StartOptions.com has launched its Binary Options Affiliates Program

StartOptions.com has launched its Binary Options Affiliates Program along with a very attractive revenue share program.  This is an ideal fit for marketers who are looking to build long-term, strategic income following the immense growth of binary options trading.

Binary Options Wiki

TradeSmarter launched  a comperhansive knowledge base that covers the binary options trading market.
Tradesmarter’s binary options wiki includes all the relevant information a trader should know in order to trade binary options sucessfully.

TradeSmarter.com is a technology and services provider of binary options trading solutions. TradeSmarter Binary Options Platform enables online traders to speculate easily on a wide range of instruments within the financial markets such as binary stock options, binary commodities options, binary forex options, bungee options and binary indices options . TradeSmarter Solutions allow Partners to deploy sophisticated financial components within any new or existing online environment, customized with the look and feel of their own brand. Now platform is live at
TradeSmarter.com – click here to trade options

What are Binary Options?

Binary options came about as traders and investors worldwide strove for new, simplified ways to trade across the financial markets.  Binary options are a cross between traditional buy-and-sell options and those of fixed returns.  However, do not be overwhelmed by this new system; more and more financial traders are finding it the most simple, ‘straight up’ and enjoyable way to get the best out of online trading.

Trading Binaries- How does it work?

Binary options or digital options, can have only one of two possible outcomes. When trading binary options we only have to ask ourselves two questions. First, what is the current rate of currency we are analyzing? Second, can we expect the rate to be higher or lower in a fixed time from now? For example, imagine you are a trader who is willing to risk $100 on the idea that Euro/Dollar’s exchange rate will increase in one hour from now.  If your prediction is correct and the fixed return rate is 70% you will receive $170.  If incorrect and your binary option decreases below the strike price, you will lose your initial investment and receive nothing.  The term ‘binary’ thus suited this all-or-nothing type of trading. You should now be starting to realise why binary options are fast becoming the simplest way to trade the markets and are yielding large profits for online traders. But here are a few more factors to help you:

Benefits of trading binary options

1. Controlled Risk – The percentage reward is known from the outset, as is what the player stands to lose i.e the exact amount they placed.

2. Easier, simpler – The player only needs a sense of direction i.e. ‘Will the exchange rate increase/decrease in half an hour?’

3. “In the money” – For a profitable trade to take place there is a need for price to close in-the-money, a winning trade will receive the entire payoff, even if was ‘right’ by a single tick.

4. Protection – A safer option to take if a trader has an open position elsewhere in currency, stocks etc. Utilizing a binary option can eliminate a further loss elsewhere.

5. Punctuality – Binary contracts are being issued around the clock, allowing traders to trade on multiple time frames. There is always an expiration time arriving, which constantly yields new opportunities for binary traders.

Select Direction:
1. “Call Option” – Select call if you believe that the instrument will close above the current price
2. “Put Option” – Select put if you believe that the instrument will close below the current price
3. Select Investment amount

Example:

Digital Option Calculation

The cash-or-nothing digital option provides a fixed payout of M when the price of the underlying instrument S ends up above (in the case of a “call”) or below (in the case of a “put”) the strike price K.

This can be visualized as follows, with the height of the horizontal bar equivalent to the payoff M:

White-Labeling of binary options products and why network based companies such as Tradesmarter, St Minver and Ning are ideal fit for online brands nowadays

The recession is here and online brands are engaged in a race to generate more products but with limited funds.  Here I want to explain how white-labeling can pump revenues of existing online brands and provide a light at the end of today’s economically-recessed tunnel.

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What is the White-Label approach?
The term ‘White-Label’ was formed decades ago to describe a product or service that was produced by one company but then rebranded by other companies to make it appear as if they had produced it.  Supermarket ‘own’ products for example are supplied by manufacturers that supply the same products to multiple supermarkets, changing only the labels.  Websites use white labels to allow a successful brand to offer a service without having to invest in creating the technology and infrastructure itself.
From advertising to HR, the Internet is shifting towards this performance-based model. Why spend valuable resources when you can cut time and costs and create a win-win situation with exciting solution providers?

The benefits of using White-Label solutions are:
•    A wider client base via engagement of the partners clients
•    A better service to your client base
•    Avoids investment in new infrastructure

Success Stories:
There are many success stories of leading media brands who entered new arenas by using existing network operators to host their sites.

A great example of white labeling is the St.Minver – Yahoo! partnership, which gave way to one of the biggest gaming sites in Europe.  In 2007 Yahoo! UK decided to enter the growing poker segment and made a white-label partnership with St.Minver.  Each side brought to the table what they did best; St.Minver managed the operations and infrastructure of the site while Yahoo! brought its large client base.  Many online brands have done the same and integrated existing gaming network products into their online offering.
Ning.com is another great example. The Ning platform allows companies to open their own social networks for employees.  Advertising is implanted into their users social networks and funds Ning revenue, while users and customers are getting a great social product free of charge.  Ning has become a tremendous success and predicts that by 2010 it will host some 4 million social networks, with tens of millions of members, serving up billions of page views daily.

TradeSmarter’s White-Label Solution
TradeSmarters vision can therefore be seen in a similar light to that of St.Minver. While we will offer out our trading platform and manage all the complex end-to-end services and operational aspects, our partners will bring their client base and marketing expertise.

What we are bringing to the table:
•    All Infrastructure including multilingual Binary Options Platform
•    Risk Management
•    Billing, Fraud detection and Multi-Currency payments
•    Feeds/Charts
•    Technical Support
This win-win formula will establish long-term, meaningful and profitable partnerships.

St. Minver:
http://www.stminverltd.com

Yahoo! UKPoker:
http://uk.poker.games.yahoo.net/yahoopoker/poker/home/index.html

Ning
http://www.ning.com

Tradesmarter White-Label Solution
http://tradesmarter.com/solutions/white-label-2

What are binary options (digital options)?

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