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Check out what’s happening in the market this week  |  View online     Week of October 04, 2018 tickertape.tdameritrade.com         Yield Sign: Selloff in Government Debt Appears to Pressure Equities   October 04, 2018 | Category: Daily Market Update | By: JJ Kinahan   Government fixed income securities, including German and Japanese 10-year securities, sold off across the globe overnight, and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury moved above 3.2%.       Eyeing Digital Future: TD Ameritrade's Strategic Investment in Cryptocurrency Trading Exchange   October 03, 2018 | Category: At This Moment | By: JB Mackenzie   On Oct. 3, 2018, TD Ameritrade announced a strategic investment in ErisX, a regulated derivatives exchange and clearing organization that will list cryptocurrency spot and futures contracts on a single platform.       Financial Sector Earnings: Checking in Ahead of Q3 Reports   October 01, 2018 | Category: Sector Outlooks | By: JJ Kinahan   Here's a look at what's been going on in the financial sector ahead of upcoming earnings reports in a few weeks. The Fed's rate hike path and the continued flattening of the yield curve have been two of the big focuses.       Pile on With Multi-Spread Organic Trading   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: thinkMoney Authors   Maybe volatility is low and you believe a breakout is about to happen. But you don't know which direction price will move. Or maybe you believe the markets are high and you don't know when they might fall. What options strategies could you trade?       Putting "Too Good to Be True" to Use   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: thinkMoney Authors   Traders sometimes talk glowingly about thrilling options trading strategies without considering the risks. There are some alternative strategies such as short out-of-the-money verticals that you could consider to better manage your risks.       A Day in the Life … Of a Bond Trade   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan   Trading bond futures may not be as risky as you think. A step-by-step guide that explains bond futures contract specs, pricing, and margin can go a long way. Walk through a 10-day bond trade and get a feel for day-to-day price action in the bond futures markets.       Four Big Myths About Volatility and How to Debunk Them   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: thinkMoney Authors   When markets are volatile you may hear the media come up with different explanations. But how reliable is that information? There are four myths about volatility you may often hear and why they may not necessarily be true.       Vol Whisperer: Volatility Watch   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: thinkMoney Authors   The VIX often makes explosive moves. What do these types of moves mean?       Return On Capital: The Great Decider   October 01, 2018 | Category: thinkMoney Magazine | By: Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan   Return on capital when trading options is different than return on capital when managing investments. Here's what return on capital means to an options trader.       Useful links   ABOUT TICKER TAPE CONTRIBUTORS CLIENT LOG-IN ABOUT US EDUCATION TOOLS & PLATFORMS UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES         Visit us online   Email us   800-669-3900   Find a branch Follow us:     Please do not reply to this email. Replies are not delivered to TD Ameritrade. Get in touch or visit the contact us page on our website. You have subscribed to our messages with l1069.banking@blogger.com. 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