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Euronext.liffe Launches Investor Trading Tool To Help Investors

Date 24/01/2003

Euronext.liffe, the world's second largest futures and options exchange, today announces the launch of OptionEasy for Euronext.liffe Equity and Index Options. This powerful and user-friendly online service was developed by OptionEasy Ltd, an organisation specialising in online financial analytics applications. The OptionEasy trading tool provides comprehensive and user friendly information on equity options and aims to provide UK investors with the practical trading experience on how to analyse the potential of their options trades regardless of market conditions, whilst minimising the associated risks.

The OptionEasy service is free of charge through www.liffeinvestor.com and consists of:

  • A User Guide giving a comprehensive tour of the service;
  • The OptionEasy Strategy Matrix where users can select from 46 options strategies according to various criteria such as user proficiency level, market outlook etc. Each strategy comes with its own comprehensive Strategy Guide, describing the context of the strategy and the market conditions under which the strategy may be appropriate together with illustrations to assess the maximum risk, profit potential and break-even point. The guides include popular strategies such as Covered Calls, Long and Short Straddles, Strangles, Butterflies and Condors, to name but a few of the 46!
  • The Strategy Analyser is a unique and practical "trading dashboard", which is designed to help users develop the habit of understanding their trade before submitting it to the market. The Analyser is designed to precisely mimic the way investors trade with their online broker and gives clear visual representations of all the variables that will affect the risk, reward and breakeven profile of the chosen strategy.
Commenting on the launch of the new trading tool, Jonathan Seymour, Head of Equity Products at Euronext.liffe, said: "At a time when equity futures and options are enjoying record trading levels, Euronext.liffe is delighted to offer UK private investors a dynamic trading tool. It explores 46 trading strategies to help investors to maximise the potential of their investments using these powerful investment products and minimise their losses."

OptionEasy for Euronext.liffe Equity and Index Options builds on Euronext.liffe's existing dedicated private investor centre at www.liffeinvestor.comwhere starter and master classes may be taken in its Learning Centre.