The FlashTrading Service

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The FlashTrading Service is short-term options trading service geared for active traders which is unique in its approach: low capital at risk, frequent market commentary based on the futures markets and real-time options trading, not to mention the options insights you can't help but pick up. 

The FlashTrading Approach

Our objective in this service is extremely simple. We want our accounts to be in the green for the trading week, whether it is by $10 or $1000 or anywhere in between. That does not mean we will always achieve our goal, but we will consistently employ a strategy using relatively low amounts of capital to attempt to achieve quick gains in the market.

Our trading methodology is based on years of trading the futures market and employing knowledge of futures behavior to the short-term options market. We will have our fair share of losing trades...you are not properly trading if you do not know how and when to take a loss. But our quantity and quality of winning trades should more than make up for the occasional clunker.

The FlashTrading team is expertly familiar with any number of options strategies, advanced level indicators, and black box systems. However, our strategy, like our objective, is very simple..."get on the right side of the market over a short time frame". While we are very cognizant at all times of market influences, breaking news events, and sentiment, we do not try to predict the market. We let the market dictate our moves. As famed trader Jesse Livermore said, "Markets are never wrong, but opinions often are."

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About The FlashTrading Service

In our humble opinion, The FlashTrading Service utilizes a relatively unique approach to options trading. The service:

• Is a short-term options trading service geared for both beginning options traders and the more experienced options trader looking for an entirely new approach to trading.
  
• Focuses primarily on the relatively new weekly options listed on the CBOE, as well as near-month options.
  
• Searches out daily trade set-ups which specify put and call strikes and entry and exit prices, usually on equity index ETF’s like SPY, QQQ, and DIA. We will also trade on occasion options on specific equity stock options, sector index ETF options (Select Sector SPDR’s), the VIX volatility index, and options on leveraged ETF’s such as SSO, SDS, QLD, QID, BGU, BGZ, FAS, and FAZ, to name a few.
  
• Employs extensive use of the futures market to determine optimal entry and exit points.
  
• Provides Real-time trading alerts via both e-mail and posted on our "live blog."
  
• Provides market commentary via our "live blog" discussing the action in the market and our leanings at any particular point.
  
• Utilizes a philosophy of being in and out of the market on a relatively fast basis (hence the name), with positions usually closed within the trading day.
  
• Employs a strategy of limiting out-of-pocket risk by using the weekly options which are lower-priced and offer greater leverage.

Here's a sample of a recent trade: Purchase 5 SPY August Week 4 puts at $1.07 per contract, exit at $1.65 for $290 profit on a $535 investment, +54.2%. (A typical trade will use 3-10 contracts and option prices between $.30 and $1.50 per contract.)

However, we want to make it clear that The FlashTrading Service is designed for active investors who are able to trade markets on a real-time basis and can accept the risks involved with short- term options trading. While risk management plays a vital role in this service, The FlashTrading Service is not designed, nor is it appropriate for the average investor. This service is designed for those traders able to take action on a moment's notice.

What Makes The FlashTrading Service Different?

Many of the most successful short-term daytraders exclusively use futures contracts on the S&P, Dow, Nasdaq 100, Russell index and other futures vehicles to trade quick intraday moves in the markets.

For the average trader, futures trading can be intimidating, highly risky and requires the willingness to put higher levels of capital at risk. Our goal is to replicate the approach and best practices of several futures trading systems into an easy-to-understand and execute options trading service which uses the leverage of options but strictly defines more manageable levels of risk.

The growing liquidity of weekly options gives us a lower-cost opportunity to take advantage of the market’s daily moves. We have within our arsenal over a dozen specific trade set-ups which will be employed as appropriate

Note: We will also employ a few other strategies to capture periods of high market uncertainly, such as option straddles, and the occasional longer- term trade via option debit spreads. The rationale and execution of these trades will be clearly and concisely explained before entry.

Important Note: In order to take advantage of all trading opportunities, we devote a minimum of $10,000 to the service.

The FlashTrading Service Manager

The service is managed by David W. (aka the Underground Trader), who has over 25 years of experience in the financial markets. He has worked with or consulted for major banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of NY Mellon, financial news and data provider Thomson Reuters, CIGNA’s Pension and Investment Group, several hedge funds and venture capital firms pursuing Internet ventures, and the American Stock Exchange. In his work with the American Stock Exchange, he was deeply involved with the first broadscale introduction of now well-known ETF’s, such as SPY, DIA and MDY, to the retail investing public.

Here are some thoughts/comments on the service from our manager David W. (aka the Underground Trader):

My greatest lesson learned as an active trader is that taking "small bites" out of the market on a consistent basis is the way to go... For those considering the service, please understand that our goal is to be the "opposite" of all the over-hyped options services out there with their "how I made millions trading options" claims... This service is not about promising huge gains, it is about consistently profitable weekly performance and also the "fun" of being in the markets just about every day... And adding another tool to one's trading approach...

Constant Communication

Your managers will be in communication via the "live blog" technology during the day. And in case you aren't at your computer, you can elect to have blog entries (including trade alerts) emailed to your phone, tablet, or notebook.

Performance Updated Daily

At StateoftheMarkets.com, we know the key to any service is the bottom-line. Thus, we update and publish our performance on a daily basis.

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Let's Talk Pricing

The FlashTrading Service is a "pro level" options trading service priced at $189 a month, which is less than $9 per trading day! (Quarterly and annual subscription plans are also available.)

To Sum Up

While we may be jaded in our view, we believe strongly that The FlashTrading Service is unlike anything else available on the web for active traders. So, do yourself (and your portfolio) a favor: Try The FlashTrading Service today!

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The FlashTrading Service is a model portfolio. The return calculations shown above represent hypothetical system testing. The returns shown do not represent actual trading, do not take into account payment of commissions nor reinvestment of dividends, have inherent limitations, incorporates the benefit of hindsight in the development of the model, and are for informational purposes only.

Your actual results may differ from results reported for the model portfolio for many reasons, including, without limitation: (1) performance results for the model portfolio do not reflect trading commissions that you may or may not incur; (2) performance results for the model portfolio do not account for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity, that may affect your results; (3) the securities chosen for the model portfolio may be volatile, and although the "purchase" or "sale" of a security in the model portfolio will not be made in the model portfolio until confirmation that the email alert has been sent to all subscribers, delivery delays and other factors may cause the price you obtain to differ substantially from the price at the time the alert was sent; and (4) the prices of securities in the model portfolio at the point in time you begin subscribing to our service may be higher than such prices at the time such stocks or options were chosen for inclusion in the model portfolio.

The S&P 500 is a stock market index containing the stocks of 500 large-cap corporations, most of which are US companies. The index is the most notable of the many indices owned and maintained by Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill. S&P 500 is used in reference not only to the index but also to the 500 companies that have their common stock included in the index. Investors cannot invest directly in the index.

Investments in equities and options carry an inherent element of risk including the potential for significant loss of principal. Past performance is not an indication of future results.