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Options as a Strategic Investment: 5th Edition

Options As A Strategic Investment: 5th Edition

Options as a Strategic Investment: 5th Edition

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Get your autographed copy of the revised edition of the best-selling book on options* 

Author: Lawrence G. McMillan

With more than 300,000 copies sold, this blockbuster best-seller is considered to be the "bible of options trading." The new 5th edition is completely revised and updated to encompass all the latest options trading vehicles, supplying traders and serious investors with an abundance of new, strategic opportunities for managing their investments.

Call Stupid (21:12)

By Lawrence G. McMillan

This article was originally published in The Option Strategist Newsletter Volume 21, No. 12 on June 29, 2012. 

A"call stupid" is a rather arcane and little-known term, which is used to describe a position in which a trader is long two calls at two different strikes (probably with the same expiration date). It is often offset by a short position in the underlying security.

A seminar focusing on using technical analysis to identify stock market tops

One of the most difficult things to do is to spot the top of a market. Bottoms are much easier to identify. In this seminar, we will look at the last four major tops and how they relate to the current market situation. All of the analysis is technical analysis, not fundamental. There will be particular emphasis on the indicators that we use -- how they performed at those previous four tops, and how they are aligned at the current time.

Recorded Webinar: Is It 2008 All Over Again?

Recorded Webinar: Is It 2008 All Over Again?

Recorded Webinar: Is It 2008 All Over Again?

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A seminar focusing on the the current market and how it compares to the period leading up to the financial crisis. 

There are a number of similarities between the 2007-2008 market and the 2015-2016 market. From early warning signs in 2007 and 2015, to market movement in early 2008 and early 2016. Both price and volatility movements will be analyzed. These similarities include signals from some of our proprietary indicators such as “modified Bollinger Bands” and $VIX “spike peak” buy signals, as well as others. These systems will be fully described in the seminar.

THE ESSENTIAL BASICS OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

The Essential Basics Of Technical Analysis For Financial Advisors eBook

THE ESSENTIAL BASICS OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

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Author: Walter Deemer

Technical analysis is the most basic part of the investment process, but all too many Financial Advisors and Financial Planners aren’t aware that it is. This book describes the essential basics of technical analysis of financial markets that Financial Advisors and Financial Planners absolutely must know. The material is presented in a concise, easy-to-understand and well-illustrated format to keep reading time to a minimum.

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Speculating with Options

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar #3: Speculating with Options

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Speculating with Options

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Learn various directional trading techniques geared towards options with this 3 hour+ seminar download

The main focus of this seminar is speculation, how to trade directional positions in options and stocks, and how to use options to your advantage while doing so.

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Modern Portfolio Protection

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar #2: Modern Portfolio Protection

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Modern Portfolio Protection

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Learn ways to try protecting yourself from the next market crash with this 2 hour seminar download

In this seminar, we will explore the various ways that options can be used to hedge individual stock positions, as well as hedging an entire portfolio with index options. Individual stock hedging strategies would include collars, covered call writes, and married puts, among others.

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Volatility Trading

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar #1: Volatility Trading

Recorded Intensive Option Webinar:  Volatility Trading

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A 4 hour seminar download detailing various volatility trading strategies

The main focus of this 4 hour seminar is not speculation, per se (although there will some discussion of it), but rather the use of volatility trading option strategies to put the odds of success in your favor. 

First, there is a complete discussion of the products in the newest asset trading class – Volatility – including futures, options, and ETN’s.  Hedged strategies to take advantage of distorted volatility market constructs are also demonstrated.

Gamma Scalping in a Volatile Environment

Recorded Webinar: Gamma Scalping in a Volatile Environment

Gamma Scalping in a Volatile Environment

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An Option Trader's Dream Come True!

Join Stan Freifeld, Director of Corporate Services at McMillan Analysis Corp., as he explains a little known strategy referred to as Gamma Scalping. Gamma Scalping is a strategy that many professional traders use in an attempt to generate increased profits. It involves putting on a long Gamma position and then making adjustments as the underlying stock, index or futures contract moves up and down. It works particularly well in volatile market environments.

Recorded Webinar - Understanding and Trading $VIX Options - Part 1

Recorded Webinar - Understanding and Trading $VIX Options - Part 1

Recorded Webinar - Understanding and Trading $VIX Options - Part 1

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A seminar focusing on understanding the basics of volatility derivatives

By Lawrence G. McMillan

Volatility derivatives can be confusing. Join Larry as he unmasks the mystery behind VIX options and futures. In this webinar Larry will exlpore the possibly predictive power of volatility and teach you stategies to trade the options and futures directly. Since we really don’t sell a book or DVD strictly on this subject, this multi-part series on $VIX futures will be our main educational guide to this subject for the time being.

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