Trading Options For Dummies^?

by George A. Fontanills

• ISBN13: 9780470378472
• ISBN10: 0470378476
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Thinking of trading options, but not sure where to start? Trading Options For Dummies starts you from the beginning with clear, step-by-step advice on how to use top option strategies to reduce your risk while boosting your income and enlarging your retirement portfolio with index, equity, and ETF options.This plain-English guide explains the common types of options and helps you choose the right ones for your investing needs. You find out how to weigh option costs and benefits, combine options to reduce risk, and build a strategy that allows you to gain no matter what the market may bring. You'll learn the basics of market and sector analysis and what to look for when trying out a new option strategy. You'll also find what you need to know about options contract specifications and mechanics. Discover how to: Understand option contracts and orders Determine and manage your risk Guard your assets using options Trade options on securities exchanges Protect your rights and satisfy your contract obligations Target sectors using technical analysis Minimize potential losses and optimize rewards Map out your plan of attack Limit your downside when trading the trend Combine options to limit your position risk Benefit from exchange traded funds Key in on volatility for trading opportunities Capitalize on sideways movementsTrading options is serious business. Trading Options For Dummies gives you the expert help you need to succeed.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started

Options Trading and Investing

Introducing Options

Trading Places: Options for Stocks

Option Risks and Rewards

Evaluating Markets, Sectors, and Strategies

Tapping Into the MarketÆs Mood

Targeting Sectors with Technical Analysis

Kicking the Wheels of a New Strategy

Mapping Out Your Plan of Attack

What Every Trader Needs to Know About Options

Getting a Handle on Option Styles

Guarding Your Assets with Options

Limiting Your Downside When Trading the Trend

Combining Options to Limit Your Position Risk

Benefiting from Exchange-Traded Funds

Advanced Strategies for Option Traders

Profiting Without a Market Outlook

Keying In on Volatility for Trading Opportunities

Capitalizing When Markets Move Sideways

The Part of Tens

Ten Top Option Strategies

Ten DoÆs and DonÆts in Options Trading

Glossary

Index

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