Jan, 17, 2018
By Lawrence G. McMillanLast week, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal, saying that investors who have been buying protection are going to stop doing so, because of the losses incurred...
Dec, 12, 2016
By Lawrence G. McMillanNearly every day, one hears a trader on TV telling you to “buy protection, because it’s cheap.” Is it, really? Yes, $VIX is low, so that means that overall implied...
Aug, 08, 2016
By Lawrence G. McMillanIt is becoming commonplace to hear commentators on the business channels say something like “You need to buy protection now, for it is extremely cheap.” That is a very...
Aug, 27, 2012
By Lawrence G. McMillanFor quite some time now (perhaps since last November), we have been pointing out how the voracious appetite for volatility protection has had the effect of distorting the term...
Dec, 20, 2011
In this video recorded at the TradersExpo Las Vegas, Lawrence McMillan, founder of McMillan Analysis, explains why VIX derivatives are the superior form of portfolio protection.Click here to visit...
Dec, 05, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThe CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is sometimes referred to as an indicator which measures the cost of protection. To understand the thinking behind this definition, consider that...
Nov, 11, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanWe have written about the subject of protecting a portfolio of stocks with derivatives several times over the years, although it’s been a while (Volume 19, Numbers 6 and...
Jul, 28, 2011
By Lawrence G. McMillanThere has been something of a “buzz” in volatility forums and in some media articles about a backspread strategy that is designed to take the loss out of using $VIX...
Jun, 29, 2010
The following article has been featured on MarketWatch.com. One way to handle uncertainty in the markets is to use broad-based options to protect a portfolio of stocks. Ironically, we produced an...
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