AARP Getting Started in Options
8. Auflage
Erschienen am 8. Dezember 2011
416 Seiten
978-1-118-24171-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, provensolutions, and expert guidance.
During the recent market turmoil, option trading volume actuallyincreased, but many are still unsure of the opportunities thatoptions present, simply because they don't fully understand howthis market works. With Getting Started in Options, EighthEdition, author Michael C. Thomsett looks to change this. Innon-technical, easy-to-follow terms, this accessible guidethoroughly demystifies the options markets, distinguishes theimagined risks from the real ones, and arms investors with thefacts they need to make more informed decisions.
* Opens with an introduction commenting on the recent marketturmoil and the growing importance of options
* Contains new chapters on futures and index options
* Includes sidebar definitions and easy-to-follow examples thatanyone can understand
Besides new examples, updated charts, and timely additions toreflect important changes in the markets, this edition alsoincludes discussions on other important options issues, such as:how to calculate options returns; "test run" activities to try outnew theories; and much more.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Getting Started in Options, 8th Edition
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Element Key
- Introduction to the 8th Edition
- Chapter 1: Calls and Puts: Defining the Field of Play
- The Call Option
- The Put Option
- Option Valuation
- Chapter 2: Opening, Closing, Tracking: How It All Works
- Opening and Closing Option Trades
- Defining Possible Outcomes of Closing Options
- Exercising the Option
- Calculating the Rate of Return for Sellers
- Chapter 3: Buying Calls: Maximizing the Rosy View
- Understanding the Limited Life of the Call
- Judging the Call
- Call Buying Strategies
- Defining Profit Zones
- Chapter 4: Buying Puts: The Positive Side of Pessimism
- The Limited Life of the Put
- Judging the Put
- Put Buying Strategies
- Defining Profit Zones
- Chapter 5: Selling Calls: Conservative and Profitable
- Selling Uncovered Calls
- Selling Covered Calls
- Calculating Rate of Return
- Timing the Decision
- Avoiding Exercise
- Chapter 6: Selling Puts: The Overlooked Strategy
- Analyzing Stock Values
- Evaluating Risks
- Put Strategies
- Chapter 7: Choosing Stocks: Finding the Right Ingredients
- Developing an Action Plan
- Selecting Stocks for Call Writing
- Averaging Your Cost
- Analyzing Stocks
- Applying Analysis to Calls- the "Greeks"
- Acting on Good Information
- Chapter 8: Strategies in Volatile Markets: Uncertainty as an Advantage
- Avoiding 10 Common Mistakes
- Modifying Your Risk Tolerance
- The Nature of Market Volatility
- Market Volatility Risk
- Options in the Volatile Environment
- Chapter 9: Combined Techniques: Creative Risk Management
- Overview of Advanced Strategies
- Vertical Spread Strategies
- Horizontal and Diagonal Spread Strategies
- Altering Spread Patterns
- Hedge Strategies
- Straddle Strategies
- Theory and Practice of Combined Techniques
- Chapter 10: Paper Trading: A Test Run of the Theory
- The Case for Paper Trading
- Two Sites Worth Checking
- Proceeding with a Paper-Trading Plan
- Chapter 11: Options for Specialized Trading: Leveraging the Technical Approach
- Swing-Trading Basics
- The Setup Signal
- Testing the Theory
- A Strategic View of Options for Swing Trading
- Options Used for Other Trading Strategies
- Swing-and Day-Trading Advanced Strategies
- Chapter 12: Leveraging Your Leverage
- Important Distinctions
- Regulatory Differences
- Chapter 13: Trading Index Options: Playing the Broader Market
- Advantages to Trading Index Options
- Exercise and Expiration Rules
- Index Option Strategies
- Structured Index Options
- Chapter 14: Risk and Taxes: Rules of the Game
- Identifying the Range of Risk
- Tax Consequence Risk
- Evaluating Your Risk Tolerance
- Tax Ramifications in Trading Options
- Qualified Covered Calls-Special Rules
- Looking to the Future
- Chapter 15: Calculating the Return: A Complex Aspect to Options
- Finding a Realistic Method
- Annualizing Models and Guidelines
- An Overview of Basic Calculation for Calls
- Anticipating the Likely Return
- Glossary
- Recommended Reading
- Index
