An informed trader doesn't want to let potential market changing events slip up on them. That's why The Dedicated Trader has assembled a list of such events on its market calendars, which have the trader covered in regards to when the coast is clear. BetterTrades wants to ensure its students are aware of announcements and reports that could influence the stock market.

The mainstay of this page is the economic calendar, which contains the schedule for economic and Federal Reserve events. Some reports are issued weekly and don't hold much sway on the market; they come and go without much notice and without having much affect on moving the stock market.

Some of the reports on the list are building permits, housing starts, industrial production, import-export prices, initial jobless claims, housing starts, leading indicators, crude inventories, and CPI numbers.

The most volatility often comes when the chairman of the Federal Reserve makes an announcement. Sometimes activity in the market will nearly grind to a halt when chairman Ben Bernanke stands up to address the economic situation. The Dedicated Trader's economic calendar will offer fair warning when the chairman is planning to speak in public.

Other features on this page include:

• A stock splits calendar: Which firms have announced stock splits? Is it a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 split? When will it occur? All that information can create the foundation for a better trade. While the current market isn't conducive to stock splits, potential stock split candidates can still produce some interesting plays. There is also a calendar for potential splits and splits that have been announced.
• Interactive calendar: This calendar can be customized to show special events, economic events, possible stock split announcements, stock split payable dates, and earnings dates.
• Economics events: This calendar lists the economic events in a list format, compared to the calendar format used elsewhere on the site. The calendar states when the report is due and publishes the estimated result, then compares that number to the previous announcement.

You never know when a piece of economic news is going to sway the market. The Dedicated Trader wants you to be aware of every conceivable report through the market calendar. Doing so makes for a smarter trader.