Increasing Alpha with Options: Trading Strategies Using Technical Analysis and Market Indicators (Bloomberg Financial) - Hardcover

Fullman, Scott H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576603652 ISBN 13: 9781576603659

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

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In today's extremely complicated markets, money managers face pressure as never before to increase alpha while protecting capital. Yet financial professionals must also be wary of changing market conditions that alter the strategies that will be most effective. Increasing Alpha with Options offers money managers an unexplored avenue for meeting  risk/return expectations.  By combining technical analysis with signals provided by options themselves, investors can uncover new trading opportunities. The book features a pragmatic, feet-on-the-ground approach to trading options, giving portfolio managers the best tools and strategies to improve return and more effectively manage risk.

 

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Scott H. Fullman is director, derivative investment strategy, for WJB Capital Group. He was executive vice president, director of investment strategy, for I. A. Englander & Co. Fullman is a member of the Market Technicians Association, a chartered market technician, and holds numerous FINRA licenses. Fullman has written many articles for industry journals, is quoted frequently in media, and speaks at professional conferences across the United States. He lives in New York.

SCOTT H. FULLMAN is Director, Derivative Investment Strategy, for WJB Capital Group. During his thirty-plus years in financial services, he has created tools and platforms for several firms. He has also served on various exchange and industry committees that have led to improvements and new products. Fullman is a member of the Market Technicians Association, a chartered market technician, and holds numerous FINRA licenses. He has written many articles for industry journals, is quoted frequently in media, and speaks at professional conferences across the United States.

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Praise for Increasing Alpha with Options

"I long-ago learned to listen when Scott Fullman talks about trading, the markets, and technical analysis. His latest book is a welcome addition to the small group of books that actually helps investors better navigate the market. Increasing Alpha with Options, will show you how to identify risk, reduce risk, and maximize reward; which in these turbulent times is increasingly difficult, and essential, for success in the market."
?Steven M. Sears, Options Editor, Barron's and Barrons.com

In the new world of investing, money managers must deal with a variety of dynamics, products, analyses, and risk controls. They are also expected to achieve above-benchmark performance and profits?also known as alpha?as well as protect capital in the process.

This can be difficult to achieve in today's turbulent market environment, but with Increasing Alpha with Options, author Scott Fullman, the Director of Derivative Investment Strategy for WJB Capital Group, offers some solid solutions.

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this reliable resource outlines various trading strategies using a combination of technical analysis, market indicators, and options. Along the way, it skillfully details how these analytical techniques can help you capture profits while also protecting positions from adverse market changes.

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Increasing Alpha with Options will quickly familiarize you with everything from the various elements of technical analysis to leveraging the power of options, and show you how applying these tools and techniques to your trading or investing endeavors can improve overall performance.

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In today's extremely dynamic markets, most, if not all, money managers face pressure to increase alpha?above benchmark performance and profits?while protecting capital. Yet financial professionals must also be wary of changing market conditions that alter the strategies that will be most effective.

Nobody understands this better than author Scott Fullman, the Director of Derivative Investment Strategy for WJB Capital Group. Over the course of his career, he has successfully used technical analysis to create strategies using options, and now, he reveals how this effective approach can help you meet risk/return expectations in even the most turbulent market environments.

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Increasing Alpha with Options skillfully outlines various trading strategies using a combination of technical analysis, market indicators, and options. Page by page, Fullman shares his extensive experience with you, and offers professional money managers the best tools and techniques to improve returns while managing risk.

Along the way, you'll become familiar with numerous aspects of this approach and discover how it can put you in a better position to excel in today's markets. Topics touched upon include:

• The varying elements of technical analysis, from chart type and analysis period to time itself
• Building strategies around reversal and continuation patterns, oscillators, and exchange-traded funds
• Exploiting small inefficiencies in the options marketplace, which can offer profitable opportunities
• Using options in hedging techniques that can protect your positions
• And much more

Options used in conjunction with technical analysis can help you avoid financial pitfalls and achieve alpha. Understanding how to implement this approach in your everyday investment or trading endeavors can make a difference to your portfolio's bottom line, and this reliable resource will show you how.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1576603652
• ISBN 13: 9781576603659
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240