About Day Trading: Stop And Reverse Orders

Day Trading In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Adam Milton Stop and reverse orders are not one of the standard order types (such as market and limit orders), but they are very useful in the right situation. Even if you do not need stop and reverse orders with your current trading system, knowing about them now will make sure that you can use them effectively when you need to. This week's trading newsletter includes: - the economic calendar with volatility expectations, - an introduction to stop and reverse orders, - and the basics of options trading (in preparation for more advanced options discussions). Good trading :-)   In the Spotlight Economic Calendar With Volatility Both regular and high volatility new releases are distributed very unevenly this week. There are many news releases from Europe, several news releases from Asia, and only a few news releases from the US. Europe has seven high volatility news releases, Asia has three high volatility news releases, and the US has two high volatility news releases. The European and Asian markets will probably experience high volatility and significant price movement throughout this week, while the US markets experience less volatility than usual ... view the economic calendar              More Topics Options Strategies Stop And Reverse Orders Some trading systems require that whenever a trade is exited, a new trade is entered in the opposite direction. These trading systems often make very short term trades (such as scalping trades), and are often in an active trade almost all the time (i.e. they are either long or short, but rarely flat). If you trade such a trading system, or are considering trading such a system ... find out about stop and reverse orders   Options Trading Basics Many day traders who trade futures, also trade options, either on the same markets or on different markets. Options are similar to futures, in that they are often based upon the same underlying instruments, and have similar contract specifications, but options are traded quite differently. Options are available on futures markets, on stock indexes, and on individual stocks, and can be traded on their own using various strategies, or they can be combined with futures contracts or stocks and used as a form of trade insurance ... learn the basics of options trading     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Day Trading Ads Day Trading India Commodities Prices Commodities Charts Commodity News Stock Option Trading Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Day Trading newsletter as lemmetry@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=daytrading&e=lemmetry@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.