The complete guide to option strategies: advanced and basic strategies on stocks, ETFs, indexes and stock index futures

Selling options can provide individual traders with a means to consistently generate market-beating returns. The vast majority of options expire worthless,which means that the odds are definitely in favor of the options seller in the financial markets. And the great thing about selling options is the trader gets paid right away! In The Complete Guide to Option Strategies, top-performing Commodity Trading Advisor, Michael Mullaney explains how to successfully employ a variety of option selling strategies, from the most risky strategies selling naked puts and calls to much more conservative strategies using covered positions. He reveals his own market-beating strategies and his tactical insights into the market. For example, he explains how to locate the sweet spot in regard to selling volatility by focusing on options that are set to expire in 60 to 90 days. He explains the behavioral reasons behind why volatility rises in declining markets and falls in rising markets and how traders can profit from the swings. The book begins by explaining the fundamentals and basic properties of options and then moves on to a discussion of basic selling strategies to more complex strategies using spreads and ratios. The author covers stocks, stock indexes, and options on futures and provides important information on order placement and taxation of options. Written by a CTA who has employed thesestrategies to generate market-beating returns, The Complete Guide to Option Strategies will be the definitive book on this important investment topic.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-24375-6
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 556
• Fecha Publicación: 13/05/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés