
Advanced Options Trading
Approaches, Tools, and Techniques for Professionals Traders
Kevin Kraus(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. December 2009
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-07-163247-8 (ISBN)
Description
As an active trader in today's market,you are faced with unprecedented challenges. Dramaticprice swings in equity, debt, and currency havemade it tougher than ever to manage and trade risk.But with great risk, of course, comes great opportunity-and Advanced Options Trading delivers adetailed system for successfully trading options in ahighly volatile and unpredictable global market.
Noted options educator and owner of his ownbrokerage house, Kevin M. Kraus explains the bestpractices for using options to capture premium,reduce equity purchase prices, manage the costs ofbuying options, and control portfolio risk-criticalskills for finding steady profits in our ever-shiftingeconomic landscape. He offers a close examinationof the nature of volatility and what it means forinvestors, whether they're just getting started orare veterans of the options market.
Advanced Options Trading covers:
The critical nature of forward-lookingimplied volatilityWays to level the volatility playingfield with optionsTechniques for adding value to aportfolio while managing riskThe functions of price hedging-and how to do it effectivelyInterest rate options and whichfactors drive debt marketsOptions analysis techniques
Options are among the most valuable tools forhedging and risk management, and they alsofunction as profitable investment vehicles, allowingyou to make bearish trades through radicalmarket shifts.
Advanced Options Trading provides a solid foundationon the options market, along with the necessaryskills for trading and managing risk in today's constantlyexpanding and contracting market.
Noted options educator and owner of his ownbrokerage house, Kevin M. Kraus explains the bestpractices for using options to capture premium,reduce equity purchase prices, manage the costs ofbuying options, and control portfolio risk-criticalskills for finding steady profits in our ever-shiftingeconomic landscape. He offers a close examinationof the nature of volatility and what it means forinvestors, whether they're just getting started orare veterans of the options market.
Advanced Options Trading covers:
The critical nature of forward-lookingimplied volatilityWays to level the volatility playingfield with optionsTechniques for adding value to aportfolio while managing riskThe functions of price hedging-and how to do it effectivelyInterest rate options and whichfactors drive debt marketsOptions analysis techniques
Options are among the most valuable tools forhedging and risk management, and they alsofunction as profitable investment vehicles, allowingyou to make bearish trades through radicalmarket shifts.
Advanced Options Trading provides a solid foundationon the options market, along with the necessaryskills for trading and managing risk in today's constantlyexpanding and contracting market.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-163247-8 (9780071632478)
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Person
Kevin M. Kraus is the president of Ember Financial,
an online and retail service brokerage firm
that offers 24-hour online access, market education,
and support. He is the creator of Kevin Kraus's
Option Tutor Course and author of the book How
to Start Trading Options. Kevin has more than
20 years of experience in investing, trading, and
market education.
an online and retail service brokerage firm
that offers 24-hour online access, market education,
and support. He is the creator of Kevin Kraus's
Option Tutor Course and author of the book How
to Start Trading Options. Kevin has more than
20 years of experience in investing, trading, and
market education.
Content
1. The New Market
2. The New Role of Options
3. Buying Options
4. Selling Options
5. Option Spreads
6. Options and Volatility
7. Pricing Options
8. Portfolio Management with Options
9. LEAPS
10. Hedging Using Options
11. Interest Rate, Index, and ETF Options
12. Options and Analysis
2. The New Role of Options
3. Buying Options
4. Selling Options
5. Option Spreads
6. Options and Volatility
7. Pricing Options
8. Portfolio Management with Options
9. LEAPS
10. Hedging Using Options
11. Interest Rate, Index, and ETF Options
12. Options and Analysis