Return to the Guru Directory

George Fontanills is the co-founder and President Emeritus of Optionetics (Optionetics.com). After some unsuccessful business ventures, George Fontanills became an active trader. Rather than concentrate on his losses, he began studying successful traders to see what they were doing differently. Using the analysis skills he learned while attending Harvard Business School, George Fontanills conducted a comprehensive investigation to determine what differentiated the winners from the losers. Fontanills tested his conclusions and eventually developed an approach that used options to mathematically control risk every time a trade is placed, thereby consistently producing income without the stress of unbridled losses. He called this trading style Optionetics. Today, George Fontanills teaches his strategy of delta neutral trading using stocks, options on indices, and options on stocks through his Seminar Series, Optionetics: The Science of High Profit and Low Stress Trading.

In addition to George Fontanills, the Optionetics management team includes Senior Vice President & Chief Options Strategist Tom Gentile, CEO Richard Cawood, COO Tony Clemendor, and Editor-in-Chief Kim Trippsmith. Its team of professionals includes Trading Strategist & Senior Writer Jody Osborne, Instructor & Senior Writer Mike Lawch, Online Broker Editor & Senior Writer Frederic Ruffy, and Seminar Speaker & Author Christina DuBois.

The Optionetics.com web site offers:

• Stock and Options Portfolios where subscribers can track hypothetical trades for the purpose of learning, or monitor real trades by receiving daily updates and news alerts about stocks they are watching.

• Discussion Boards to chat with other traders.

• Market Commentary from the Optionetics trading team.

• Traders Resource Store featuring videos, books, newsletters, and software applications.

• Trading Bookstore featuring best sellers and hard-to-find investment books, including critical reviews.

• Educational Articles.

• Seminar Information.

Optionetics
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94065
1-888-366-8264

The above description was assembled using information from the publisher's site. All registered or unregistered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners, and no trademark rights to the same are claimed.

There are quite a variety of investment newsletter services available to investors today, which achieve a decent track record. In reality, however, many newsletters have not translated well for most investors that subscribe to them. The reason? Money management. Without the proper position sizing using the right money management tool, you are only dealing with half the formula for success.

Let's face it: if there was one consistently successful investment newsletter, then the word would spread rapidly, and that one investment newsletter would have more customers than the population of China. The reality is that there has never been such a success. Why? Because in the final analysis, 8 out of 10 investors fail due to one simple reason: position sizing.

The majority of investors who subscribe to investment newsletters think that the process is as simple as "Just give me your recommendations and let me become as successful as you are". Unfortunately, as money managers know, entry points account for very little in the overall success of a portfolio. Find out why!