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McMillan on Options

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

AvLawrence G. McMillan,Lawrence G McMillan

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Legendary trader Larry McMillan does it-again-offering his personal options strategies for consistently enhancing trading profits Larry McMillan's name is virtually synonymous with options. This "Trader's Hall of Fame" recipient first shared his personal options strategies and techniques in the original McMillan on Options. Now, in a revised and Second Edition, this indispensable guide to the world of options addresses a myriad of new techniques and methods needed for profiting consistently in today's fast-paced investment arena. This thoroughly new Second Edition features updates in almost every chapter as well as enhanced coverage of many new and increasingly popular products. It also offers McMillan's personal philosophy on options, and reveals many of his previously unpublished personal insights. Readers will soon discover why Yale Hirsch of the Stock Trader's Almanac says, "McMillan is an options guru par excellence."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-10-28
Mått164 x 232 x 37 mm
Vikt980 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieWiley Trading
Antal sidor672
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780471678755

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LAWRENCE G. McMILLAN is President of McMillan Analysis Corporation. He authors "Daily Volume Alerts," a unique daily fax service that selects short-term stock trades by looking for unusual increases in equity option volume. He also edits and publishes The Option Strategist, a derivative products newsletter covering equity, index, and futures options. McMillan has spoken on options strategies at many seminars and colloquiums in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He was formerly senior vice president in charge of the Equity Arbitrage Department at Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc. McMillan is the author of the bestselling Options as a Strategic Investment and the classic book, Profit with Options.

List of Figures. 1 Option History, Definitions, and Terms.Underlying Instruments.Option Terms.The Cost of an Option.The History of Listed Options.Option Trading Procedures.Electronic Trading.Exercise and Assignment.Futures and Futures Options.Influences on an Option’s Price.Delta.Technical Analysis.2 An Overview of Option Strategies.Profit Graphs.Outright Option Buying.Using Long Options to Protect Stock.Buying Both a Put and a Call.Selling Options.Spreads.Ratio Strategies.Summary.3 The Versatile Option.Options as a Direct Substitute for the Underlying.Options as a Proxy for the Underlying.The Effect of Stock Index Futures on the Stock Market.The Effect of Index Futures and Index Option Expiration on the Stock Market.Options as an Insurance Policy.The Collar.Hedging with Over-the-Counter Options.Using Volatility Futures as Portfolio Insurance.Summary.4 The Predictive Power of Options.Using Stock Option Volume as an Indicator.Using Option Prices as an Indicator.Implied Volatility Can Predict a Change of Trend.The Put–Call Ratio.Futures Options Volume.On Moving Averages.Summary.5 Trading Systems and Strategies.Incorporating Futures Fair Value into Your Trading.Day-Trading Vehicles.The TICKI Day -Trading System.A Short-Term Trading System.Intermarket Spreads.Other Seasonal Tendencies.Summary.6 Trading Volatility and Other Theoretical Approaches.Volatility.Delta Neutral Trading.Predicting Volatility.Comparing Historical and Implied Volatility.Trading Implied Volatility.The “Greeks.”Trading the Volatility Skew.The Aggressive Calendar Spread.Using Probability and Statistics in Volatility Trading.Expected Return.Summary.7 Other Important Considerations.Support Activities.Trading Methodology and Philosophy.Option Trading Philosophy.Summary.Appendix A: Listed Index and Sector Options.Appendix B: Futures Options Terms and Expirations.Appendix C: Option Models.Index.