Yesterday I participated in a great day of trader education organized by Tom Busby and the folks at DTI and sponsored by optionsXpress.My presentation discussed the best way to develop a theme about the market and test whether and how much profits can be made using our backtesting tool, The OddsMaker. It was a great discussion and it gave me personal satisfaction that I am finally able to put into practice advice that Dr. Brett Steenbarger gave me many months ago. Tomorrow I will start a small series on how I'm using The OddsMaker in this way.

Below are some of the questions (and my answers) the group asked during the show:Q: [11:35] Zoo the new guy: If I already just opened an OXPS (optionsXpress) account may I use the discount?A: You are referring to our special pricing subsidized by OXPS for new