The Complete Guide to Option Selling, Second Edition

by Cordier, James; Gross, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780071622370
• ISBN10: 0071622373
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-12
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

The perennial go-to guide for options sellers--updated and revisedTrading volume and volatility are at all-time highs, creatingan environment that has made options selling morepopular than ever.Fully up to date and expanded to be useful in today'smarkets, this second edition ofThe Complete Guide toOption Sellingcovers new strategies and new ways toapproach selling options and futures so the sophisticatedinvestor can continue to produce surprisinglyconsistent results with only slightly increased risk.This book remains the only guide that explores sellingoptions exclusively, and is a cult favorite among theoptions-selling community.

Author Biography

James Cordier is president and head trader of.Liberty Trading Group where he manages assets for a worldwide.client base.
Michael Gross is director of.research at Liberty Trading Group.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
Selling Options-Why and How It Works
Why Sell Options	p. 3
A Crash Course on Futures	p. 21
Buying Options versus Selling Options	p. 37
SPAN Margin: The Key to High Returns	p. 53
Option Selling Strategy and Risk Control
Strike Price and Time Selection	p. 67
Use and Abuse of Spreads	p. 91
Recommended Spread Strategies	p. 113
Liquidity, Order Placement, Assignment, and Limit Moves	p. 129
Risk Control in Option Selling	p. 141
Market Analysis and Option Selling
Fundamentals Versus Technicals	p. 163
Key Fundamentals of Select Markets	p. 177
Seasonal Analysis and Option Selling	p. 193
The Best Markets for Seasonal Option Sales	p. 211
Volatility Simplified	p. 235
Structuring Your Option Selling Portfolio	p. 247
Getting Started
Mistakes New Option Sellers Make	p. 261
Finding a Good Broker or Money Manager	p. 273
Option Selling as an Investment	p. 285
Pulling It All Together	p. 297
References	p. 305
Index	p. 307
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