Learn to put on the option position you really want with this one hour+ educational option video. Join Stan Freifeld, Director of Corporate Services and head option mentor at McMillan Analysis Corp., as he discusses his progress on a concept that he refers to as Neutralizing Greeks. Before entering a trade, traders will (or at least should) use the Greeks to determine where the significant risks are lurking.
MAC Mentoring head director and instructor Stan Freifeld was recently interviewed on Ken Robert's Bulls and Bears Report. Stan discusses some basic option strategies you can use to generate income and protect your stocks. Listen to the interview below.
There is only going to be one issue published in May – on the 4th Thursday, May 22nd. We are planning for that to be a “double issue.” The reason for this change in the publication schedule is an extensive travel schedule from April 30th through May 15th, which will not allow time for publication of a formal issue. The weekly Hotline updates will continue throughout this time, without interruption.
In this one hour tutorial, Option Workbench creator Craig Hilsenrath demonstrates not only how to use the premade watch lists, formulas and filters to scan for trading candidates but also shows you how to create your own with ease. See the video below or click here.
Join Craig Hilsenrath at the eMoneyShow as he previews the new capabilities of the upcoming 4.0 release of the powerful Option Workbench. Get comfortable with the new look of the software, discover the new earnings data tied into the expected value concept, and learn how to execute and manage trades right in Option Workbench. Register at the eMoneyshow today.
As subscribers know, the CBOE created the Short-Term Volatility Index ($VXST) earlier this year. It is a 9-day average volatility as opposed to a 30-day average volatility, which is what $VIX is. Moreover, $VXST futures started trading about two months ago, on February 13th.
We all know that trading options is exciting, highly competitive, and can be very profitable. The key to long term and consistent profits in option trading is options education. The McMillan Mentoring Program, which is run by former Market Maker, white badge AMEX Floor Official, professional trader, and longtime MENSA member Stan Freifeld, can take your trading to the next level.
We continue to get questions regarding why the $VIX futures are priced as they are, and how one should interpret that information. This is a subject that we have discussed many times in the past, but it is probably worthwhile to review it again.
There are two significant pieces of data that one should always be aware of, when evaluating $VIX futures: 1) the relationship of the futures to $VIX itself,
There will be a very slight alteration of our publishing schedule. The second issue in March will be published one day early, on Wednesday, March 26th. This is because of the AAPTA Conference in Austin, to which I will be traveling on Thursday, March 27th (the usual publishing day).
We are proud to announce the release of Option Workbench 3.0. This upgrade to Option Workbench puts even more power in your hands with these new features:
- FREE delayed market quotes for equities, ETFs and options with the ability to upgrade to real-time for a modest price
- Execute trades with select brokers or in your Option Workbench Virtual Account
- Manage your option strategies the way option traders think
- Monitor your positions' P&L, risk and expected value in real time.
