Option Strategies: Profit-Making Techniques for Stock, Stock Index, and Commodity Options
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471843679 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Poorly edited mess This book contains absolutely no information on how to judge whether a particular option is over- or under-priced, or how to arrive at either a bullish or bearish outlook. The idea is that you have already come to some conclusion and then you consult the book to determine how you should play the option. That would be fine if the book did not contain numerous errors, all due to the fact that this book apparently was not proof-read. For example, if your. The fundamentals of Option Strategy A Customer Option Strategies is an excellent intermediate treatise on option trading. While it doesn't go deeply into option pricing and implied volatility, its focus on strategy and decision structure serves the reader well. Almost every major position type, from the basic buys and writes to the more complex, such as ratio spreads and butterflies are covered. Each position is dissected in detail, with emphasis on how to deal with adverse and positive price impa. Independent Trader Petra Schoening As a person who has always found option strategies to be quite confusing, this book is a god-send! Mr. Smith's book is the only options strategy book that I've ever read that gives a concise and clear decision tree on what strategy to use in what market conditions. Anyone who is a serious options trader and wants to be profitable needs this book in their library!
Traces the investment from the initiation of the option strategy through changing conditions in the market to the closing of the total strategy.. Reviews all types of options, including stock index options, along with the traditional stock options and new commodities options. Presents decision structures for each option so readers understand their choices in various market environments. Explains the fundamentals of options contracts and strategies for buying and selling calls and puts, spreads, straddles and combinations, synthetic positions, and arbitrage
COURTNEY D. He is the publisher of the top-rated investment newsletter, World Investment Strategic Edge, the Editor in Chief of Commodity Traders Consumer Report, and the author of three other books on investment topics. SMITH is President and CIO of Pinnacle Capital Management.
Consisting of a series of questions and answers, these decision structures assist you in analyzing potential trades, determining your objectives and the amount of risk you're prepared to take, and deciding what follow-up action to take once you've entered a trade. Even for experts in the field, getting a firm grasp on this high-risk activity can be difficult. Trading options, however, is as complex as it can be lucrative. Option Strategies makes it easier, offering all the tools you need to invest safely and profitably, using the latest trading techniques.Now revised and updated, this comprehensive guide by one of the industry's top experts covers all the essentials, from the fundamentals of options to the intr