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The Various Volatilities - Option Education Seminar from McMillan Analysis on Vimeo.

Learn how to use volatility to your advantage!

Please join me, Stan Freifeld, Director of Corporate Services at McMillan Analysis Corp., as I describe the 3 main types of volatility that we need to know about when trading options. I'll define and discuss the similarities and differences between Historical Volatility, Future Predicted Volatility and the all important Implied Volatility. I'll explain how each of them are calculated and go through a detailed calculation of the Historical Volatility of a widely traded stock. We'll finish off with a question and answer period.

Recorded on August 9, 2012

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