Understanding Hedged Scale Trading

by Thomas A. McCafferty

Overview

Relatively simple yet highly disciplined, scale trading has become one of today's most popular and rewarding--et risky--futures trading methods. Understanding Hedged Scale Trading explains this high level trading method from the ground up, outline techniques for trader to hedge scaled positions through the judicious use of options. By explaining how to profit from hedged scale trading while controlling its many risks, it should prove to be among the most practical, hands-on advanced trading books on the market today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071382601
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/22/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
File size:	743 KB

About the Author

Thomas McCafferty has been involved in the futures business for nearly three decades. A registered stockbroker and securities options principal, he is the former branch office manager at Securities Corporation of Iowa and is currently chief operations officer at Market Wise Securities, Inc., of Broomfield, Colorado. McCafferty is the author of several books, including All About Futures, All About Options, All About Commodities, and Winning with Managed Futures.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Derivative Markets--Futures. Chapter 2: The Derivative Markets--Options-on-Futures. Chapter 3: Traditional Scale Trading. Chapter 4: Understanding Hedged Scale Trading. Chapter 5: The Criterion for the Selection of Scalable Commodities. Chapter 6: Selecting the Perfect Commodities to Scale Trade. Chapter 7: Mechanics of Scale Trading. Chapter 8: Roll Me Over. Chapter 9: Starting a Scale Trading Business. Chapter 10: A Little Technical Analysis Can Go a Long Way When Scale Trading. Chapter 11: Getting Ready to Scale Trade. Chapter 12: Summing Up the Rules for Successful Scale Trading. Appendix 1: Commodity Futures Contract Specifications. Appendix 2: Sources for More Information.