OptionsHouse Enhances Trading Tools for Online Investors | 2009-02-25

Online brokerage firm OptionsHouse, LLC ("OptionsHouse"), subsidiary of proprietary options-trading firm PEAK6 Investments, L.P., has made enhancements to its trading platform with the addition of new tools.¹ The company has added a probability calculator, a profit/loss calculator, and volatility charts.

Also new to the OptionsHouse platform are streaming charts and news, a customizable feed that updates every minute. The charts, ranging from intraday (one-minute) to 10-year, can be tailored with technical indicators including Bollinger bands, stochastics, RSI, and MACD. Relative-strength charts can also be built to compare one symbol against another.

The streaming news function includes stories from the AP wire, as well as feeds from The Fly on the Wall and Midnight Trader.

OptionsHouse CEO George Ruhana noted, "The addition of streaming charts and news was the number-one requested feature in a customer survey we conducted last fall." Last week, Ruhana told customers, "These tools are just some of the many ways OptionsHouse is hoping to make its customer base among the most informed and independent in the trading universe." In the fourth quarter of last year, the brokerage also launched daily video content, an online blog manned by Ruhana and Chief Investment Strategist Steve Claussen, and a series of free live seminars in cities across the country.¹

For Steve Claussen`s online tutorials demonstrating these tools, visit the OptionsHouse home page, click "OH TV," and go to the "Education" tab.1

About OptionsHouse:

OptionsHouse, LLC, is an online stock and option broker delivering a fast, streamlined trading experience on its professional-grade trading platform, accessible at OptionsHouse.com. OptionsHouse's flat-rate commission structure offers online trading of $9.95 per option trade and $2.95 per stock trade, with no escalating fees, regardless of size.²

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. In addition, electronic trading poses unique risk to investors. System response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance and other factors. OptionsHouse provides neither investment nor tax advice. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options | Risk Statements and Disclosures, copies of which can also be obtained by contacting our Customer Service Department at customerservice@optionshouse.com.

¹Information provided by OptionsHouse, LLC ("OptionsHouse") is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any particular security, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions. Commentary and opinions expressed are those of the author/speaker and not necessarily of OptionsHouse. Neither OptionsHouse nor any of its employees, officers, shareholders or affiliated companies guarantee the accuracy of or endorse the views or opinions of guest speakers or commentators. Projections or other information regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature and are not guarantees of future results. Any examples used that discuss trading profits or losses may not take into account trading commissions or fees.

²No escalating per-contract fees for equity options. OptionsHouse reserves the right to pass-through any regulatory fees and any third-party fees related to index and ETF options. For stocks priced $2.00 or less, add $0.01 per share for the entire order. See www.optionshouse.com/rates for more details on trade commissions for mutual funds and other securities. Customers may trade up to 50,000 shares or 4,000 option contracts per trade; trades in excess of these parameters require multiple order tickets and will be billed as separate orders.