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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In Sell Short, author Michael Shulman demystifies the art of short-selling and reveals how investors can successfully use this approach to profit from busted stocks in both up and down markets. Sell Short provides readers with a comprehensive overview of how to capture significant profits with this method by implementing put options in their investment program. And while Shulman focuses on shorting company stocks, he also offers tools and techniques for shorting markets and indices, specific sub-segments of the market, real estate (through REITs), and commodity plays. Filled with real-world examples and detailed case studies, this reliable resource will show readers how money can be made when taking the short side of a trade.Michael Shulman (Rockville, MD) is the Editor of ChangeWave Shorts, a weekly newsletter from InvestorPlace Media that educates and informs readers on short-selling stocks. Zusammenfassung Short-selling has traditionally been dominated by hedge funds with deep pockets, sophisticated trading programs, and the ability to bounce back after suffering big losses. But today, there's a much better and safer way to play the short-side; one that enables individual investors to achieve incredible profits, while strictly limiting risk. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Schadenfreude Component of Your Portfolio 5 Chapter 2 How Shorting Works 15 Chapter 3 The Case for Puts 23 Chapter 4 Prospecting for Gold in Fading Stocks 33 Chapter 5 Technical Indicators-You Gotta Love This Chart 49 Chapter 6 Creating a Position 63 Chapter 7 Going Short the Traditional Way or Borrower Beware 81 Chapter 8 Shorting a Market Segment 91 Chapter 9 Creating the Great Segment Trade 107 Chapter 10 Shorting the Indices-Only the Big Ones. Please. 117 Chapter 11 Managing a Position or Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Face 131 Chapter 12 Shorting Commodities and Real Estate 151 Chapter 13 Shorting a Country 169 Chapter 14 Shorting in a Bull Market 179 Chapter 15 Advanced Trading Techniques 185 Chapter 16 Case Studies-Ruby Tuesday, the Bear, and the Home Builders 195 Glossary 205 About the Author 213 Index 215 ...
