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Sustained option trading success is achieved by following two critical, but often overlooked steps: Finding the most attractive underlying stock - and then selecting the option strategy most appropriate to its unique characteristics. Now, learn the proven methods of Options Industry Council's top instructor James Bittman - as he outlines a clear-cut program for finding the best stocks to use as a foundation for all your options trades. You'll discover which options strategies are best-suited to increase profitability when dealing with “break-out? stocks, “range-bound? stocks, or “trending? stocks - and when to apply call or put purchases, spreads, collars, covered call writing, or wide range of other option strategies. Don't make the same mistake most option traders make by blindly using the same methods for every underlying asset. Learn to marry the right stocks with the right option strategies trade after winning trade, using techniques perfected by "Trader's Hall of Famer" James Bittman in his comprehensive new workshop.
(about 90 minutes)
With stocks, traders have just two main alternatives - buy or sell. But trading options offers investors so many strategic choices that it's the fastest growing area on the investment horizon.
Now, this fast moving presentation from respected Options Industry Council instructor Joseph Frey provides a comprehensive overview of options trading -- from basic concepts to sophisticated strategies. Ideal for beginners, or any trader looking to refine skills, Frey focuses on the nuts and bolts of option trading including:
Why options don't behave like stocks - and differences in price action.
The impact of implied volatility on every option trade
Basic put and call purchases
4 fundamental actions underlying all option trading techniques
6 primary option strategies for bullish investors
The 3 key reasons options traders fail - and how to avoid them
The 50% rule for "at-the-money" price moves
How time decay can quickly eat up option trading profits
Plus, he explains advanced bull/bear spreads, straddle techniques, and the various "directional option strategies" he's instructed over the years. With detailed discussion on how option prices are determined, what causes them to change, case studies of specific strategies in action - and when to apply them - this comprehensive session will help you meet your ultimate trading goals and prepare you for real-world, profitable, option trading in no time.
(about 87 minutes)
Join the ranks of the most successful option traders by mastering the key concept affecting option pricing - volatility. The world's most acclaimed volatility expert and "Trader's Hall of Fame" award winner Sheldon Natenberg provides a powerful, non-technical, step-by-step workshop for understanding why and how volatility plays such a critical role in options trading. Discover the strengths and weaknesses of using option models. Learn the vital part probability plays in estimating option prices. Discern the difference between historical volatility, future volatility and implied volatility - and the function of each. Develop insight into why the perception of volatility is a more influential factor than actual market direction in option pricing. Become acquainted with the steps needed to analyze and trade options the way the pros do - by mastering key volatility techniques.
Natenberg thoroughly explains:
· The basis of implied volatility and how it is calculated.
· The importance of dynamic hedging through delta neutral positions.
· The assumptions driving an options pricing model.
· How to compare price to value.
· How option trading decisions begin by comparing implied volatility to future volatility.
With a complete online support manual, this comprehensive presentation the perfect companion to Natenberg's bestselling book Option, Volatility and Pricing - or a great stand-alone primer for mastering this important trading principle.
(about 83 minutes)
Investors are increasingly turning to LEAPS to combine the advantages of options investing with the benefits and security a longer timeframe offers. Now, the popular Options Industry Council instructor Marty Kearney of the Chicago Board Options Exchange walks you through the inner workings of LEAPS (Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities), outlining key strategies for incorporating this powerful tool into your overall investment strategy.
With a comprehensive online support manual, Kearney's hands-on presentation focuses on a full range of methods for using LEAPS to reach your investment goals. You'll learn to use LEAPS as a substitute for stock ownership, for beefing up your portfolio's profit picture, and for simultaneously reducing your overall cash outlay. Kearney goes on to detail a variety of advanced strategies for using LEAPS for everything from producing added monthly income and insuring your portfolio against market pullbacks, to managing year-end tax consequences and establishing security positions with little risk. Viewers get an invaluable set of strategic lessons for the mastering most effective, most current LEAPS trading techniques.
Benefit from Kearney's expertise and insight as he helps you ...
Identify the key elements involved in determining LEAPS prices.
Understand the confusing nature of LEAPS symbols & expiration cycles.
Deal with time decay - the key to profiting on your options trades.
Recognize the advantages of LEAPS over short-term options.
Protect your long positions by "marrying
(about 83 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on December 03, 2005 in Finance.
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I found the video informative, but incredibly boring. The people in the audience even looked as if they were struggling just to stay awake. Money is always a boring topic, and if your going to teach on how to acquire it, then it's your job to keep the listeners interested.
