Thomsett Getting Started in Options

7. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-17545-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Getting Started In Series

Discover the Dynamic World of Options Investing
Getting Started In Options
Seventh Edition
Many people fail to capitalize on the potentially lucrativeopportunities that options present, simply because they don't fullyunderstand how options work. But with Getting Started in Options,Seventh Edition, author Michael C. Thomsett looks to changethis.
Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Startedin Options, Seventh Edition provides you with a solid foundation inthis field, and will help you become fully familiar with one oftoday's most important investment vehicles. Each page of thisinformative guide addresses essential options issues, including howto:
* Identify your own risk tolerance levels and decide how toeffectively incorporate options into your own portfolio
* Master options terminology and concepts
* Use options in a powerful insurance strategy to protect againstlosses in stock investments
* Perform "paper trades" before putting real money at risk
* Utilize the many new online resources available to you
* Understand time values, striking price, and expiration
Besides new examples, updated charts, and timely investor tips,this latest edition also includes important new chapters thatreflect ongoing innovations within the options market, such as themany uses of options beyond their obvious buying and sellingfunctions, different methods available to calculate returns onoptions trades, and much more.
You don't need to be a financial expert to make it in the world ofoptions, but you do need to be well informed. With Getting Startedin Options, Seventh Edition as your guide you'll quickly discoverhow to make options work for you.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomsett, Michael C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
Element Key.
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Calls and Puts: Defining the Field of Play.
Chapter 2. Opening, Closing, Tracking: How It All Works.
Chapter 3. Buying Calls: Maximizing the Rosy View.
Chapter 4. Buying Puts: The Positive Side of Pessimism.
Chapter 5. Selling Calls: Conservative and Profitable.
Chapter 6. Choosing Stocks: Finding the Right Ingredients.
Chapter 7. Strategies in Volatile Markets: Uncertainty as anAdvantage.
Chapter 8. Selling Puts: The Overlooked Strategy.
Chapter 9. Combined Techniques: Creative Risk Management.
Chapter 10. Paper Trading: A Test Run of the Theory.
Chapter 11. Options for Specialized Trading: Leveraging theTechnical Approach.
Chapter 12. Risk and Taxes: Rules of the Game.
Chapter 13. Calculating the Return: A Complex Aspect toOptions.
Glossary.
Recommended Reading.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael C. Thomsett has written more than sixty books on investing, real estate, business, and management. He is the author of several Wiley books, including the previous six editions of Getting Started in Options, as well as Getting Started in Swing Trading, Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis, Getting Started in Property Flipping, and Getting Started in Rental Income. Thomsett has been a management consultant in the securities industry and is an active options trader.