The Complete Guide to Option Strategies. Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes and Stock Index Futures.

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1 Brochure More information from The Complete Guide to Option Strategies. Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes and Stock Index Futures. Wiley Trading Description: Important insights into effective option strategies In The Complete Guide to Option Strategies, top-performing commodity trading advisor Michael Mullaney explains how to successfully employ a variety of option strategies, from the most risky--selling naked puts and calls--to more conservative strategies using covered positions. The author covers everything from options on stocks, exchange-traded funds, stock indexes, and stock index futures to essential information on risk management, option "Greeks," and order placement. The book provides numerous tables and graphs to benefit beginning and experienced traders. Written by a CTA who has successfully employed various options strategies to generate market-beating returns, The Complete Guide to Option Strategies will be an important addition to any trader's library. Michael D. Mullaney (Jacksonville, FL) is a high-ranking commodity trading advisor who specializes in option selling strategies. Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. PART ONE Learning the Fundamentals. Chapter 1 Getting Ready to Trade. Why Trade Options? Developing a Game Plan. What is an Option? Defining Key Terms. Chapter 2 Option Fundamentals. Opening and Closing Positions. Option Buying. Option Selling. Spreads. Bid/Ask Spread. Option Chain. Chapter 3 What Determines an Option's Price?

2 Factors Affecting Option Pricing. Forecasting Option Prices. Chapter 4 Tools of The Trade Greeks. Overview: Greek Basics. Position Greeks. Converting an Option Chain to Greeks. More on Delta. Chapter 5 Buying versus Selling. Comparing Long and Short Options. Option Buying. Option Selling. Bullish versus Bearish. Learn How to Roll. Chapter 6 Understanding Spread Terminology. What is a Spread? Spread Buying versus Selling. Spread Strategy Summary. PART TWO The Four Basic Option Strategies. Chapter 7 Long Calls. Strategy Example. Chapter 8 Long Put.

3 Chapter 9 Short Calls. Chapter 10 Short Put. PART THREE Spread Strategies. Chapter 11 Vertical Spread. Chapter 12 Iron Condor. Chapter 13 Unbalanced Spreads. Chapter 14 Straddle and Strangle.

4 Chapter 15 Butterfly Spread. Chapter 16 Condor Spread. Chapter 17 Calendar Spread. Chapter 18 Diagonal Spread. Chapter 19 Covered Call. Strategy Example. Chapter 20 Combination.

5 Chapter 21 Collar. Strategy Example. Chapter 22 Covered Combination. Strategy Example. PART FOUR Comparing Underlying Instruments. Chapter 23 Comparing Stocks, ETFs, Indexes and Stock Index Futures. Size of Instrument. Exercise and Assignment. Margin. Commission and Bid/Ask. Taxes. Chapter 24 ETF Options. What is an ETF? ETF Options. Chapter 25 Stock Index Options. What is a Stock Index? Index Options. Index Volatility Skew. Index Time Decay. Chapter 26 Stock Index Futures Options.

6 What is a Futures Contract? Stock Index Futures Option. Bonus Section. PART FIVE Advanced Topics. Chapter 27 Assessing Volatility. Comparison of Implied Volatilities. How to Compare Volatility. Response to Changing Conditions. Market Volatility Gauges. Volatility Skew. Delta-Neutral Volatility Trading. Consider Trading Volatility Index Options. Chapter 28 Exercise and Assignment. American-Style Exercise. European-Style Exercise. Cash Settlement. Automatic Exercise. Spread Risks. Likelihood of Exercise. Assignment Risk. Exercise and Assignment Procedures. Chapter 29 Risk Management. Run It Like a Business. Controlling Risk.

7 Chapter 30 Margin. Stock, ETF, Index, and Futures Margin. Comparing Margin. Margin Planning. Interest. Cash Accounts and IRAs. Chapter 31 Placing an Order. Types of Option Order. Strategy: The Multistep Order. Bid/Ask Spread. Commissions. Trading Platform. Clearing of Trades. Chapter 32 Taxation of Options. General Rules. Operation Taxation. Tax Reduction for Broad-Based Index and Futures Options. Internal Revenue Service Circular 230 Notice. APPENDIX A Strategies at a Glance ETFs. Bullish ETF Strategies. Bearish ETF Strategies. Trading outside a Range. Trading inside a Range. APPENDIX B Strategies at a Glance Indexes. Bullish Index Strategies. Bearish Index Strategies. Trading outside a Range.

8 Trading inside a Range. APPENDIX C Strategies at a Glance Stock Index Futures. Bullish Stock Index Futures Strategies. Bearish Stock Index Futures Strategies. Trading outside a Range. Trading inside a Range. Glossary. About the Author. Index. Ordering: Order Online - Order by Fax - using the form below Order by Post - print the order form below and send to Research and Markets, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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