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Technical Analysis Education

Technical Analysis is the practice of anticipating future price changes of a financial instrument by analyzing past activity. This method also involves looking for chart patterns and relationships in price history.

Within our in-depth Technical Analysis Education section you can browse through powerful topics such as classic patterns, short-term patterns, indicators, oscillators and more. To access specific terms head to our Technical Analysis Glossary

If you are ready to research trading opportunities, continue to our Technical Analysis Tool.

TradeKing Glossary + Investor Articles

Getting started in trading can sometimes be confusing with all of the new terms and market jargon. Avoid all that by accessing our extensive glossary. To expand your learning, dig into our investor articles. Titles include Introduction to Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Advanced Bond Concepts and many more.

View the Glossary + Investor Articles.

TradeKing Tools

As soon as you open your TradeKing account, you will get instant access to our award-winning research and trading tools. Our tools are a big reason Barron's awarded us four stars (tops among web-based brokers) in their 2007 and 2008 surveys, and we're sure they'll impress you, too. Here's an overview of the great tools you will get.

Options Chains			Video
Options Pricing Calculator		Text	Video
Probability Calculator			Video
Profit & Loss Calculator		FAQs	Video
Options Scanner	Help Manual	Text	Video
Options Strategy Scanner	Help Manual	Text
Maxit Tax Manager	FAQs		Video
Trailing Stops	Disclosures	Text
Volatility Charts			Video

Educational Videos and Webinars

Watch first-class material from TradeKing in the comfort of your home. This list contains all of our video content.

 

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Intelligence Reports

Learn tips and strategies for trading from the experts at TradeKing.

 

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Webinar Instructions

Take advantage of this great resource to increase your skill level. Registration is required for live webinars and newly added webinar archives.

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Bounce Around Ideas with Other Traders

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