This blockbuster bestseller--more than 100,000 copies sold--is considered to be the bible of options trading. Now completely revised and updated to encompass all the latest options trading vehicles, it supplies traders and serious investors with an abundance of new, strategic opportunities for managing their investments. Examples make clear the power of each strategy in carefully defined market condition.

Options as a Strategic Investment, Third Edition

Business & Money

McMillan, Lawrence G.

Economics

Prentice-Hall Press

From the nation's top options expert and best-selling finance author--the very latest strategies in option trading McMillan on Options is like Buffett on stocks--savvy, street-wise, and always ahead of the investment curve. Which is why results-hungry options traders, institutional investors, and portfolio managers snapped up more than 100,000 copies of his first book, Options as a Strategic Investment, and tens of thousands more exhaustively study his three advisory newsletters. In this eagerly-awaited book, one of the financial world's leading market makers reveals the very latest in options pricing strategies and hedging techniques. Traders will welcome the definitive coverage of volatility, pricing strategies, hedging techniques, and, of course, the author's personal options philosophy. LAWRENCE G. McMILLAN (Randolf, New Jersey) is the editor of The Option Strategist Newsletter. He writes a weekly investment advisory letter, Hedged Options Strategies, and as well as Thompson MacKinnon's Options Letter, and How to Make Money with Stock Options. He was formerly senior vice president of the Equity Arbitrage Department at Thomas MacKinnon Securities.

McMillan on Options (A Marketplace Book)

wiley

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."

McMillan on Options

Reflecting today’s market realities and the new innovative options products available, this fourth edition features an in-depth analysis of volatility and volatility trading; updated information on all stock option strategies, reflecting recent market conditions; buy and sell strategies for Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPs); detailed guidance for investing in the growing field of structured products; the latest developments in futures and futures options; and the market impact of the most recent changes in the margin rules. 
Packed with graphs and charts to clarify profit and loss potential, margin requirements, and criteria for selection of a position, this classic remains an indispensable resource for investors determined to master the world of options--and profit.

Options as a Strategic Investment

New York Institute of Finance / Prentice Hall

The market in listed options and non-equity option products provides investors and traders with a wealth of new, strategic opportunities for managing their investments. This updated and revised Fifth Edition of the bestselling Options as a Strategic Investment gives you the latest market-tested tools for improving the earnings potential of your portfolio while reducing downside risk—no matter how the market is performing. Inside this revised edition are scores of proven techniques and business-tested tactics for investing in many of the innovative new options products available. You will find: •Buy and sell strategies for Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS) •A thorough analysis of neutral trading, how it works, and various ways it can improve readers’ overall profit picture •Detailed guidance for investing in Preferred Equity Redemption Cumulative Stocks (PERCS) and how to hedge them with common and regular options •An extensive overview of futures and futures options Written especially for investors who have some familiarity with the option market, this comprehensive reference also shows you the concepts and applications of various option strategies -- how they work, in which situations, and why; techniques for using index options and futures to protect one’s portfolio and improve one’s return; and the implications of the tax laws for option writers, including allowable long-term gains and losses. Detailed examples, exhibits, and checklists show you the power of each strategy under carefully described market conditions.

Options As a Strategic Investment (4th Edition Study Guide)

Finance

Penguin Publishing Group

This Study Guide for the Fifth Edition of Options as a Strategic Investment will help you maximize your understanding of options, thereby increasing your profits.

Study Guide for Options as a Strategic Investment 5th Edition

Investing

Options as a Strategic Investment: Fifth Edition

Reference

Practical option strategies for the new post-crisis financial market Traditional buy-and-hold investing has been seriously challenged in the wake of the recent financial crisis. With economic and market uncertainty at a very high level, options are still the most effective tool available for managing volatility and downside risk, yet they remain widely underutilized by individuals and investment managers. In Options for Volatile Markets, Richard Lehman and Lawrence McMillan provide you with specific strategies to lower portfolio volatility, bulletproof your portfolio against any catastrophe, and tailor your investments to the precise level of risk you are comfortable with. While the core strategy of this new edition remains covered call writing, the authors expand into more comprehensive option strategies that offer deeper downside protection or even allow investors to capitalize on market or individual stock volatility. In addition, they discuss new offerings like weekly expirations and options on ETFs. For investors who are looking to capitalize on global investment opportunities but are fearful of lurking "black swans", this book shows how ETFs and options can be utilized to construct portfolios that are continuously protected against unforeseen calamities. <ul>
<li>A complete guide to the increased control and lowered risk covered call writing offers active investors and traders</li> <li>Addresses the changing investment environment and how to use options to succeed within it</li> <li>Explains how to use options with exchange-traded funds</li> </ul>
Understanding options is now more important than ever, and with Options for Volatile Markets as your guide, you'll quickly learn how to use them to protect your portfolio as well as improve its overall performance.

Options for Volatile Markets: Managing Volatility and Protecting Against Catastrophic Risk (Bloomberg Financial)

Lehman, Richard

Bloomberg Press

McMillan's Guide to Options: Volatility and Option Strategies Seminars for Serious Traders

Run Time: 88 minutes. Keeping an eye on keyindicators and monitoring price patterns that trigger predictablemarket moves can lead to sustained trading success - whetheryou’re an active options trader or basic stock investor. Now,“Trader’s Hall of Fame Award” winner LarryMcMillan extends his impressive mastery of the markets in a new dvdworkshop devoted exclusively to the primary patterns and indicatorsthat signal significant shifts in market sentiment, price movement,and other factors affecting precise entry/exit timing. Packed withfresh new strategies and techniques, this 90-minute presentationreveals the newest, most effective methods McMillan’sperfected to continue prospering even in the face of marketuncertainty. With a full online support manual, this session cutsnew ground and features indicators and pattern recognition methodsfor …
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<li>Analyzing shifts in volatility to refine entry/exitpoints.</li>
<li>Interpreting option price &amp; volume data.</li>
<li>Confirming when high volatility is worth buying.</li>
<li>Providing key clues for stock buyers.</li>
<li>Determining which work best as indicators - index options orputs &amp; calls on individual stocks.</li>
<li>Legging out - exit strategies for profitable straddlepositions.</li>
<li>Identifying “expensive” options - and the primetime to sell them.</li>
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From strategies for trading over/undervalued options, toprecisely calculating put-call ratios - McMillan highlights theprincipal indicators and patterns that lead to ongoing tradingsuccess. Armed with his “hall of fame” secrets, stockand options traders alike will learn to reap maximum tradingprofits - time and again.

Option Trading Indicators and Patterns for Increasing Profits (Wiley Trading Video)

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