is fully operational, but imports 2 symbols only) . QuoteTracker - free real time stock and index quotes and charts, from your broker's trading platform, or from IQfeed's data-feed. Now with data backfill. You can also set up e-mail price alerts. Here you can find how to use QuoteTracker as a data feed for TradeStation (in Italian). MarketTracker by Yahoo.com - the cheapest source of real time stock and index quotes and charts ($9.95/month). Can be used with Hyperserver. HyperServer - free real time quotes downloader and other free trading software - highly recommended! IBCharts - a real-time charting application that uses Interactive Brokers Trading Workstation to receive market data. SF-Station software for receiving real-time futures quotes for free from your J-Trader trading platform. Sierra Chart - Inexpensive real-time charts.
Portals, Analytics and Education
CME Rulebook chapter on options on S&P 500 e-mini futures - read carefuly and understand characteristics, termination of trading, Special Opening Quotation (SOQ) and exercise/assignment of options on S&P 500 e-mini futures.
CME E-mini S&P 500 Futures and Options - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
888options.com - Watch, listen and learn: options education, your way
Options FAQ - a "must read" for options traders
Online Options Tutorial - Free, self-guided tutorials by CBOT that teach you the basics of Calls and Puts, the intricacies of the marketplace, and the strategies used by options investors.
OIO.com - Opportunities in options - options education web site
Investopedia.com -Options basics tutorial by Investopedia. Investopedia is a great educational investment website that provides a great resource for both technical and fundamental studies.
Quantnotes.com - Background mathematics of options
Glossary of Futures Terms (PDF booklet) - Learn to trade like a pro...and talk like a trader! This publication is the property of National Futures Association (NFA)
Mini-SPX Index Option (XSP) - CBOE Micro Site
Mini-sized Dow Options - Information by CBOT
Financial Links Online - Comprehensive Directory of the Top Financial Sites on the Internet.
FX-Quant.com - Quantitative Forex trading system. Trading signals and managed Forex accounts
Trade-NQ.com - Nasdaq and Russell 2000 trading signals
Online Currency Trading - Hedgestreet - Hedgestreet.com makes online currency trading, foreign exchange trading and commodity futures trading simple and accessible, with tips and information easily available.
Futures Directory
- Futures directory offers links to Futures and Forex related information
including FREE charts & quotes, news, research, trading software, investment
books and more!
Books and Other Publications
J. Hull - Options, Futures and Other Derivatives - A good first step into the world of Quantitative Finance
P. Wilmott, S. Howison, J. Dewynne - The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives: A Student Introduction - Introduces the PDE (partial differential equation) approach to options pricing
P. Wilmott, J. Dewynne, S. Howison - Option Pricing- Mathematical Models and Computation - This book offers very comprehensive review of a wide variety of different types of options and different approaches to evaluate the price.
Books on Financial Economics - this is a HUGE list!
Chracteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (PDF, 8 MB) - Options Disclosure Document by Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read a copy of this disclosure document. It explains the characteristics and risks of exchange traded options.
Buying Options on Futures Contracts: A Guide to Uses and Risks (PDF) - A booklet that provides the fundamentals of trading options on futures contracts for potential investors. This publication is the property of National Futures Association (NFA)
A Guide to Understanding Opportunities and Risks in Futures Trading (PDF booklet). This publication is the property of National Futures Association (NFA)
Introduction to Options - written by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Brokerages
Striker.com - Striker specializes in the disciplined execution of third party trading systems. Member: NFA, NASD, SIPC, MFA Registered: CFTC, SEC. Options Quant's partner for auto trading.
GlobalFutures.com - Global Futures Exchange & Trading Co., Inc. Trade e-mini futures options for $5 per R/T. Use the free RCG RAN Web platform for trading options on e-mini futures.
Thinkorswim.com - Stock and stock/index options brokerage
Optionsxpress.com - Online options and stock brokers
Simulated Trading with Man Financial Inc. - Test-drive your new skills with a simulated trading account. No pressure, no tuition, no commission and no market risk!
Regulations
www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/ - Check NFA records of your broker/dealer/FCM
FCM's Monthly Financial Data - Check your FCM's financial standing
Before you trade - Visit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) website before trading
TheOCC.com - The Options Clearing Corporation
Unclassified
The Tao of the Markets - Humour by Kshitij.comOpen your own offshore banking account: Abbey International, HSBC-US, HSBC-Offshore, Citibank-UK
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