"Invest with an Edge(SM)" the Theme at optionsXpo(SM) 2007."Pursuit of Happyness" Author Christopher Gardner to Keynote CHICAGO -- optionsXpress([R]) today announced the agenda for this year's optionsXpo 2007, to be held October 25 through 27 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers. Featuring many members of optionsXpress' own options team and approximately 30 more highly regarded options market professionals, optionsXpo 2007 will offer a wide range of options, futures and stock investing education. This year's event boasts more than more than 40 diverse seminars designed to give investors the edge they need to be successful. optionsXpo 2007 will be hosted by optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OXPS) CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Fisher David Fisher is the name of:
* Speakers: www.optionsxpress.com/xpo/speakers.aspx * Agenda: www.optionsxpress.com/xpo/agenda.aspx. Keynoting the event will be Chris Gardner Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr. , the man behind the inspiring autobiography autobiography: see biography. autobiography Biography of oneself narrated by oneself. Little autobiographical literature exists from antiquity and the Middle Ages; with a handful of exceptions, the form begins to appear only in the 15th century. , "The Pursuit of Happyness." Gardner will take attendees on a moving journey though his past as he demonstrates how through hard work he overcame great obstacles in his life. In 2006, "Pursuit of Happyness" was made into a highly successful major motion picture starring Will Smith. More information on Gardner can be found at: * www.optionsxpress.com/xpo/cgardner.aspx In addition to the many educational opportunities that will be made available to attendees, optionsXpress plans to present the valuable prizes from the optionsXpo 2007 Sweepstakes, including a Grand Prize of two (2) round-trip business-class tickets on an international airline carrier to anywhere in the world that the carrier flies. More information on the optionsXpo sweepstakes can be found here: * www.optionsxpress.com/xpo/sweepstakes.aspx During optionsXpo 2007, investors will have the opportunity to meet and network with prominent options thought-leaders from optionsXpress and other industry groups. Further, attendees will have the chance to try out the latest optionsXpress trading tools and learn about cutting-edge products and services from optionsXpo exhibitors. "We believe strongly that education gives optionsXpress investors an edge," said Fisher. "With powerful tools like virtual trading, free live and on-demand webinars, regional seminars and the optionsXpo, optionsXpress has proven itself to be a pioneer in options investing education. optionsXpo 2007 will be a great event, and we look forward to meeting one-on-one with individual investors who want to learn more about using options as part of their long-term investing strategy." Seminar topics include: * Trade Adjustments * LEAPS1 * Spread Trading * Options Strategies * Technical Analysis * Sector Analysis * Investing Fundamentals * Futures Trading * Forex Forex See: Foreign exchange Trading * Income Generation * Global Markets * Time Decay Time Decay The ratio of the change in an option price to the decrease in time to expiration. Since options are a wasting asset, their value declines over time. As an option approaches its expiry date without being in the money, its time value declines since the probability of that * Volatility * Expiration EXPIRATION. Cessation; end. As, the expiration of, a lease, of a contract, or statute. 2. In general, the expiration of a contract puts an end to all the engagements of the parties, except to those which arise from the non- fulfillment of obligations created The Sheraton Chicago Hotel is located at 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611. About optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. optionsXpress Holdings, Inc., a pioneer in equity options and futures trading, offers an innovative suite of online brokerage services for investor education, strategy evaluation and trade execution. optionsXpress Holdings subsidiaries include optionsXpress, Inc., a retail online brokerage specializing in options and futures, and brokersXpress, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , an online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. and reporting platform for independent investment professionals. Barron's named optionsXpress the number one online broker for four years in a row (2003 to 2006) and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Kiplinger's Personal Finance (KIP-lin-jerz) is a magazine that has been continuously published, on a monthly basis, from 1947 to the present day. It was the nation's first personal finance magazine, and prides itself on delivering "sound, unbiased advice in clear, named it the top discount broker in 2006. 1 LEAPS[R] is a registered trademark of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place for the trading of stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index) , Inc. |
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