Technical Analysis

Intraday Trader™

Get an edge on the market with Lightspeed’s chart pattern recognition and trade setup software, Intraday Trader™, powered by Recognia.

• Get suggested price targets based on classic chart patterns.
• Discover an Event setup to match your trading style.
• Pinpoint what you want to see in an opportunity.
• Take the emotion out of your trading decisions.
• Watch opportunities streaming in on your radar screen and get “Commentary” on what’s happening.
• Available free of charge to all Lightspeed Trading clients who subscribe to real-time market data.

Videos:
Choosing an Event Setup or Custom Building Your Own
Choosing a Pre-Defined Watchlist or Create a Custom One
Monitor the intraday events as they occur

Manual:
View the complete Intraday Trader™ guide

Technical insight™

Technical Insight™, powered by Recognia helps identify technical analysis patterns for various asset classes. This tool is exclusive to Spotlight members and even allows for customized watch lists. Have technical analysis pattern changes for your investment portfolio automatically emailed to you.

Recognia has developed proprietary technology for chart pattern recognition and price forecasting. These chart patterns are known to indicate trading opportunities. The depth and accuracy of information we provide to you is only available from Lightspeed and Recognia.

Webinars

Webinars on understanding and utilizing technical analysis are available to Lightspeed customers. Hear from professional traders on how to incorporate technical analysis into daily strategies. This interactive atmosphere allows Spotlight members to ask questions and interact with professionals who can often simplify and make technical analysis approachable.

Forums

Discuss and exchange ideas in real time with other traders. Topics can range from the best trading ETF’s to the best cities for traders to live in.

News & Research

Spotlight members gain access to daily market news and exclusive commentary focused on active trading issues 

T3Live.com Morning Call

The T3Live.com MORNING CALL is a daily webcast and article built to help traders and investors get ready for the trading day. The show, featuring T3Live.com’s Scott Redler and theStreet.com’s Alix Steel, begins live each morning on T3Live.com at 7:30am ET and runs between 20 and 30 minutes. During the program, Scott provides actionable stock picks and analysis for active traders, breaking down the hottest stocks and sectors in the market that are setting up for momentum moves. Alix delivers analysis of major headlines and highlights macro trends to help active investors approach the market with a greater degree of sophistication and a more strategic plan. The full article features additional analysis of stocks, sectors and indices, including annotated charts showing important technical areas and actionable price levels. Watch and read the T3Live.com Morning Call each morning to learn how to approach the markets like a seasoned professional!

Morning Report

Our morning report that provides a snapshot of events that could help shape the trading day. Get up to speed on the latest critical economic data, key earnings releases, and important breaking news before the trading day begins.

Lightspeed Index

The Lightspeed Index is a real time listing of the top 20 stocks traded on Lightspeed Trader  including the top P&L gainers and losers.  See the stocks that professional and active traders are trading.   

SMB Capital Blog

A regularly updated blog written by active traders from a proprietary trading firm. Provides a unique perspective on the market.

Zacks Research Wizard

The Research Wizard is a complete research tool which provides screening capabilities, stock ranking searches, email alerts, customized reports, create portfolios and back-test your trading strategies. 

Trader Blogs

Read blogs written by experienced traders,  trading groups, market psychologists, and industry experts. Gain exclusive access to blogs written by investment CEOs.

Twitter Feeds

Read the latest buzz on stocks and news through Twitter.  A large assortment of different Twitter feeds provide unique perspectives on the market. A centralized twitter listing provides access to all the main Twitter feeds that matter most to active traders.

Knowledge Center

Our Knowledge Center has been developed to act as a point of reference for our customers. 

Training Videos

Videos designed to enhance the Lightspeed experience:

•  Getting started on the Lightspeed Trader platform.
•  Real tips from real traders on approaches to active  trading.
•  The Lightspeed Advantage.  

Searchable FAQ’s

FAQ section allows you to:

• Search based on keywords.
• Learn more about  advanced order and customization.
• Refresh your memory on Lightspeed Trader basics.

User Guides & Release Notes

As we continually make enhancements to our trading platform, it is essential to keep up to date with all the changes.  This section houses all of our user guides and release notes in chronological order.  Though we make every attempt to notify our customers directly, it is highly encouraged to frequent this section to insure you are running the latest version of Lightspeed Trader and are versed on the newest features.

Asset Class Education

Learn novice to advanced strategies for trading equities, options, and futures in our asset class education section.  We have broken down the information information by asset class for your convenience.

Interactive Q & A

Scheduled chats with other Lightspeed customers on maximizing the power of Lightspeed Trader. You will have access to tips from other traders on how to fully utilize Lightspeed Trader to fit your trading style, as well as learn about features you may not have been aware of.  Make sure to prepare any questions you have in advance in order to have any questions you have answered.  As always, feel free to contact our Relationship Managers at rms@lightspeed.com .

Reference Center

Our goal at Lightspeed is to deliver solid education tools across various asset classes and products. In an effort to better serve you, we’ve created a host of strategic partnerships with third party education and trading psychology providers.

• Equities
• Options
• Futures
• Forex

Equities

Whether you’re an experienced trader or a new trader, Lightspeed has partnered with some of the industry’s leading equity education providers who cover a broad array of topics to help enhance your trading skills.

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T3Live.com is an online educational platform for traders and investors of all experience levels. We provide you with an arsenal of innovative trading tactics. We have created a virtual community for traders, built solely by traders. It’s powered by experienced professionals that will help you navigate the markets with precision. T3Live.com continues to redefine the way people trade by teaching them how to trade effectively.

• WATCH THE PROFESSIONALS TRADE STOCKS LIVE
• REAL-TIME VIDEO BROADCASTS
• DAILY STOCK CALLS
• CHAT WITH PROFESSIONAL TRADERS
• PROFESSIONAL TRADER SQUAWK

Website: T3Live

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Cyber Trading University (CTU) was founded in 1995 by Fausto Pugliese. Fausto was one of the original SOES bandits of the early 1990′s and one of the first independent traders to take advantage of the Direct Access Trading technology boom that started in 1987. He acquired a wealth of knowledge from years of hands on experience and working side by side with some of the most practiced and successful traders in the industry. CTU provides general education webinars for Lightspeed customers.

Website: Cyber Trading University

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Options

We’ve partnered with the industry’s leading options education providers-such as the Options Industry Council-to provide both beginner and seasoned options traders with some of the best options education available.

The Options Industry Council (OIC) was created to educate investors and their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of exchange-traded equity options. Options are a versatile but complex product, and that is why OIC conducts hundreds of seminars and webcasts throughout the year, distributes thousands of interactive CDs and brochures, and maintains a website and Help Desk focused on options education.

Getting Started What is an option? Options Pricing Long Term Options (LEAPS) Index Options Options Trading Strategies Long Call Long Put Married Put Protective Put Covered Call Cash Secured Put Bull Call Spread Bear Put Spread Collar Long Straddle Long Strangle Tools Pricing Calculators Strategy Screener Position Simulator Options Glossary Options Quiz Options INVESTigator Software (free) Options DVD (free) Options Book Live Seminars – Register Today

FAQs General Information Basics Options Exercise Strategies Options Price Behavior Expiration Trade Entry and Execution Options Assignment LEAPs© and Cycles Splits, Mergers, Spinoffs and Bankruptcies Technical Information Online Classes Options Basics Symbols and Quotes Options Pricing Buying Calls Buying Puts Contract Adjustments Covered Calls Options Strategies in a Bullish Market Options Strategies in a Bearish Market Options Strategies in a Neutral Market Introduction to Spreading Volatility Options Webcasts Options Audio and Video Podcasts

Whether you’re brand new to the world of options or you’re a seasoned investor looking to hone your skills and options knowledge, OIC’s online classes are ready to help guide you.

Click here to download a PDF for more information on both options and futures trading.

Futures

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CME is the world’s leading provider of stock-index futures. They offer the broadest array of futures and options products tracking key equity indexes, including the S&P 500, S&P Asia 50, and S&P MidCap 400 Indexes; Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 Indexes; MSCI EAFE Index; NASDAQ-100 Index; Nikkei 225 Index and more. CME offers several tools to help educate new and existing equity traders on the many benefits of trading CME Equity futures and options markets.

Learn Forex Trading

What’s Forex?

“Forex” stands for foreign exchange; it’s also known as FX. In a forex trade, you buy one currency while simultaneously selling another – that is, you’re exchanging the sold currency for the one you’re buying. The foreign exchange market is an over-the-counter market.

Currencies trade in pairs, like the Euro-US Dollar (EUR/USD) or US Dollar / Japanese Yen (USD/JPY). Unlike stocks or futures, there’s no centralized exchange for forex. All transactions happen via phone or electronic network.

Who trades currencies, and why?

Daily turnover in the world’s currencies comes from two sources:

• Foreign trade (5%). Companies buy and sell products in foreign countries, plus convert profits from foreign sales into domestic currency.
• Speculation for profit (95%).

Most traders focus on the biggest, most liquid currency pairs. “The Majors” include US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar. In fact, more than 85% of daily forex trading happens in the major currency pairs.

The world’s most traded market, trading 24 hours a day

With average daily turnover of US$3.2 trillion, forex is the most traded market in the world.

A true 24-hour market from Sunday 5 PM ET to Friday 5 PM ET, forex trading begins in Sydney, and moves around the globe as the business day begins, first to Tokyo, London, and New York.

Unlike other financial markets, investors can respond immediately to currency fluctuations, whenever they occur – day or night.

More Info

“All About the Foreign Exchange Markets in the United States“, from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.