Options as a Strategic Investment
by Lawrence G. McMillan
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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One of the gold standards in Options Investing education. Packed with solid explanations of tons of different strategies.
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Lawrence G. McMillan is the president of McMillan Analysis Corporation, and investment advisory firm that he founded in 1991. He currently authors a unique daily advisory service-Daily Volume Alerts-and also edits and publishes The Option Strategist and The Daily Strategist, derivative products newsletters covering equity, index, and futures show more options. McMillan is the recipient of the Sullivan Award for 2011, awarded by the Options Industry Council in recognition of his contributions to the options industry. show less
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- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 332.6/45
- Canonical LCC
- HG6041 .M322
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