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Greg Jensen is cofounder of Spread Trade Systems, an industry leader in investment education, with students from all corners of the world. Specializing in the techniques of option trading, Spread Trade Systems has developed cutting-edge, innovative educational tools such as weekly Adjust Trade Chat Sessions with STS advisors and MarketWatch Newsletters. A Registered Investment Advisor, Jensen earned his degree in business management, with an emphasis in finance, from Utah State University.
Acknowledgments | p. ix |
About the Author | p. x |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Understanding the Long and Short of "Call" Options in the Market | |
Lon and Shorty | p. 11 |
Let's Make a Deal | p. 15 |
Trading Rights and Obligations | p. 19 |
Some Key Terms ... that Almost Make Sense! | p. 21 |
Strike One... | p. 25 |
Strike Two... | p. 29 |
Time Travel | p. 35 |
R&R and Time Travel for Lon | p. 37 |
R&R and Time Travel for Shorty | p. 43 |
How Lon and Shorty Came Out on Their Deal | p. 49 |
Understanding the Long and Short of "Put" Options in the Market | |
Bulls, Bears, and Stags | p. 53 |
The Put: Reaching a Different Trade of Rights and Obligations | p. 57 |
Strike One... | p. 61 |
Strike Two and Time Travel | p. 67 |
R&R for Lon | p. 69 |
R&R for Shorty | p. 75 |
The Big Picture ... So Far | p. 79 |
How Lon and Shorty Came Out on Their Deal | p. 83 |
Ramping Up the Possibilities | |
Did You Know that There Are a Lot of People Trading Options? | p. 87 |
Did You Know You Can Actually Buy and Sell Your Options to Other People? | p. 97 |
Did You Know You Can Vastly Increase Your Return on Investment? | p. 109 |
Did You Know that You Never Want to "Make As Much Money As Possible"? | p. 115 |
Best of All: Did You Know You Can Combine Option Instruments? | p. 119 |
Getting a Few Basics in Place | |
More Time Travel | p. 131 |
What Is an Option Worth? | p. 135 |
Strike Three | p. 143 |
Choosing Stocks | p. 147 |
Reading the Tea Leaves (1) | p. 155 |
Reading the Tea Leaves (2): Stock Trends | p. 165 |
Getting the Final Pieces in Place | p. 183 |
Fun, Fun, Fun! | p. 197 |
Understanding Two Basic Option Trades | |
Insuring Your Investment | p. 209 |
Shorty Heaven: Selling Your Way to Profits | p. 221 |
Moving from Option Trading to Spread Trading | |
Trading in Surround Sound: The Fundamental Spread Trade | p. 231 |
The Two Basic Ways to Make Money in Spread Trading | p. 245 |
Understanding Bullish Spread Trades | |
The Bull Call | p. 253 |
The Bull Put | p. 265 |
Bull vs. Bull | p. 273 |
Understanding Bearish Spread Trades | |
The Bear Call | p. 279 |
The Bear Put | p. 287 |
Bear vs. Bear | p. 295 |
Getting Started | |
Lifting the Fog | p. 303 |
The Launch | p. 311 |
Appendix Answers to End-of-Chapter Reviews | p. 319 |
Index | p. 335 |
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