The Complete Option Player

by Trester, Kenneth R.

• ISBN13: 9780960491438
• ISBN10: 0960491430
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Inst for Options Research Inc
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Summary

One of the best selling options books ever. This newly updated classic will show you how to play the options game where profits of 100% or more are not unusual and where you can earn profits of 100% to 300% on any one trading day.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Part I: The Options Game
The Only Game in Town	3	(8)
The Name of the Game	11	(10)
The Rules of the Game	21	(8)
The Incredible Shrinking Option	29	(14)
The Psychiatric Guide to Options Behavior	43	(18)
How to Get Started on Small Capital	61	(4)
The Art of Buying Options	65	(12)
The Playable Stock	77	(8)
The Playable Options	85	(12)
The Game Plan	97	(6)
The Index Craze	103	(14)
Put Options: The Ultimate Insurance Policy	117	(8)
Look Before You Leap	125	(10)
Part II: Winning Through Option Writing Strategies
Taking the Bests, Rather than Making the Bets	135	(10)
The Secrets of Exercise	145	(12)
The Secrets of Strategy Design	157	(4)
The Business of Option Writing	161	(22)
How to Buy Stock at a Discount Price	183	(4)
Play It Naked	187	(14)
The Secrets of Naked Option Writing	201	(14)
The Road to Adventure---The Naked Strangle	215	(16)
Molding Innovative Strategies	231	(10)
The Spread Game	241	(14)
Credit and Debit Spreads	255	(12)
Part III: Commodity Option Trading Made Easy
Commodity Futures 101	267	(14)
Commodity Cycles	281	(4)
The Art of Buying Commodity Options	285	(10)
Low Risk Spreading With Commodity Options	295	(8)
Naked Among Commodities	303	(6)
In Search of a Commodity Broker	309	(6)
Part IV: Secrets of the Professional Option Trader
The Complete Option Trader	315	(6)
Professional Trading Tactics	321	(20)
The Ten Commandments of Option Trading	341	(10)
Danger: Beware of Commissions	351	(16)
Winning the Margin Game	367	(14)
Selecting Your Options Team	381	(12)
Tools Needed for Professional Play	393	(14)
Option Pricing: The Key to Success	407	(8)
What Are Your Odds?	415	(6)
Treasures of the Internet	421	(4)
Preparing for Action	425	(4)
The Past, the Present, and the Future	429	(4)
Secret Option Buying Tactics	433	(8)
Making a Living as an Option Trader	441	(6)
Win-Win Option Writing Strategies	447	(4)
Return to Fight Another Day	451	(4)
Trading Tactics for the Internet	455	(4)
How to Buy Stocks Without Risk	459	(4)
Appendix: Normal Value Option Tables	463	(4)
The Normal Value Listed Call Option Tables	467	(20)
The Normal Value Listed Put Option Tables	487