In order to survive and thrive in today's financial markets, you must seriously consider the use of options in your investment endeavors. Options allow you to reap the same benefits as an outright stock or commodity trade, but with less risk and less money on the line. The truth is, you can achieve everything with options that you would with stocks or commodities'at less cost'while gaining a much higher percentage return on your invested dollars. After numerous years as a market maker in the trenches of the New York Mercantile Exchange, few analysts know how to make money trading options like author Lee Lowell. In this well-rounded resource, Lowell shows both stock and commodity option traders exactly what works and what doesn't. Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Get Rich with Options provides you with the knowledge and strategies needed to achieve optimal results within the options market. The book quickly covers the basics'how options are priced, strike price selection, the use of Delta, and using volatility to one's advantage'before moving on to the four options trading strategies that have helped Lowell profit in this arena time and again: buying deep-in-the-money call options, selling naked puts, selling option credit spreads, and selling covered calls. Using these strategoes decisively, he says, is the fastest route to riches in the options trading game. Get Rich with Options is packed with real-life examples of actual trades and detailed discussions of how options can be used as a hedging, speculating, or income-producing tool. You'll learn how to set up a home business with the best options trading software, tools, and Web sites. And you'll begin to see options in a whole new light and discover how to become part of a small group of investors who consistently win.
The book was easy to understand, it can save a lot of money to those who invest in options. It's not an academic piece of work describing too many strategies without rating them, but it is a very practical guide describing just 4 strategies, proven by the author to work very well. One of the strategies seems to be unknown and not used by many traders. Interesting book.
You need this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
It seems a lot of books get referred to as the "option bible" of strategies; this book definitely does not fall into that category, but this book provides something much more effective for the retail trader than most of the "bible" offerings. The author describes in easy to understand text the five (there is a bonus strategy at the end) option setups that will consistently be the most effective and profitable way to trade options. I think any retail trader who trades options should have this book and actively trade the strategies offered. You can also regularly read the authors take on the markets and trading in The Smart Options e-Report, a free e-mail commentary from the Mt. Vernon Research Advisory Panel that Lee is a member of.
Options Excellence
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is a rare read in that it is very simple to understand, yet provides all the insight into the complex options trading world. It takes very complicated ideas and makes it simple for all who read the book. You will thoroughly enjoy reading this book and it will enable you to understand a sometimes hard to understand subject-the world of options. I have taken the authors ideas and simulated some options trades and they have worked. Next step is the real thing!! I would recommend this book as a very quick and simple read. If you want to understand the world of options, this book is for you!!!!
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