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Options as a Strategic Investment

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ISBN-10: 0735201978

ISBN-13: 9780735201972

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Lawrence G. McMillan

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Options as a Strategic Investment provides a solid foundation in the basic properties and advantages of options, listed and non-equity, and goes on to detail scores of proven techniques and tactics for a wide array of market scenarios.
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Book details

List price: $85.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press
Publication date: 3/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1024
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 4.510
Language: English

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Preface
Basic Properties of Stock Options
Definitions
Call Option Strategies
Covered Call Writing
Call Buying
Other Call Buying Strategies
Naked Call Writing
Ratio Call Writing
Bull Spreads
Bear Spreads Using Call Options
Calendar Spreads
The Butterfly Spread
Ratio Call Spreads
Combining Calendar and Ratio Spreads
Reverse Spreads
Diagonalizing a Spread
Put Option Strategies
Put Option Basics
Put Option Buying
Put Buying in Conjunction with Common Stock Ownership
Buying Puts in Conjunction with Call Purchases
The Sale of a Put
The Sale of a Straddle
Synthetic Stock Positions Created by Puts and Calls
Basic Put Spreads
Spreads Combining Calls and Puts
Ratio Spreads Using Puts
LEAPS
Additional Considerations
Buying Options and Treasury Bills
Arbitrage
Mathematical Applications
Index Options and Futures
Introduction to Index Option Products and Futures
Stock Index Hedging Strategies
Index Spreading
Structured Products
Mathematical Considerations for Index Products
Futures and Futures Options
Futures Option Strategies for Futures Spreads
Measuring and Trading Volatility
The Basics of Volatility Trading
How Volatility Affects Popular Strategies
The Distribution of Stock Prices
Volatility Trading Techniques
Advanced Concepts
Taxes
The Best Strategy?
Postscript
Appendices
Strategy Summary
Equivalent Positions
Formulae
Graphs
Qualified Covered Calls
Glossary
Index