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Lessons From The Pros December 9, 2019 Featured  |  By Russ Allen What Does the VIX Mean to Option Traders? What Is the VIX? The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index (known as the VIX) is an indicator that tells option traders whether options are currently cheap or expensive, relative to their normal values. This is an indication of whether it is a better time to be a buyer of options or a seller. The…read more Futures  |  By Gabe Velazquez How to Trade Range-Bound Markets Over the last month many Futures markets have been seesawing back and forth in a symmetrical manner. For traders who practice the method of trend following, this type of environment can be challenging. Partly because price movement fails to follow through in any persistent fashion, trends have tended to be short lived causing these aforementioned traders… read more

Education Resource  |  By Rich Magnone What You Should Know About Inheritance Tax We hear quite a bit about death and taxes and how they are largely unavoidable. Income taxes might be unavoidable, but some forms of tax, like the federal estate tax, can be avoided to a certain degree through the use of certain estate planning vehicles. One tax that does not get talked about very much… read more

The Week Ahead  |  By Merlin Rothfeld How Are Interest Rates Looking? There are a few interest rate announcements coming out this week. Will we see any surprises?   Watch Now

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