Options for the Beginner and Beyond Unlock the Opportunities and Minimize the Risks

Name: Options for the Beginner and Beyond Unlock the Opportunities and Minimize the Risks
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ISBN: 9780131721289

ISBN-10: 0131721283

ISBN-13: 9780131721289

Edition: 2006

Authors: W. Edward Olmstead

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Olmstead presents the most practical, easy-to-understand introduction to options ever written. Full of real-world examples and step-by-step explanations, this book demonstrates exactly how you can participate in the opportunities that exist in high-priced stocks for a fraction of the usual cost. You'll learn how to "collar" stocks with options to make money with no risk, why "covered calls" aren't as conservative as your broker tells you, how to protect your stock by marrying it to "put" options and even how to pick a broker who is options-friendly. Olmstead even introduces advanced trading strategies that are not widely known outside of professional trading circles. Every serious investor…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: FT Press
Publication date: 3/20/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Contents


Acknowledgments


About the Author


Preface



BasicConcepts



Introduction


Why Options?


The Basic Concept of Options


Major Differences Between Stocks and Options


Leverage


Time Limitation


Price Movement


Financial Risk


A Detailed Explanation of Options


The Option Contract


The Call Option


The Put Option


Comments



Option Selection


What Is a Cheap Option?


Selecting a Call


Overall Evaluation


Selecting a Put



Entering and Exiting Option Trades&#160


Entering a Trade


Exiting a Trade



The Greeks


Delta


Computing the Delta of a Call Option


Application of the Delta


Computing the Delta of a Put Option


Theta


Gamma


Vega


Rho



Risk Graphs


Single Option Trade


Multiple Option Trade


Comments



LEAPS


Comments



Assignment Anxiety


Comments


Applications



Broker Selection


Types of Brokers


Commissions


Trading Platform


Margin and Trading Limitations


Live Broker Assistance


Comments



Miscellaneous Tips


Time Is Money


Trading with the Trend


Risk Capital for Options Trading


Tracking Trades


Anticipating Events


Real-Time Quotes


Market Orders with Options


Options Calculator



TradingStrategies



Vertical Spreads


Debit Vertical Spreads


Bull Call Spread


Bear Put Spread


Comments


Credit Vertical Spreads


Bull Put Spread


Bear Call Spread


Comments


11


Comments



Calendar Spreads


The Rollout Maneuver


Comments


13


Volatility Skew Trades


Comments


Ratio Calendar Spread Trades


Comments


Deep-in-the-Money LEAPS Put Calendar Spreads


Diagonal Calendar Spread Trades



Covered Calls


An Idealized Trade


A Realistic Trade


Covered Call vs


Naked Put


Comments



Straddles and Strangles


The Straddle Trade


Comments


The Strangle Trade



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