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Transatlantic Exchanges, Brokers Put Their Money on European Options Growth

December 17, 2007
By John Hintze

OptionsXpress, operating in Europe for about 18 months, has long emphasized education, providing customers with Web seminars, online content and books on trading options. Perhaps indicative of Europeans' growing interesting in the market, the firm's top executive in Europe had what appeared to be the misfortune of presenting a seminar in February at the London Business School when a rare blizzard hit. As it turned out, 187 participants trudged through seven inches of snow to attend the two and a half hour presentation.