Getting started in Options

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A revised new edition of the easy-to-read, illustrated guide to the complex world of options investing Investing in options is potentially very lucrative, but many shy away from it because of its complexity and the perception of high risk. In non-technical terms, this helpfully illustrated guide demystifies the options markets, distinguishes the imagined risks from the real ones, and arms investors with the facts they need to make informed, profitable decisions. Carefully weaving examples, char…

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Full title :Getting started in Options / Michael C. Thomsett.

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Publication Date:©2013.
Edition:Illustrated edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte
Place of Publication:Singapore
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

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Title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 28, 2013).

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Description:1 online resource : : illustrations.

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ISBN:9781118399262, 1118399269, 9781118399316, 1118399315
oclc:ocn828677376
LC Classification:HG6042
Dewey Decimal:332.63/2283

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Element Key; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 CALLS AND PUTS: DEFINING THE FIELDS OF PLAY; The Call Option; The Put Option; Option Valuation; CHAPTER 2 OPENING AND TRACKING: HOW IT ALL WORKS; A Note on the Expiration Cycle; Opening and Closing Option Trades; Calculating the Rate of Return for Sellers; CHAPTER 3 BUYING CALLS: MAXIMIZING THE ROSY VIEW; Understanding the Limited Life of the Call; Judging the Call; Call Buying Strategies; Defining Profit Zones; CHAPTER 4 BUYING PUTS: THE POSITIVE SIDE OF PESSIMISM; The Limited Life of the Put.

Judging the PutPut Buying Strategies; Defining Profit Zones; CHAPTER 5 SELLING CALLS: CONSERVATIVE AND PROFITABLE; Selling Uncovered Calls; Selling Covered Calls; Calculating Rate of Return; CHAPTER 6 SELLING PUTS: THE OVERLOOKED STRATEGY; Analyzing Stock Values; Evaluating Risks; Put Strategies; CHAPTER 7 CLOSING POSITIONS: COVER, CLOSE, EXERCISE, OR ROLL; Defining Possible Outcomes of Closing Options; Exercising the Option; Timing the Decision; Avoiding Exercise; CHAPTER 8 PAPER TRADING: A TEST RUN OF THE THEORY; The Case for Paper Trading; Two Sites Worth Checking.

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