It takes a special set of trading skills to thrive in today's intensely volatile markets, where point swings of plus or minus 200 points can occur on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis. The Volatility Course arms stock and options traders with those skills. George Fontanills and Tom Gentile provide readers with a deeper understanding of market volatility and the forces that drive it. They develop a comprehensive road map detailing how to identify its ups and downs. And they describe proven strategies and tools for quantifying volatility and confidently developing plans tailored to virtually any given market condition. The companion workbook provides step-by-step exercises to help you master the strategies outlined in The Volatility Course before putting them into action in the markets.
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As a trader or investor, you want to make money regardless of market conditions. Unfortunately, most techniques available won't allow you to do this. That is why George Fontanills, one of the world's most respected traders, and his partner Tom Gentile have written The Volatility Course. This unique book will teach you the secrets of market volatility and show you how to use it to attain financial success during periods of extreme market turbulence, when the market appears to be moving nowhere, and anytime in between.
When speaking in terms of trading and investments, volatility is a word few like to hear. But if understood and used properly, volatility is a market tool that can increase your profits and reduce risks. This book focuses on the relationship of volatility within the stock market. The Volatility Course first introduces you to the basics of the stock market-equities, indexes, exchange-traded funds, interpreting price quotes, price charts, and, most importantly, options-and quickly moves on to demystify volatility.
Through expert advice and in-depth examples, this book examines and explains every aspect of volatility and the important role of options within this framework. Topics covered include:
* Historical volatility and implied volatility
* The world of stock options
* VIX and other sentiment indicators
* The volatility of option premiums
* And much more
Once you have mastered the concept of volatility and have learned how to accurately identify current market conditions, The Volatility Course gives you the strategies and guidance to trade under a variety of situations. You'll learn how to use protective puts, debit spreads, ratio backspreads, and straddles in a low-volatility environment as well as how to use tactics such as the covered call and butterfly spreads in a high-volatility environment. You'll also learn how to take advantage of price and time volatility skews by applying options strategies that capture price disparities between different options on the same stock.
The Volatility Course provides you with all the information you need to successfully trade volatility. By identifying some of the daily risks traders face and arming you with an arsenal of trading tools to assure your survival in any market environment, this book will enable you to find terrific trading opportunities.
When speaking in terms of trading and investments, volatility is a word few like to hear. But if understood and used properly, volatility is a market tool that can increase your profits and reduce risks. This book focuses on the relationship of volatility within the stock market. The Volatility Course first introduces you to the basics of the stock market-equities, indexes, exchange-traded funds, interpreting price quotes, price charts, and, most importantly, options-and quickly moves on to demystify volatility.
Through expert advice and in-depth examples, this book examines and explains every aspect of volatility and the important role of options within this framework. Topics covered include:
* Historical volatility and implied volatility
* The world of stock options
* VIX and other sentiment indicators
* The volatility of option premiums
* And much more
Once you have mastered the concept of volatility and have learned how to accurately identify current market conditions, The Volatility Course gives you the strategies and guidance to trade under a variety of situations. You'll learn how to use protective puts, debit spreads, ratio backspreads, and straddles in a low-volatility environment as well as how to use tactics such as the covered call and butterfly spreads in a high-volatility environment. You'll also learn how to take advantage of price and time volatility skews by applying options strategies that capture price disparities between different options on the same stock.
The Volatility Course provides you with all the information you need to successfully trade volatility. By identifying some of the daily risks traders face and arming you with an arsenal of trading tools to assure your survival in any market environment, this book will enable you to find terrific trading opportunities.
From the Back Cover
Do you want to learn how to trade successfully in every market environment? If so, you have picked up the right book. The Volatility Course is designed to help you integrate the use of volatility in your trading approach-which will help you to become a more successful trader.
But in order to understand volatility, it is essential to grasp the basics of investing, which is why The Volatility Course first provides a comprehensive review of stock market basics, including equities, indexes, exchange-traded funds, price quotes and charts, and, most importantly, options.
Through expert advice and in-depth examples, this book:
* Explains what market volatility is and how to quantify it
* Focuses specifically on stock and options volatility and their corresponding strategies
* Provides a road map detailing how to identify the ups and downs of market volatility
* Describes the strategies that work best in high and low volatility markets
Filled with tips and techniques from renowned traders George Fontanills and Tom Gentile, The Volatility Course will help you understand the different types of volatility, how to measure and anticipate changes in volatility, and how to adapt your trading strategies to excel in prevailing market conditions. With The Volatility Course as your guide, you no longer have to wait for the right market conditions to trade successfully, because you'll know how to trade under any market condition.
But in order to understand volatility, it is essential to grasp the basics of investing, which is why The Volatility Course first provides a comprehensive review of stock market basics, including equities, indexes, exchange-traded funds, price quotes and charts, and, most importantly, options.
Through expert advice and in-depth examples, this book:
* Explains what market volatility is and how to quantify it
* Focuses specifically on stock and options volatility and their corresponding strategies
* Provides a road map detailing how to identify the ups and downs of market volatility
* Describes the strategies that work best in high and low volatility markets
Filled with tips and techniques from renowned traders George Fontanills and Tom Gentile, The Volatility Course will help you understand the different types of volatility, how to measure and anticipate changes in volatility, and how to adapt your trading strategies to excel in prevailing market conditions. With The Volatility Course as your guide, you no longer have to wait for the right market conditions to trade successfully, because you'll know how to trade under any market condition.
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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
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Doesn't deliver the goods,
By Adi Gilad (Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Volatility Course (Hardcover)
Readers would buy this book assuming that they will be able to master the concept of volatility, and use it in their options trading, but this is far from being the case.One would expect a book that deals with an advanced concept such as volatility, to take it as a given that the readers are already familiar with all the basics such as "an option gives the buyer the RIGHT not the OBLIGATION" etc.I estimate that about 2/3 of the book deals with such beginner stuff. On top of that, the authors don't even try to conceal that their primary purpose in writing the book is to deliver traffic to their premium web service. I did learn a few things about volatility, but I was left with the feeling that I was tricked
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Basic review,
By Open Book (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Volatility Course Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises to Help You Master The Volatility Course (Paperback)
The book was too basic and gives novices enough information to hurt themselves in the real market.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Volatility Course (Hardcover)
If you have done the optionetics course or read the Options Course then you will love this book. It only covers a few chapters on Volatility, which I would have liked there to be more, however, there were a number of chapters on practical ways to trade it. I particularly liked some of the indicators to trade volatility such as bollinger bands and ATR. Overall a good read and a clear, understandable approach to help improve you as an options trader. Its probably worth a second read, as its full of a lot of great information.
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Regent tragic events highlight the uncertain and unpredictable nature of financial markets. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
call ratio backspread, short strike price, statistical volatility, lower call strike price, front month options, higher strike options, long iron butterfly, put ratio backspread, short put strike price, downside breakeven, bullish calendar spread, short call strike price, upside breakeven, lowest strike price, lower strike call, use all calls, past price trends, implied volatility chart, short call premium, implied volatility values, highest strike price, risk graph, range bound market, range bar chart, higher strike call Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy of Optionetics, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Average True Range, Federal Reserve, Market Opportunity, American Stock Exchange, Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, United States, Leap Wireless, Ask Model, Expire Strike Type Entry Bid, Time Warner, Dell Computer, Nasdaq Composite, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange, Options Clearing Corporation, Philip Morris, Cisco Systems, Days Bought, Microsoft October, Option Symbol Strike Type Bid Ask, Stockpoint Inc New!
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Regent tragic events highlight the uncertain and unpredictable nature of financial markets. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
call ratio backspread, short strike price, statistical volatility, lower call strike price, front month options, higher strike options, long iron butterfly, put ratio backspread, short put strike price, downside breakeven, bullish calendar spread, short call strike price, upside breakeven, lowest strike price, lower strike call, use all calls, past price trends, implied volatility chart, short call premium, implied volatility values, highest strike price, risk graph, range bound market, range bar chart, higher strike call Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy of Optionetics, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Average True Range, Federal Reserve, Market Opportunity, American Stock Exchange, Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, United States, Leap Wireless, Ask Model, Expire Strike Type Entry Bid, Time Warner, Dell Computer, Nasdaq Composite, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange, Options Clearing Corporation, Philip Morris, Cisco Systems, Days Bought, Microsoft October, Option Symbol Strike Type Bid Ask, Stockpoint Inc New!
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- Trade Options Online (Wiley Online Trading for a Living) by George A. Fontanills on 4 pages
- Gold and Silver (From This Earth) by William Russell on page 88, and Back Matter
- A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Fourth Edition 1985 by Burton G. Malkiel on page 16
- The Art of Contrary Thinking by Humphrey B. Neill in Back Matter
- New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems by J. Welles Wilder on page 45
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- The Index Trading Course (Wiley Trading) by George A. Fontanills in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 260
- The Options Course Second Edition: High Profit & Low Stress Trading Methods (Wiley Trading) by George A. Fontanills in Front Matter, and page 40
- The Stock Market Course by George A. Fontanills in Front Matter
- The Volatility Course Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises to Help You Master The Volatility Course by George A. Fontanills in Front Matter
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