- 2001: Volume 10, No. 5

The world has changed drastically since our last issue and the thoughts and prayers of all of us at CRB are with those who have been affected by the attacks of September 11. Our resolve is to continue to bring you the information you need to carry on.

In this issue we take a look at options. John Summa looks at how options can affect the way you trade the S&P 500. Jeannette Young looks specifically at how options can help you manage risk. And we are pleased to present an interview with Paul Stevens, the president of the Options Industry Council.

On other topics, Mary Ann Burns of the Futures Industry Association gives us a preview of Futures & Options 2001... the biggest futures and options conference of the year. Technical guru Lou Mendelsohn returns to our pages with a peek behind the times and behind the markets at what’s missing in technical analysis. Tom Busby of the Day Trading Institute offers his “Game Plan for Success,” and author David Lerman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange describes how you can use E-minis to hedge your investment portfolio.

Michael Bennett gets “Back to the Basics” with his dissection of calendar spreads in “Puts & Calls,” Adrienne Toghraie defines full time trading in “Mind Over Money,” and Jaye Abbate reviews Ross Jardine’s new book, Bear Market Game Plan: Strategies for Success in Choppy Markets.