Education

An Option Trader's Dream Come True!

Join Stan Freifeld, Director of Corporate Services at McMillan Analysis Corp., as he explains a little known strategy referred to as Gamma Scalping. Gamma Scalping is a strategy that many professional traders use in an attempt to generate increased profits. It involves putting on a long Gamma position and then making adjustments as the underlying stock, index or futures contract moves up and down. It works particularly well in volatile market environments.

A seminar focusing on understanding the basics of volatility derivatives

By Lawrence G. McMillan

Volatility derivatives can be confusing. Join Larry as he unmasks the mystery behind VIX options and futures. In this webinar Larry will exlpore the possibly predictive power of volatility and teach you stategies to trade the options and futures directly. Since we really don’t sell a book or DVD strictly on this subject, this multi-part series on $VIX futures will be our main educational guide to this subject for the time being.

A seminar focusing on trading strategies involving volatility derivatives

By Lawrence G. McMillan

In the second part of this seminar on volatility, Larry teaches practical application of different strategies utilizing $VIX derivatives including hedged strategies ($VIX/SPY), portfolio protection, spreads (calendar, ratio), and much more. Sign up now, and harness the power of volatility.

Recorded on September 22, 2010
Approximately 1 hour running time 

A seminar focusing on the use of options in managing risk

By Lawrence G. McMillan

Most traders spend a great deal of time analyzing a position before entering – whether it be fundamental analysis on the underlying stock, theoretical value analysis on the price and volatility of the options, or something else.  However, it is quite often the case that the actual decisions of how large of a position to take is made by some seat-of-the-pants method rather than any strict criteria.

Option Strategies That Really Work.

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."

Detecting and Trading Takeover Rumors

There are more takeover rumors today than in the last 20 years. Learn how to spot and trade these highly volatile but potentially profitable situations in Larry's latest webinar on this topic.

Approximately 1 hour running time 

Strategies for a High Volatility Environment

Join Larry as he explores different techniques aimed at taking advantage of the current high volatility stock market environment.

Approximately 1 hour running time

A seminar focusing on "The Before Earnings Straddle Trade"

Join Stan Freifeld, Director of Corporate Services at McMillan Analysis Corp. as he demonstrates the B.E.S.T. Options Strategy. B.E.S.T. is an acronym for Before Earnings Straddle Trade and has many of the desirable characteristics one wants in a trading strategy: