Advanced Option Strategies

Understanding Advanced Option Strategies – A Simplified Guide to Trading Stock Options [Kindle Edition]

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Go beyond the basics, and learn about Advanced Option Trading Strategies. Learn about Call and Put Spreads, Option Straddles, and Option Strangles with Option Maestro’s Advanced Option Trading Strategies E-Book. Learn easily with step-by-step examples. 100% Money Back Guarantee!

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Bull and Bear Speads Advanced Option Strategies for any market (2006)

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:45:38 +0000

Today’s complex world of options provides you with an abundance of option strategies. But how do you know which ones are right for you? According to Marc Allaire, well-known author and options expert, you have to determine the methods that suit your trading or investment style best. With the right strategies on hand, you will be able to maximize your returns in no time.

Join Allaire as he introduces you to a variety of powerful option techniques that you can put into use immediately. This hands-on presentation includes:

§ bull and bear spreads an alternative to naked long options
§ the benefits and pitfalls of calendar spreads
§ writing equity puts
§ leveraging stock purchase, and much more.

Ideal for the intermediate trader or investor, this cutting-edge video session takes you beyond the basics of options. Broaden your financial horizon and take your options knowledge to a higher level. In the end, optimal returns will no longer be wishful thinking. Watch y (more…)

Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques [Kindle Edition]

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:14:14 +0000

One of the most widely read books among active option traders around the world, Option Volatility & Pricing has been completely updated to reflect the most current developments and trends in option products and trading strategies. Featuring: Pricing models Volatility considerations Basic and advanced trading strategies Risk management techniques And more! Written in a clear, easy-to-understand fashion, Option Volatility & Pricing points out the key concepts essential to successful trading. Drawing on his experience as a professional trader, author Sheldon Natenberg examines both the theory and reality of option trading. He presents the foundations of option theory explaining how this theory can be used to identify and exploit trading opportunities. Option Volatility & Pricing teaches you to use a wide variety of trading strategies and shows you how to select the strategy that best fits your view of market conditions and individual risk tolerance. New s (more…)

Mastering Advanced Options Strategies [Spiral-bound]

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The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes and Stock Index Futures (Wiley Trading) [Hardcover]

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:43:29 +0000

Important insights into effective option strategies In The Complete Guide to Option Strategies, top-performing commodity trading advisor Michael Mullaney explains how to successfully employ a variety of option strategies, from the most risky–selling naked puts and calls–to more conservative strategies using covered positions. The author covers everything from options on stocks, exchange-traded funds, stock indexes, and stock index futures to essential information on risk management, option “Greeks,” and order placement. The book provides numerous tables and graphs to benefit beginning and experienced traders. Written by a CTA who has successfully employed various options strategies to generate market-beating returns, The Complete Guide to Option Strategies will be an important addition to any trader’s library. Michael D. Mullaney (Jacksonville, FL) is a high-ranking commodity trading advisor who specializes in option selling strategies.

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Advanced Strategies for Option Trading Success with James Bittman [VHS]

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Magic the Gathering Classic Sixth Edition Two Players Starter Deck

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:58:15 +0000

Editorial Review

This time, believe the hype. This edition of Magic: The Gathering is a great way to learn the game with a friend. In summary, players use cards to represent magical spells and creatures used in deadly battle against each other, with the aim of draining away their opponents’ life force. The game is rich with complexity and well-deserving of its status as a stimulating, 20th-century contender to chess. Two complete decks are included, as well as a quick-play guide and rulebook. Although this game is “advanced”–the second of three levels of complexity–intelligent gamers should be able to pick it up quickly and go on to higher arcana or levels of intensity. –Rob Lightner

The Classic Sixth Edition game has everything you need to step up to advanced-level Magic play. Players familiar with starter-level products will find new strategies and play options in the Classic game. You can play these decks right out of the box or combine (more…)

The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes and Stock Index Futures [Kindle Edition]

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:39:56 +0000

Important insights into effective option strategiesIn The Complete Guide to Option Strategies, top-performing commodity trading advisor Michael Mullaney explains how to successfully employ a variety of option strategies, from the most risky selling naked puts and calls to more conservative strategies using covered positions. The author covers everything from options on stocks, exchange-traded funds, stock indexes, and stock index futures to essential information on risk management, option “Greeks,” and order placement. The book provides numerous tables and graphs to benefit beginning and experienced traders. Written by a CTA who has successfully employed various options strategies to generate market-beating returns, The Complete Guide to Option Strategies will be an important addition to any trader’s library.Michael D. Mullaney (Jacksonville, FL) is a high-ranking commodity trading advisor who specializes in option selling strategies.

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Colombia is Heating Up: A Real Estate Hot Spot

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For over twenty years increasing numbers of investors from outside the region have been looking for opportunities in Latin American real estate markets, but only the convergence of various positive factors in the last few years look to have firmly established this exciting and bountiful investment sector.Underserved real estate markets with large populations and an increasingly wealthy middle class have been the carrots that have attracted the attention of many a real estate investor to Latin America. However, interest often remained just that as investors and developers were discouraged by volatile inflation, precarious economies and indebted governments. Tedious bureaucracy, regulatory barriers, corruption and the lack of reliable local partners were further reasons to enter the market at your own peril.Whilst obstacles still remain, the property investment scenario in Latin America has changed dramatically during the last few years. The boom in commodity prices have given a huge boost to many of the regions economies. Brazil and Peru have joined Chile and Mexico in gaining investment-grade credit ratings. Improved credit policies have fuelled consumer spending and the purchase of homes, which in turn has seen a rise in demand for retail, manufacturing and industrial space. The major office markets of the region Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Mexico City lack class A space so consequently have very high occupancies and consistent rent growth from increasing demand. Though predicting the future has become increasingly difficult in the current worldwide economic environment, it is generally considered that Latin America will weather the crisis better than some other regions. Through experience many Latin American nations have learnt how to handle downturns in their economies much better. Some governments have built up currency reserves during the commodity boom years to help tide them over as international trade slows down and the regions economies are much less dependent upon credit than most countries around the world. After consulting leading players in regional real estate sector Alternative Latin Investor found a general consensus that Brazil, Chile and Panama are best placed to face the worldwide crisis. These countries have historically been strong in attracting inward investment and now have internal demands that can provide life to their respective real estate sectors. Mexico has a developing middle class that is creating demand in many sectors not least in real estate, but their economy is closely linked to their larger neighbour and likely to suffer more than other countries further south. Peru and Colombia have both been attracting an increasing international interest and we will look more closely at Colombia later in this article.Uruguay and Argentina are expected to feel the effects of the downturn more than the earlier mentioned countries. Argentina has been fairly successful at attracting foreign investment, but it suffers from a lack of confidence in the current administration. Uruguay has been attracting some interest in recent years through agricultural and tourism real estate investors, though the country is often affected by the economic climate in neighbouring Argentina.Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia are the least attractive Latin American countries for real estate investors at present. Historically these countries have not attracted significant foreign real estate capital and there are concerns about political instability especially in Bolivia. Venezuela is suffering a drop in revenue as the price of oil remains low, though the previous boom has left its legacy in the form of inflation above 20%.Nathan Weber, managing principal at Latin America Realty Partners has been involved in Latin American real estate for over five years and thinks the sector is showing very good conditions for the present and future “What I have seen in the five years I have been in the business is that there have been a significant amount of funds with dedicated capital to invest in commercial real estate in Latin America. I would say there are a lot of very intelligent people in this asset class in this geographic region for a couple of reasons: – one, you have great demographics in almost every country except say Venezuela and Bolivia. For the last seven years we have seen standards of living rise and newly formed middle classes. Middle classes drive an economy and subsequently drives real estate development.” And Webber says that the sector looks set to grow well into the future “I think its really attractive too because there is something like a 20 million unit shortfall of housing for domestic markets throughout Latin America, so residential communities targeting the middle class is something that is very attractive. Even in the current economic climate people need a place to live…. so that has been underserved and we see a lot of investment going into that asset class right now.” During an exclusive interview with Alternative Latin Investor, Nathan Webber told us that in his experience the market draws from investors mainly located outside the region “sixty to ninety percent of investors in commercial real estate in Latin America were foreigners, the majority of that coming from the US, Canada and some European and middle Eastern money. That money was deployed primarily through private equity funds and through traditional investment banking firms.”Whilst its generally agreed that the Latin American region is better placed than most regions to face the economic downturn Nathan Webber says that the Real Estate sector has been affected “I look at our markets now and its really hard to do a deal whatever your doing. My four main markets are Colombia, Brazil (Brazil being by far the largest) and Mexico and we do some work in the US. What we have seen in our market is that many of the traditional players and investors have withdrawn completely or retrenched and are not investing and trying to figure out a strategy. Who is investing right now are private equity funds that have dedicated capital to invest in Latin America. In terms of what those funds are seeking, you are looking at close end funds 5-7 years, capitalized. The average size is US$200 million all the way up to over a billion dollars. Those type of investors, 5-7 closed funds are seeking, after internal tax, rates of return of about 25%.” However whilst conditions may be tough for deal making at present, Webber told Alternative Latin Investor that Colombia should be top of the radar for those entering the market “I think Colombia is a hot spot right now, they have a large undersupply of commercial real estate, their security situation has vastly improved. It’s a great regulatory business framework… very similar to the US as far as actual legal code.”Colombia’s central bank chief Jose Dario Uribe said the country’s economy may expand 1 percent next year in the “worst case scenario” due to turmoil resulting from the worst credit crisis in 80 years. Growth may decelerate to 1 percent to 4 percent depending on how the global slowdown affects consumer confidence, capital flows and exports to the U.S., Venezuela and Ecuador, Uribe said at the bank’s quarterly presentation in Bogotá. The economy may slow to 3.5 percent in 2008 from 8 percent last year. “We can’t say exactly what will happen,” said Uribe, adding that inflation will ease in an “important way” in 2009. “Adding monetary policy has helped Colombia face the shocks we’re seeing from the global crisis.” The central bank Chief says the banks’ next decision would be to cut interest rates, without giving a time frame. Surging consumer demand in Colombia since President Álvaro Uribe took office in 2002, pledging to make the nation safe from drug-funded violence, helped drive the US$172 billion economy last year to its fastest expansion in decades. According to the World Bank, Colombia was ranked second only to Chile as a place to do business in Latin America. At the end of 2008, the investment rate was 26.5% of GDP. The Banco de la Republica (Colombian central bank) say that foreign direct investment grew 26% when compared to the same period in 2007, going from US$ 6,772.5 million to US$ 8,537 million. Oil and mining industry investment grew by 30% from US$ 4,520.4 million to US$ 5,884.2 million. Whereas investment in other areas increased by 18% going from US$ 2252.1 million in 2007 to US$2652.8 million in 2008. The number of tourists that visited Colombia has doubled since 2002, from 661 thousand travelers to 1.4 million in 2008. Between 2007 and 2008 the number of tourists grew by nearly 10%, fives times more than the overall world growth of 2%.Amaury de Parcevaux is First vice-President and Marketing Director of Falcon Real Estate Investment Company, which was founded in 1991 by former Chase Manhattan Bank real estate experts Howard Hallengren and Jack Miller. Falcon has a focus on non- US investors, those being institutional, private banks, family offices, hedge funds and wealthy individuals domiciled outside the US. Amaury says that Falcon have structured an umbrella fund based in Luxembourg that offers investors different options in Latin America “our fund gives people the choice of either investing in Argentina, Colombia, Brazil or the US in commercial real estate or an Agri fund, which will invest in Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.” The investor base for the fund is heavily focused on European countries such as Germany, France, Spain and the UK, with over 80% institutional fund participation. However, whilst Europe has dominance in the fund at present, Amaury would like to widen its client base “We are also trying to target Colombian pension funds in Bogotá and also the Chilean family offices and venture funds. We also have a fairly large marketing effort in the Middle East were we have been since 1991. We have some very large clients there who have historically invested in the US with us and since we started working on those Latin American markets they have expressed an interest to go there as well.” While Amaury is looking to expand the geographical spread of his clients he feels that the umbrella structure of the Falcon Latin America fund is proving to be a good selling tool. “Every investor can access one of the five sub funds for $250,000 dollars and up, so there is clearly an interest from the flexibility of this choice. A lot of those commercial funds, especially the ones investing in Mexico and Brazil are usually targeting institutional investors and have minimums anywhere from US$5 to US$20 million. So when you tell people, look, you have a shot at a diversified fund in one of those Latin American countries from US$250 thousand there is definitely an interest. Of course between an interest and a firm commitment there is a bit of a delay sometimes given the environment today. It’s not entirely easy to raise money, but we’re hopeful we will be able to launch at least a couple of those sub funds within the next 3 to 4 months.”When asked by Alternative Latin Investor to elect a “hot spot” in Latin American real estate Amaury finds the opportunities offered by Colombia difficult to ignore, but explained that it can be difficult to alter the perceptions clients have of the historically troubled South American country “I think its very interesting to see the Europeans… lets say the French who have a very negative image of Colombia, and when you mention launching a fund in Colombia they look at you thinking…. you must be mad!…there is no way we are going to be investing in Colombia. With Betancourt already having been abducted you want us to go there”. However, whilst some may need convincing that Colombia has changed drastically Amaury de Parcevaux does not “when you talk to people who really understand Latin America they really usually favour Colombia because its one notch below investment grade. It has had a fabulous comeback with the security today and also in terms of economic growth, they have not had negative growth for something like 15 years except for 1999, so it’s a really well managed country.”

Avoid Making Mistakes and Invest for Success

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:25:17 +0000

Everyone knows that the first quarter of 2009 turned out to be the scariest time for a stock investor. Most of people lose their money in the stock market. And now, they are afraid to invest more money in stock market. But investing is no longer optional for Americans.

Today, everyone must invest. You must invest if you are to reach for your dreams, if you are to have the life you want. You must invest in case you lose your job or become divorced or widowed or want to educate your children. And, of course, you must invest to have the money to do the things you want to do in retirement. Successful investing requires a plan and a strategy

If you are just starting out

Discipline with your plan is the key factor. Set up a plan to invest a certain amount of money each month. Take it from your paycheck if you can. You can do it with a tax-deferred plan like a 403 (b) plan. It works particularly well for young people because the money is deducted from your paycheck before you ever see it. This is a great time to get started as an investor because the market has gone through such an extensive housecleaning. Time is on your side, and time is an important measure of wealth.

If you feel difficult to find individual stocks, you can invest in mutual fund or an index fund that represents the entire market. Diversification is the key to be successful in stock market and mutual fund can do that for you. That way you spread your risk among many stocks and your investment will do as well – or as poorly – as the overall market.

If you are at mid-career

If you are at mid-career and you experienced loss in the recent stock market crash, don’t be afraid. You still have time to make up for the losses you may have experienced in the market crash. If you already have a portfolio of investments in your 403 (b) plan or in a taxable account, don’t be quick to sell them off.

If you feel afraid to invest in single stocks, then my suggestion is to put new money into a mutual fund or one of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Like a mutual fund, ETFs contain a basket of stocks sliced up into individual shares. Most of them follow indexes that allow you to pick a market segment, such as developed countries outside the U.S. or emerging markets or the U.S. stock market. But unlike mutual funds, they trade on a stock exchange so they can be bought and sold all day

For you who are at mid-career, don’t forget to keep near-term money liquid in money market funds. This is important in case of the market plunge again.

If you are nearing retirement

For you who are nearing retirement or already retired, don’t invest too aggressively to try to make up for recent losses. Don’t do it. Don’t act on impulse to change your portfolio.

If you decide to never go near the stock market again, that is a mistake. You need stocks in your portfolio to keep up with inflation. Again, I recommend a broad-based index mutual fund or ETF that will go up and down with the overall market.