CALIFORNIA, (August 11, 2008) A comprehensive educational Web site offering complete coverage of stock, options and foreign exchange markets was launched today by Learning Markets, LLC. The site, available at LearningMarkets.com, is a completely free resource designed for self-directed investors.

The site offers comprehensive investing guides covering market essentials, how to find trades and how to manage a portfolio on an ongoing basis. Each guide is comprised of both text and video content available in concise, accessible formats.

LearningMarkets.com also publishes daily analysis and commentary covering stocks, options and foreign currency investing. The daily commentary takes advantage of current events and market news to provide “teachable moments” to investors.

           “There’s a plethora of news and information sites available to investors today,” said John Jagerson, founder. “There’s also no shortage of great sites offering stock picks and advice. We feel the market is looking for more. We’re determined to provide a unique perspective on the markets that teaches investors how to manage all of that information and make appropriate decisions for their portfolios. Our goal is simple: deliver high-quality education, for free, without conflict or bias, for both novice and experienced investors alike.”

          Simultaneous with the launch, Learning Markets also entered into a content distribution partnership with InvestorPlace Media, LLC, a leading financial publisher and Web portal. “For almost 35 years savvy investors have relied on our services to achieve their financial goals,” said Christopher Marett, SVP and Editor-in-Chief. “Now more than 1.2 million investors rely on our actionable advice from some of America’s most successful independent investing experts like Louis Navellier, Tobin Smith, Richard Band and Jon Markman. But we also know that sometimes our customers want more than actionable stock and strategy advice. That’s why we’re so excited about our partnership with Learning Markets.”

          As of the official launch of LearningMarkets.com there are more than 80 video lessons and 40 video commentaries available for viewing. New content is published several times each market day. In addition, a forum is available for registered users to post questions to the analysts and discuss the lessons with other registered users. Contributor biographies are available on the site and include published authors, experienced speakers and active investors all with many years of experience educating investors.

Courses currently available include topics such as, “How to determine the size of an option trade,” “Why long term options can serve as good substitutes for a long stock position,” and “How to diversify a good stock portfolio to maximize your risk management.” Daily commentary currently available includes such topics as, “What traders think the Federal Reserve might do and how it could affect the markets” and “ways to take advantage of the rise in oil prices.”

About Learning Markets, LLC

Learning Markets was founded by four online publishing industry veterans with decades of combined experience in financial services. The site, LearningMarkets.com, offers free access to high quality educational information about stock, option and forex investing. The team is dedicated to creating best-in-class financial education for active investors in a voice that is both transparent and forthright. Contributors include published authors, speakers and active investors.

About InvestorPlace Media, LLC

Founded over thirty five years ago, InvestorPlace Media (formerly Phillips Investment Resources) is one of America's leading publishers of premium investment advisory services.  Through various subscription-based newsletter services and free websites, InvestorPlace provides millions of individual investors with actionable investing ideas and financial solutions from professional investment advisors, such as Louis Navellier, Tobin Smith, Ken & Daria Dolan, Jon Markman and Dan Wiener.  Privately owned by Avista Capital Partners, InvestorPlace Media is based outside of Washington D.C. in Rockville, Maryland.

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