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Clearing and Removing Cookies using Firefox

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:19:53 GMT

At the top of the Firefox window on the menu bar, click on Tools then select Options.
Select the Privacy panel.
Click Show Cookies to open the Cookies window.
In the Search: field, type the first few letters of the name of the

site with problems (e.g. yahoo in this case tradingtrainer).
Select the cookies that come up in the list that match the site and click Remove Cookie.
Click Close to close the Cookies window.
Select the Advanced panel at the top of the Options Preferences window.
Click the Network tab.
In the Cache section, click Clear Now.
Click OK to close the Options window
Click Close to close the Preferences window.

Deleting Your Cookies In Internet Explorer

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:12:33 GMT

Deleting cookies using Internet Explorer

Click Tools => Internet Options.

The General Tab should be open.

Click Delete in the Browsing History Section

Be sure the box labeled Cookies is checked

Click Delete then click OK

Log out of the website.

Clearing Your Cookies In Firefox

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:11:36 GMT

At the top of the Firefox window on the menu bar, click on Tools then select Options.
Select the Privacy panel.
Click Show Cookies to open the Cookies window.
In the Search: field, type the first few letters of the name of the

site with problems (e.g. yahoo in this case tradingtrainer).
Select the cookies that come up in the list that match the site and click Remove Cookie.
Click Close to close the Cookies window.
Select the Advanced panel at the top of the Options Preferences window.
Click the Network tab.
In the Cache section, click Clear Now.
Click OK to close the Options window
Click Close to close the Preferences window.

How to change your password

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:43:03 GMT

To change your password log into the Trading Trainer Web Portal at login.tradingtrainer.com.

From the Home page click the "My Account" link located in the upper right hand corner above the picture of AJ.

Click "My Membership" link located in the left side of the page under the heading "My Account".

Scroll to the middle of the page and click "My Profile" link located under the "Useful Links" section.

This will take you to a form to change your password and other information you may need to update.

Be sure to click "Save Profile" at the bottom of the page when you are done.

Problem with videos downloading or playing

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:11:14 GMT

If you are having problems downloading and viewing the videos on the website please follow these directions. For Internet Explorer:

In your browser -

Go to Tools.
Then Internet Options.
Then click the Privacy Tab.
Then click the Sites Button.
Copy and paste this address into the box.

- https://www.tradingtrainervideo.com

- https://www.tradingtrainer2.com

Click Allow and then OK. For Firefox Click tools => Options => Content Be sure the Load Images Automatically box is checked. Look to the right and click the Exceptions box. Add tradingtrainervideo.com and tradingtrainer2.com in the address box. Click Allow => Close => Ok

To update your cookies please follow these instructions. Internet Explorer:

Go to Tools=> Internet Options=>Privacy Tab=>Advanced Button.
Check Override Automatic Cookie Handling and Allow first and third party cookies.

Firefox: Go to Tools=> Options=>Privacy Tab Be sure the setting is on Remember History You should reboot to be sure the changes take effect.

Trouble Viewing Online Video

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:25:38 GMT

If you are having trouble viewing the recent video from the link sent to you via email, please try these recommendations.

• You may access the video directly by going to

http://www.tradingtrainerblackbox.com/options/index.php

• If you are still having issues you may want to check that you have
Flash Player downloaded on your computer. To find out if you have Flash Player
go to

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

This will tell you what flash version is installed on your browser as well as what
version is the most recent. The most recent version is 10.1.85.3.

• You may also delete your Flash cache and then press ctrl-F to try to reload.
To reload Flash Player go to

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

Broker Recommendations

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:43:15 GMT

Trading Trainer does not make any specific recommendations as to which broker or trading platform you should use. Many of our clients use Think or Swim, TradeStation, Options Xpress, Schwab and E-trade among others. They all work well with the Trading Trainer System and templates.

You will have to investigate further as to what their minimum opening balance and
addditional fees they may charge. It will depend on your trading style, ease of
learning the software, frequency of trades and volume per transaction that will determine the best fit for you.

How do I get into a Trading Trainer Investment Group?

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:47:53 GMT

How Do I Get Into A Trading Trainer Investment Group?

AJ believes that being in an investment group is the "Holy Grail" of investing. Becoming a member of a group is one of your first steps on your road to successful options training.

To become a member of an existing group or form a new group, you must first watch the Investment Group Tutorial. This can be found under the Investment Groups Tab. Watch this video and learn how to get your name posted on the Group Wanted Board.

Once your name is posted on the Group Wanted Board, you must then seek out other members listed on this board that want to meet at the same time as you, are in the same time zone (not necessary, but may be helpful for convenient meeting times), and have the same trading style as you.

You may also contact existing Groups that are looking for new members.

Next, Private Message these members and ask them if they would like to form a group with you. Once you have 2-5 members, decide on a Group name and the times for your meetings.

Now you should contact the Group Admin through the Private Messaging system in the Group Forum and request that your group be established and who will be the members of the group.

Once the Group Admin has set up the group they will contact you to notify you that you can now begin having meetings and posting your nightly picks. To send a private message, all you need to do is log into the website. Click on the Learning Center Tab and then click "Community Forum" or the Investment Group Tab and then "Group Collaboration". Once the page loads you will see Board index User Control Panel (xx new messages) View your posts Click the link (xx new messages). This will bring you to the private messaging area. Click "New PM" then fill out the form as indicated. This system is very similar to e-mail. Enter aj in the username field then fill in the subject and body of your message and click submit at the bottom of the page.

Charts of Interest Functions

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:14:02 GMT

There are a few functions of the Charts of Interest Videos that you may want to be aware of. When you pull up the Charts of Interest and press the play button you will notice three (3) icons located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If you hover your mouse over these icons you will see pop ups that describe each icon. -Volume icon -Table of Contents icon -Fullscreen Mode icon The 3rd icon from the right shows a speaker symbol and if you hover your mouse over it you will see the volume control pop up. If you hover over the next icon you will see "Table of Contents" pop up. If you click "Table of Contents" you will see the different segments of the video and can click on the segment that you wish to view. The last icon to the right will allow you to view the video in fullscreen mode.

Opening a Trading Account from outside the United States

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:01:15 GMT

The Trading Trainer Community is made up of people from all over the world. There are many brokerages and trading platforms that will allow you to open up a US trading account. Think or Swim is one of them and TradeStation as well. You will have to do some investigating of your own. You should also ask their customer service about tax ramifications also.

How much does it cost to write a covered call

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:58:58 GMT

The actual cost of buying a stock and writing a covered call depends on the price of the stock and the option.
You must own at least 100 shares of a stock before you can sell 1 call contract against it. 1 contract applies to 100 shares of stock.

So if the stock is $5, it will cost you $5x100 = $500 to purchase the stock. You can then sell 1 contract for each 100 shares.

Charts Loading Slowly

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:47:09 GMT

If you are experiencing chart loading problems especially with the Trading Trainer pre-existng template setups you may want to downgrade your version of Java.

After extensive testing we have found that Java 6 Update 7 works optimally with the charting tool. Any updates higher than 7 may cause your charts to load slowly. The latest Java updates also seem to work fairly well.

To uninstall a previous version of Java, please follow these instructions.

Click Start
Control Panel
Programs
Uninstall a Program
Scroll down until you find the Java version currently installed on your computer.
Highlight the program and click uninstall.
Follow the instructions to uninstall the program.

To install Java 6 update 7 go to java.com.

Click Downloads in the top tool bar of the page.
Click other Java versions located in box to the left.
Click the Archive Java Technology Products Download link located under older versions.
Next to Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) JDK/JRE - 6
Click the drop down box to find 6 Update 7
Click go.
Click Download JRE
Follow installation instructions

How To Get Your Specific Trading Questions Answered

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:41:28 GMT

What is the best way to get your trading specific question answered?

First, as a member of the online Trading Trainer Community you have access to the Community Forum. You can find this on the Trading Trainer Web Portal under the Learning Center Tab. Here you will find posts from other members of the community. If you have a trading question, you may post it here and either AJ or other experienced members of the community will answer them. Often times you can find the answer to your question by doing a search on key terms.

Another way to get answers to your questions is by sending a private message to AJ. All you need to do is log into the website. click on the Learning Center Tab and then click "Community Forum". Once the page loads you will see

Board index
User Control Panel (xx new messages) View your posts

Click the link (xx new messages). This will bring you to the private messaging area. Click "New PM" then fill out the form as indicated.

This system is very similar to e-mail. Enter aj in the username field then fill in the subject and body of your message and click submit at the bottom of the page.

The support desk is generally limited to technical and membership questions.

Getting Started with Trading Trainer

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:39:56 GMT

Getting Started With Trading Trainer

New members often ask what is the best and fastest way to get up to speed quickly with the Trading Trainer System.

As a new member to the Trading Trainer Community the first thing you'll want to do is bookmark this web address for our login page.

==> login.tradingtrainer.com

Here are a few areas that you may want to study .

Log into the web portal at login.tradingtrainer.com and click on the
Learning Center Tab.

Underneath the Learning Center Tab you will see a link to "Workshop Replays".

This is a great place to start. There are 12 "Workshop Replays", each of them
run about 1 1/2 hours. They are replays of webinars AJ did in research
for his book and take you through the Trading Trainer process from A
to Z. This will take you some time but we believe well worth it.

Next, go through the Quick Start Teleclass. Be sure to download the
workbook from the link towards the middle of the page. These are all
audio links and you must follow in the workbook. There may be some
overlap in the material as that also starts you at the beginning with
options. The class is from a few years ago but still contains plenty
of pertinent information regarding the system and the templates that
AJ uses.

You should then go through the "Site Tutorial" which will show you how
to navigate the website and read the reports.

Be sure to listen to the Daily Recommendations and watch the Charts of Interest
videos you receive notifications via e-mail each day. You will pick up something new each time.

If you have questions that you don't feel have been answered in this
material, then please go to the Community Forum (also located under the Learning Center Tab) and first search for the answer by entering key words in the search area. You will probably find many articles that answer your question.

If for some reason you still do not get the answer, then post your question in the Community Forum. You will be sure to get a response there.

Getting up to speed will depend on how much time you have to study
the material and how dedicated you are. It may seem overwhelming at first, but once you understand it it will become second nature.

Priority Indicators For Support Tickets

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:36:26 GMT

The Priority Indicators have a range of 1 – 5.

A support ticket given a priority #1 means that the issue is Urgent and you would like an answer as soon as possible.

A support ticket given a priority #5 means that your issue is not critical and you can wait a short time for an answer.

Any number between 1 and 5 may be chosen to let us know how significant your question is.

Problem accessing the Money Link Webinar Registration Page

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:35:44 GMT

If you are having difficulties registering for the upcoming Money Link Webinar please click the link on the Home Page below the Announcements which says "View All Announcements" located at the bottom of the Announcement box.

This will take you to another page that has a link that says "Click here to Register for this week's Money Link Webinar".

What is the Trading Trainer Apprentice Program?

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:55:56 GMT

The Trading Trainer Apprentice Program is a 9-month immersion program where not only does AJ tell you and show you how to trade options, but he makes you trade options while he looks over your shoulder. The intention of the Apprentice Program is to not only to solidify your skills as an options trader and to make trading options an integral part of your life (versus being a daily chore) but also to help you in putting together an automated trading system that fits you and your situation / style best.

Apprentices look at trading, not as the end all to be all, but rather as a means to having your dream lifestyle, which is a better end all to be all.

How to view the DVD

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:33:31 GMT

How to view the DVD

The video portion of the DVD is best viewed by inserting the DVD, not into your computer, but rather into a standard DVD player attached to a television set.

The bonus audios and transcripts are best accessed by inserting the DVD into your computer. Immediately close whatever default software attempts to launch, whether it was successful or not. Then, using either "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer" select the DVD-ROM drive, then further select the subdirectory labeled "DVD-ROM". Located within that subdirectory are compressed zip files of the audios and zip files.

How To Clear Your Cache Or Temporary Internet Files

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:06:38 GMT

Please follow these instructions to clear your cache or delete your temporary internet files.

For Firefox users. (Internet Explorer instructions below)

1. Click Tools.

2. In the drop down box that appears, click “Clear Recent History”.

3. Click the arrow next to “Details” to show your options of items to clear.

4. Check the box next to “Cache”.

5. Click the box that says “Clear Now”.

For Internet Explorer Users

1. Click Tools.

2. Click Internet Options

3. Click the General Tab

4. Click Delete in the Browsing History section.

5. Select “Temporary Internet Files”.

6. Click on “Delete”.

Commissions from Affiliate Referrals

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:27:01 GMT

When someone signs up with Trading Trading through one of your Affiliate Links, they should show up in our system right away. If you have any question about someone that you have signed up, please submit a support ticket with the names of the individuals that have signed up through your Affiliate Link.

Priority Indicators For Support Tickets

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:24:35 GMT

The Priority Indicators have a range of 1 – 5.

A support ticket given a priority #1 means that the issue is Urgent and you would like an answer as soon as possible.

A support ticket given a priority #5 means that your issue is not critical and you can wait a short time for an answer.

Any number between 1 and 5 may be chosen to let us know how significant your question is.

Mentor Series on MP3 files

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:19:11 GMT

At this time the "Following in their Footsteps" Mentor Series is only available to play online.

Priority Indicators For Support Tickets

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:14:23 GMT

The Priority Indicators have a range of 1 to 5.

A support ticket given a priority #1 means that the issue is Urgent and you would like an answer as soon as possible.

A support ticket given a priority #5 means that your issue is not critical and you can wait a short time for an answer.

You can choose any number between 1 and 5 to let us know how significant your question is.

Volume Indicator on Charts

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:29:54 GMT

We are aware of the problem and have our software team working on it. We will let you know when this problem has been fixed.

How Much Money Do I Need To Get Started?

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:29:54 GMT

A very large component of the Trading Trainer system or plan, if you will, is 'Money Management'. Money management, at a high level, is maximizing your gains, minimizing your losses and make sure you stay an investor for the long haul (don't blow your whole initial investment on one trade that loses.) Our money management rules limit how much of our portfolio we can invest in any one trade.

Options are sold in lots of 100 called a contract. These two boundary conditions combined, will price us out of the range most options cost, if our portfolio isn't big enough.

What is big enough? Some people start with 2,000 USD. But, the choices really don't open up to you until you are in the 5,000 - 20,000 USD range.