FOUNDATION
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STAFF
Dr. Michael K. Hoffman is a 25-year member of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and 15 year member of the Chicago Board of
Trade (CBOT). He is president of UOT Financial Services (UOTFS), a Trading Firm
that services approximately 200 Traders and Brokers. Dr. Hoffman is a former
meat, interest rate, currency and indicy floor trader
and broker. In 1981, he was one of the first brokers in the Eurodollar Trading
Pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. From 1987 -1992, he was a “Power
Broker” in the Standard & Poor 500 Trading Pit. Presently, he trades Foreign
Currencies. Since 1992, he has been an instructor at the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange, introducing, teaching and lecturing students on the challenges of a
career in trading. He is the Founder & Chairman of the University of
Trading, an educational firm that caters to those individuals who desire to
embark on a professional trading career. His book “Pit Trading, Do you have the
Right Stuff?” has been read by all those who desire to become floor traders.
Dr. Hoffman is profiled in both Super Traders Meet Kryptonite
by Art Collins and When a Man Turns Forty by Curtis Pessman.
Michael Radkay is a 15 Year
Veteran Pit & Screen Trader & Broker specializing in trading the 30
Year U.S. Bond and Dow Contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade. On the trading
side of Mike’s life, he is considered to be one of most consistent futures
traders in the world. He has recorded and completed a succession of winning
days that lasted over 4 years, 2000-2004. This record can only be matched if a
trader has never had a losing day. Presently, Mike is working on mastering the
trading of foreign currency markets. On the training side of Mike’s world, many
S&P Traders attribute their success in trading to Mike’s in class trading
drills, the sharing of his trading experiences, and his candid discussion of
what it takes to be a successful trader. As President of the University of
Trading and the Premier Teaching Instructor, Mike’s classroom presentations are
organized, insightful and understandable. Besides inventing the RDS System of
Trading & Home Study Program, Michael is the founder of the University of
Trading RDS Trading Service (a business that provides individual market entry
and exit points to traders who need market confirmation when trading.).
Dr. Hoffman and Michael Radkay have introduced
over 4500 students to trading, through classes, seminars, clinics, workshops,
tutoring, and Futures Magazine and Trader Expo Presentations on trading.
COURSES
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Course Description
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Length
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Cost
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Foreign
Currency/FX/FOREX Trading Workshops
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êîíåöôîðìûíà÷àëîôîðìûWorkshop I: Trade Now
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For the individual
who knows nothing about trading and is willing to: Learn how to use the 24
Hour Trading Execution Screen that all new traders should use when beginning
to trade; Learn to use the Trading System that the pro's use to trade and
determine market direction; Learn how to open your own trading account with
$300.
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FREE
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êîíåöôîðìûíà÷àëîôîðìûWorkshop II: Advanced Profitable
Trading Techniques
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Every trader uses
different techniques and strategies to trade. Many traders use a combination
of techniques and strategies to reinforce their decisions to get in and out
of the market. Learn the reasons of when a particular strategy or technique
is appropriate and then determine, while trading in “Real Time,” what
strategy works for you.
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êîíåöôîðìûíà÷àëîôîðìûWorkshop III: Advanced Training -
Trade with Your Instructor
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Some participants
in our workshops want to watch their instructors
trade, others want their instructors to watch them and, finally, some want to
trade along side their instructor. In this workshop, you will have an
opportunity to watch, be watched and to trade with your instructor.This
workshop generates a high degree of give and take and the dialog provides and
ideal way to maximize your personal learning style.
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Workshop
IV:
1-on-1 Tutoring for Currency Spread Trading
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Spreading, a
secret trading style by insiders, is rarely
discussed or taught. For decades spread traders have made more money than
traders who trade one market. You can now receive personalized, 1-on-1
tutoring on mastering the art of spread trading in a 2 hour workshop. The
prerequisites to take this Workshop are completion of Workshops 1 and 2.
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êîíåöôîðìûíà÷àëîôîðìûInvidual Training
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5 day,
One-on-One Personal Tutoring Program
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It our intention to tailor this educational
experience to your individual needs. Consequently, we will adjust and alter
the 5-day experience to meet your particular interests and desires. Upon
learning, identifying and determining that you have a higher level of
interest in a particular aspect of the trading business, bring your thoughts
to the attention of Dr. Hoffman, Founder of the University of Trading or
Michael Radkay, President & Head Instructor for
further explanation, focus and study.
In addition, your tutoring program does not end
after 5 days. We, at the University of Trading, have an on-going interest in
helping you become a successful trader. You can extend your one-on-one
tutoring for additional weeks at substantially reduced rates.
Finally, you can
trade from our trading room in Chicago, your home or anywhere in the world.
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5
day
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Web
based, On-Line Options Trading Courses
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Basic
Options Trading Course
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The University of Trading offers the most complete
and easily understood options trading course in the industry. You can
complete the course from anywhere in the world at your own speed and on your
own time table.
Each level is broken down into sections followed by
quizzes and tests that reinforce the key points of the chapter. The
information is sequential and builds upon material covered in previous
chapters. A comprehensive final exam is included.
The entire course usually takes 40-60 hours to
complete and the entire program contains:
– Glossary of trading terms
– Questions and answers
– Quizzes and tests
– Graphs and table
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40-60 hours
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$295
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Intermediate
Options Trading Course
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$495
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Advanced
Options Trading Course
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$495
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Core
Courses (Chicago Campus)
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New Trader
Fundamentals Course
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Students will
learn and practice the fundamentals of trading including: • How to use the
trading execution screen that the professionals use • Develop screen trader
awareness (determine what is happening in the market) • Develop screen trader
assertiveness (when to pull the trigger getting in and out of the market) •
Eliminate screen trader hesitation (how to act and react when trading).
Trader self-talk and trader visualization will be introduced as a shortcut to
mastery through mental repetition.
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RDS System
& Technical Trading Course
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The RDS System
& Technical Trading Course provides an easy to learn trading system for
new traders to trade any product. It is designed to provide the new trader
with the tools to understand, develop, and use technical trading strategies
that the successful and consistent traders use to win each day.
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Advanced Courses (Chicago Campus)
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“Real Time”
Screen Trading With UOT Financial Services
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This course will
give you an opportunity to: Use the RDS Trading System while trading the
E-mini S&P's; Use the RDS Trading System to
trade Foreign Currencies; Learn to trade with the assistance and guidance
of a successful University of Trading Screen Trader; Learn how to gauge,
analyze and keep records of your daily performance.
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No date
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No date
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New Pit
Trader Course
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Getting ready to
trade in the trading pit is what the New Pit Trader Course is all about. The
New Pit Trading Course provides an action packed floor trading experience.
Scrimmages during this course are at the frenzied pace of a real pit. The
rapid changes and the thrills and fears of trading all prepare the student
for actual trading in the future. All the fundamentals, techniques and tricks
learned during the University of Trading series of core courses are expanded
upon and fine tuned in preparation for actual future trading.The
scrimmage and challenged oriented format will enable the trainee to begin to
develop his own trading style.
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Product
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RDS Home
Study Course
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The RDS Home Study Course provides an introduction
and the underlying rational of the Rotating Directional System, and then
quickly moves to hands-on and specific examples of:
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How to structure
trading data,
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Build trading
spreadsheet tables,
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Create trading
charts,
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Interpret trading
data,
· Seek confirming
trading signals,
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Identify specific
trades and execution targets,
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$365
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