Software Training Seminar

Our first annual Learning Curve Seminar was a huge success! Information about our next seminar is not yet available. Contact us for more information.

Previous Seminar

Trade-Ideas is excited to announce the 1st Trade-Ideas Learning Curve Seminar on June 16-17th 2006 in San Diego, CA. This learning experience allows attendees (i.e., current and potential subscribers) to achieve 3 objectives:

Flatten the learning curve associated with using Trade-Ideas and quickly master the ability to model trading plans and preferences
Maximize trading and risk management results
Increase Profitable Trade Ratio

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The cost is $999 / person. Space is limited. Sign up today.

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Trade Ideas, LLC
315 S. Coast Hwy 101, Suite U-138
Encinitas, CA 92024

Overview

During the last three years we helped many of our customers to create optimal strategies and gain a trading edge in today's competitive markets. The experience helped us see what works and what doesn't when it comes to modeling a trading strategy based on our alerts. The two day seminar will be focused on teaching this expertise to our customers.

Location

The seminar will be held at the Del Mar Hilton located across from the famous Del Mar Racetrack. This location provides all the amenities and is close to the Del Mar beach, local restaurants and great shopping.

Schedule

Day One - Friday June 16th

8:00am - 9:00am Check-in; Breakfast; Meet and Greet

The seminar will start at 8:00 am with breakfast. Participants will have a chance to meet, socialize, and discuss trading styles.

9:00am - 10:00am Overview

Meet the executives:

Dan Mirkin - Senior Managing Partner
Philip Smolen - Senior Managing Partner Technology
David Aferiat - Managing Partner Business Development

Topics of discussion will include: Reasons for Trade Ideas, Trade-Ideas within the context of a trader's keys to success, points of differentiation from other products, different ways to access the software and when, if ever to switch among them.

10:00am - 12:00pm Alerts

Everything we've ever been asked about the alerts, their specific filters, the formulas, the code, and what's in development. How new alerts go from suggestion to implementation. How different alerts can be used to accomplish unexpected results Q & A.

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (catered)

1:15pm - 3:15pm Filters

The difference between alerts and filters. Steps on how to get from a chart of your best trade, to a consistent, reliable Trade-Ideas strategy. How Trade-Ideas uses AND OR logic. Tips on how to apply AND OR logic to really boost your results and see things previously unseen. Q & A.

3:30pm - 4:30pm TI PRO

Overview. TI PRO Tips and Tricks (e.g., Duplicate Window, What's collaborate?, History, Splitting up windows, etc.) How TI PRO is used to train new traders. Q & A

4:30pm - 5:30pm Guest Speaker Panel (current list, subject to change/grow)

Mike Kestler - Evolution Trading
Mike is one of the owners of Evolution Trading, a proprietary trading firm with offices in San Diego California and Scottsdale Arizona. Mike focuses on trading NYSE listed stocks and will discuss how his firm uses Trade-Ideas as their premier idea generation tool to help traders beat the specialist.
Kevin Dodson - Scottrade
Kevin is the Manager of Product Development for Scottrade responsible for making Scottrade and its active trader platform Scottrade ELITE a premier trading tool. Kevin will discuss why Scottrade chose Trade-Ideas as one of the first tools to partner with and integrate into its advanced platform.
"DiamondTrim" - Professional Trader
DiamondTrim is an alias for a trader well known to readers of EliteTrader and a few other trading forums on the internet. DiamondTrim was one of the first "power-users" to understand the value of Trade-Ideas and apply its idea generation capabilities to his trading plan. The result generated multiple successes. DiamondTrim, in addition to revealing his true identity, will also discuss his trading set-up, how he develops and tests new strategies, and what makes himself an "efficient predator" in the market.

6:30pm - 8:00pm Happy Hour and a Half Sponsored by Trade Ideas

Day Two - Saturday June 17th

8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast

9:00am - 10:00am Strategy Development Examples and Q & A

Morning session will consist of breakouts of attendees into groups by trading style. Each group will design a collective strategy for overall discussion in the forum. Individuals may meet separately with executives to design their own strategies or discuss them openly in the forum.

11:00am - 12:00pm Advanced Filtering

How to take your alert set up to the next level by layering elements. Implement things learned on Friday and combine with Advanced Filtering techniques. Topics discussed will include: Volatility, Position in Ranges, Standard Deviations, Min and Max Decimal, and many more.

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (catered)

1:30pm - 2:30pm Strategy Optimization

We will show how to work with your results on the fly using History and Linking. See if the results you are seeing are the results that you want. Further optimization of a trading strategy with Alert Specific Filters. Here we will show how to make the most of our statistical analysis technology. Learn how bad prints affect alerts and filters and what we do to minimize the impact.

2:30pm - 4:30pm Requests for Features

Here we will call on our customers to let us know what they want to see in the future. We will discuss requests and comment on what is feasible.

5:00pm - 6:00pm Closing Statements and Conclusion

Cancelation Policy

Receive a full refund of your registration, less a $150 cancellation fee, by contacting events@trade-ideas.com no less than 72 hours prior to the start of the Seminar. Or ask to apply your entire balance to other Trade-Ideas products and services, to avoid the cancellation fee.

We apologize but we cannot offer any refunds if you cancel within 72 hours of the seminar or if you do not attend the full two days of The Learning Curve Seminar.

Hotel Information

We recommend that all of our out of town guests stay at the Del Mar Hilton.

Del Mar Hilton
15575 Jimmy Durante Boulevard
Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone: 858-792-5200

Located in North San Diego’s historic seaside village of Del Mar. Convenient to pristine beaches, championship golf courses, San Diego’s favorite attractions, dining and shopping. Directly across from the famous Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, host to exciting events including thoroughbred horse racing and the San Diego county fair.

Special Room Rate for Seminar Attendees: $139 / night. (You must make your reservation by Friday, May 19, to get the best rate.) Ask for this rate when you reserve your room. Or click here to reserve your room on-line.

More Information

Questions or problems? Contact events@trade-ideas.com.

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