Options For The Beginner And Beyond

Brief, carefully paced lessons on options and trading strategies using verbal definitions and many trading examples for clarification. Each lesson builds on the one preceding it and explains options in plain English, from start to finish. Step-by-step coverage of controlling risk, protecting your investments -- even advanced strategies other introductory books ignore! Authored by Dr. W. Edward Olmstead, contributing editor to The Spear Report and editor of The Options Professor newsletter.

Master option trading strategies one step at a time! Options for the Beginner and Beyond, Second Edition teaches options through brief, carefully-paced lessons on option concepts and trading strategies, crystal-clear definitions, and plenty of real trading examples. Every lesson builds on the one preceding it, explaining options in plain English, and guiding you all the way to advanced strategies covered in no other introductory tutorial. Drawing on his extensive experience teaching options trading to beginners -- and five years editing a leading options newsletter -- W. Edward Olmstead shows how to systematically control your risk, protect your investments, and maximize your profits. This new Second Edition integrates new coverage of weekly options throughout, and presents updated tax strategies every options trader needs to know. Olmstead shows you how to do all this, and much more: Select options with high profit potential Enter and exit trades Choose brokers Work with the Greeks, risk graphs, and LEAPs Use vertical, event producing, and calendar spreads Trade covered calls, straddles, strangles, married puts, and collars Master these and other sophisticated strategies: naked options, stock substitutes, backspreads, butteryfly spreads, iron condors, and double diagonals Implement effective end-of-year tax strategies Day trade indexes with options Use delta-neutral trading Leverage the theory of maximum pain; implied volatility, and Black-Scholes

Thinking of trading options, but not sure where to start? Trading Options For Dummies starts you from the beginning with clear, step-by-step advice on how to use top option strategies to reduce your risk while boosting your income and enlarging your retirement portfolio with index, equity, and ETF options. This plain-English guide explains the common types of options and helps you choose the right ones for your investing needs. You find out how to weigh option costs and benefits, combine options to reduce risk, and build a strategy that allows you to gain no matter what the market may bring. You’ll learn the basics of market and sector analysis and what to look for when trying out a new option strategy. You’ll also find what you need to know about options contract specifications and mechanics. Discover how to: Understand option contracts and orders Determine and manage your risk Guard your assets using options Trade options on securities exchanges Protect your rights and satisfy your contract obligations Target sectors using technical analysis Minimize potential losses and optimize rewards Map out your plan of attack Limit your downside when trading the trend Combine options to limit your position risk Benefit from exchange traded funds Key in on volatility for trading opportunities Capitalize on sideways movements Trading options is serious business. Trading Options For Dummies gives you the expert help you need to succeed.

Brief, carefully paced lessons on options and trading strategies using verbal definitions and many trading examples for clarification. Each lesson builds on the one preceding it and explains options in plain English, from start to finish. Step-by-step coverage of controlling risk, protecting your investments -- even advanced strategies other introductory books ignore! Authored by Dr. W. Edward Olmstead, contributing editor to The Spear Report and editor of The Options Professor newsletter.

Learn to use options from veteran option trader Mark D. Wolfinger, who spent more than 20 years on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). If you are a seasoned stock trader or a casual investor who dabbles in mutual funds, this book is for you.

Master option trading strategies one step at a time! Options for the Beginner and Beyond, Second Edition teaches options through brief, carefully-paced lessons on option concepts and trading strategies, crystal-clear definitions, and plenty of real trading examples. Every lesson builds on the one preceding it, explaining options in plain English, and guiding you all the way to advanced strategies covered in no other introductory tutorial. Drawing on his extensive experience teaching options trading to beginners -- and five years editing a leading options newsletter -- W. Edward Olmstead shows how to systematically control your risk, protect your investments, and maximize your profits. This new Second Edition integrates new coverage of weekly options throughout, and presents updated tax strategies every options trader needs to know. Olmstead shows you how to do all this, and much more: Select options with high profit potential Enter and exit trades Choose brokers Work with the Greeks, risk graphs, and LEAPs Use vertical, event producing, and calendar spreads Trade covered calls, straddles, strangles, married puts, and collars Master these and other sophisticated strategies: naked options, stock substitutes, backspreads, butteryfly spreads, iron condors, and double diagonals Implement effective end-of-year tax strategies Day trade indexes with options Use delta-neutral trading Leverage the theory of maximum pain; implied volatility, and Black-Scholes

A comprehensive yet simplified guide to the complex world of options investing and risk management Before trading derivatives, one needs to understand the secrets and mechanics behind the options market. Your Options Handbook: The Practical Reference and Strategy Guide to Trading Options offers a straightforward, practical explanation of the options marketplace, including its origins, the mechanics of the market, and how to profit from trading options. Walks you through the stock and option markets from a professional's perspective, but uses plain language and simple analogies Discusses different trading strategies based upon whether one's opinion of the market is bullish, bearish, or neutral Details market players, useful tips, and trading psychology, and explains how options are priced Options are a versatile trading instrument that typically cost less and can have lower risk than stocks. They also offer investors a unique edge and lucrative opportunities that are not available to stock only traders. Your Options Handbook helps investors fully understand the options market, allowing them to enter the sector with greater ease.

If You Want to Learn How You Can Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom Using Options Then Keep Reading... The options market can seem beyond complicated for a beginner, so much jargon and so many mind-bending calculations. Where do you even start? However, getting the fundamental education you require will open up the opportunity to an exciting new world of Options Trading. But be warned, YOU NEED that education, unless you're okay with throwing money down the drain of course. Luckily, this book is a complete practical guide to help you FINALLY be able to navigate the options market with confidence and get started on your financial freedom journey. It's time that you fired up the markets, knew exactly what you was looking for, knew exactly what strategy you was following, and knew exactly what trade to make. Then you'll be making money in no time. But, let me clear, this isn't some get rich quick gimmick, if you're going to do this you need to be prepared to educate yourself and put the work in to truly become a successful Options Trader. And, with this book, an ongoing education and the right practice you'll be well on your way to becoming just that. Here's a slither of what's inside... How to Actually See Patterns In The Market, Spot Great Investments and FINALLY Make Money in The Options Market Why is Options Trading Even Worth The Risk? Key Options Terms and Language You Simply Must Know The 1 Thing ALL Successful Options Traders Have in Common 3 Simple, Yet Wildly Effective, Strategy for Completely New Options Traders (Complete Beginners Can Use These!) How to Protect Your Investments Against a Decline In Market Prices How to Analyze 'Mood Swings' In The Market and Why They're Important Key Technical Information You Simply HAVE TO Know Before You Get Started A Step by Step Guide to Developing Your Very Own Killer Trading Plan (Those Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail Remember...) The Different Option Styles and What You Need to Know About Them Key Strategies for Minimizing Risks on Your Investments 10 Incredibly Important Tips for New Options Traders (And 5 Beginner Mistakes to Avoid) And that is barely even scratching the surface! Even if you've NEVER bought a stock before, even if you have absolutely no idea what options trading is and even if you don't even know what trading really is this book will outline exactly how you can get started making money in the Options market! So, IF You Want The Options Trading Education You Need to Start Making Money In The Markets, Then Scroll Up and Click "Add to Cart."

This straightforward, accessible guide clearly explains what options are and how they work, their pros and cons, their relationship with stocks, and how to use them to gain leverage, generate extra income, and protect against adverse price movements.