Shulman Sell Short

A Simpler, Safer Way to Profit When Stocks Go Down
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-48019-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Praise for Sell Short
"I know of no other book designed for the needs of theindividual investor or trader looking to make money on a brokencompany or market segment. He turned shorting stocks from somethingmany see as 'the dark side' of investing into a great way to makemoney in any market."
--Toby Smith, panelist, Fox News Channel's Bulls andBears and founder and editor, ChangeWave Investing
"Sell Short is a great book for anyone who wants to beable to trade all markets. Michael uses sound option strategies toshow how to play from the short side with limited risk and that'swhat investing and making money is all about: controlling risk!Sell Short isn't just a guide to trading--it is acomplete method for identifying opportunities and managing aportfolio. I'll bet we all wish we'd read Sell Short last year, buttrust me, these strategies work in any market!"
--Jon "Doctor J" Najarian, Cofounder,OptionMonster.com
"Michael's approach to shorting stocks proves that solidresearch in uncertain, volatile markets does pay off. In a world ofcongenital optimists and crowded with long-only advisory services,Sell Short is a terrific primer for all investors seeking to makemoney on both sides of the market."
--Bryan Perry, editor, Tactical Trader andauthor, The 25% Cash Machine
"The events of the recent past have shown that this book isoverdue. Michael Shulman shows traders how to focus on individualstocks and sectors that are underperforming and then profit fromthem. An invaluable tool to complement any investor's tradingstrategies."
--Gerald Scheinman, Alcyone Capital Management, LLC
"Michael has been spot on about the financial and economiccrises for more than two years, way ahead of most in the financialindustry. He tells it like it is, avoids the fluff, and has anuncanny ability to zero in on the critical aspects of the issues.He writes easily, with clarity and humor--and a reader alwaysknows where Michael stands on an issue or how to execute atrade."
--William Hyman, Investor
"Both institutional fund managers and retail investors will findSell Short profoundly informative for identifying multiple ways toapproach protecting downside risk in a portfolio as well as simplymaking money on the short-side. As a long-oriented fund, thedowndraft of 2008 made it abundantly clear that everyone needs tohave a deep base of 'short' knowledge in order to generate strongreturns. Shulman's book should prove invaluable to novices andexperts alike."
--Jon Plexico, Stonepine Capital LP

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shulman, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Chapter 1 The Schadenfreude Component of Your Portfolio.
Chapter 2 How Shorting Works.
Chapter 3 The Case for Puts.
Chapter 4 Prospecting for Gold in Fading Stocks.
Chapter 5 Technical Indicators--You Gotta Love ThisChart.
Chapter 6 Creating a Position.
Chapter 7 Going Short the Traditional Way or BorrowerBeware.
Chapter 8 Shorting a Market Segment.
Chapter 9 Creating the Great Segment Trade.
Chapter 10 Shorting the Indices--Only the Big Ones.Please.
Chapter 11 Managing a Position or Everyone Has a Plan Until TheyGet Punched in the Face.
Chapter 12 Shorting Commodities and Real Estate.
Chapter 13 Shorting a Country.
Chapter 14 Shorting in a Bull Market.
Chapter 15 Advanced Trading Techniques.
Chapter 16 Case Studies--Ruby Tuesday, the Bear, and theHome Builders.
Glossary.
About the Author.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Shulman is the Editor of ChangeWave Shorts, a weekly newsletter from InvestorPlace Media that educates and informs readers on short selling stocks, providing specific recommendations on opening, managing, and closing short positions. In 2007 and 2008 his recommendations produced average returns greater than 50 percent. At ChangeWave, he was the founding manager of their research services for institutional investors, hedge fund investing, and ChangeWave Insight and also created and wrote ChangeWave Biotech Investor. Mr. Shulman was the founder and CEO of AtYourBusiness.com; an executive board member of NextGen Capital, a venture fund based in Fairfax, Virginia; and spent many years in the technology industry in Silicon Valley. His work has been published in a variety of trade, general business, and online venues, including SeekingAlpha.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Motley Fool, and Worth online. He has been a guest on Fox Business, CNBC, and the Options Trading Network and is a regular speaker at various money shows and traders expos around the country.