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Advertising on the Traders Club Website

The System Traders Club was founded in February of 1998 and has already attracted nearly 2,000 members from more than 50 countries. The growth of the Club continues to accelerate rapidly thanks to continuous member referrals. As far as we know the Club has now become the largest organization of its kind. (For example, the System Traders Club is nearly twice as large as the well known Club 3000 which has been in existence for more than 15 years.)

Traders Club members are a very select and hard to reach group of wealthy investors who are actively seeking ideas, products and services that will help them trade successfully. Although the membership is still small by media standards the Club is composed of a highly motivated group of sophisticated traders who use computers and have a keen interest in technical analysis and trading systems. Nearly all of the members own one or more analytical software packages such as TradeStation, SuperCharts, Metastock and TeleScan. Many of the members are active daytraders. The vast majority of our members have already spent thousands of dollars on hardware and software and have many thousands more available to spend or to risk in the markets.

Along with the growth in membership the Club’s new web site has also become very popular. Since it’s introduction only a few months ago, the attractive and informative web site has been visited frequently by thousands of non-members as well as members. The free web site offers many pages of highly specialized information for traders that is updated on a regular basis. One of the most popular features on the site is an active FORUM page where members post information and engage in discussions about trading. The traffic on the web site presently ranges from 3,000 to more than 10,000 hits per day and this level of traffic has been increasing steadily every month. We believe this unusually high level of activity demonstrates that our audience is actively seeking useful information, products and services that can help them with their trading.

At present there is very little advertising on our web site or in the Club Bulletin and we intend to strictly limit the amount of advertising in the future. As a result of this policy, any ads that do appear will be assured of attracting immediate attention.

Finally and perhaps most importantly, the System Traders Club has earned and cultivated an image of honesty and truthfulness in marketing that is respected throughout the industry. This favorable image will be shared by a select group of advertisers who are allowed the opportunity to offer quality products and services to the members.

We offer several types of advertising including Banner Ads, Button Ads and Bulletin Sponsorship. Each is described below. We have a limited number of spaces available for advertising and they will be filled on a first come first served basis. Usage statistics are available upon request.

Banner Advertising Rates

Banner advertising rates are based on a monthly subscription related to placement on the site. We allow banners in the Bulletin section on the site. We use a common navigation header on all the pages in each section which means that a banner will be seen on every page in the section. In the event that there are more than one advertiser in a section the banners will be rotated.  Prices quoted are for one Banner Ad in one section. Volume discounts are available.  Current banner rates are as follows (prices are subject to change without notice): To place a banner ad order go here

Site Location	Cost Per Month
Bulletin Section	$300.00

   

Button Advertising Rates

Button advertising prices are charged month to month on a per button basis. Rates are $300 per month per button and all buttons are displayed on the Traders Club Forum page, our most highly visited page  We only allow a limited number of Button Ads on the site per month, and placement of the Buttons is determined on a first come, first served basis. To place a button ad order go here

 

Bulletin Advertising Rates

The Traderclub puts out a Bulletin via email and we have space available for sponsors to include a 6 to 8 line text message ( approx 150 words not to exceed 200) for example, this paragraph is 130 words. Rates are $300 per Bulletin a per mailing basis. A special bonus that comes from sponsoring a Bulletin is that once it is posted to the Website, ( approx 2 weeks after it is mailed) your advertising will also be there . We Do Not Remove the Advertising from the Bulletins when they are posted online! Volume discounts are available based on the number of consecutive mailings sponsored, and you can receive discounts for combining Banner advertising campaigns with Bulletin campaigns. Our mailing list size grows daily at a reate of 100 new subscribers per week Our current ( 2/1/99) List of highly qualified subscribers is over 1600. To place a Bulletin ad order go here

 

Advertising Terms

An advertising order must be filled out completely, signed, and delivered before an advertisement will go online. . Advertisers will be billed prior to  the first day of the contract period. All advertising invoices must be paid net upon receipt of the invoice. Your ad will not go online until your invoice is paid. All advertising sales are final. If you have any questions regarding our terms, please email us .

 

Advertising Materials Submission Policies

Advertising materials are due at least one week prior to the start date and must comply with the specifications below. Please email all advertising materials.  When sending images, please be sure to include the complete URL of the accompanying link, as well as any appropriate ALT text for the advertising image. Banner and Button Ads will run for one calendar month from the start date on your Order Form.

 

Accepted Image Formats

We accept images in the GIF format only. We will accept animated images in the GIF 89a format, either in single or infinite animation loops. For standardization purposes, we do not accept ads that incorporate Java, Shockwave, Future Splash, video, sound, or any other multimedia format other than GIF 89a animation. We do not accept MAP files. GIF images must contain no more than 256 colors. Images that incorporate the safety palette are recommended, but not required.

 

Image Sizes and Dimensions

Traderclub.com has voluntarily elected to conform to the proposed CASIE/IAB Standard advertising image sizes. Banner ads must be 468 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Button ads must be 88 pixels wide by 31 pixels high. All graphics must not exceed 10K in size.

 

Bulletin Advertisement Specs

Newsletter advertisements are text-only, and must not exceed 200 words of text (including spaces). The sponsor name and hyperlink do not count against the 200 words, and accompany the advertising copy. The   location of Bulletin advertisements is within the body of the Bulletin after the Main Article at the beginning of the announcements and other Club information section.  Advertising copy is subject to approval.

 

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding our technical specifications, please email us .

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