Option strategies [[electronic resource] ] : profit-making techniques for stock, stock index, and commodity options / / Courtney D. Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453369703321
• Autore: Smith Courtney
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2008
• ISBN: 1-281-73287-7; 9786611732875; 0-470-37047-5
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Collana: Wiley trading
• Disciplina: 332.64/53
• Soggetti: Financial futures; Options (Finance); Commodity options; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Option Strategies: Profit-Making Techniques for Stock, Stock Index, and Commodity Options; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; DECISION STRUCTURES; SIMPLIFICATION OF OPTIONS CALCULATIONS; CARRYING CHARGES; OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK; Part I: Why and How Option Prices Move; Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Options; WHAT IS AN OPTION?; DESCRIBING AN OPTION; LIQUIDATING AN OPTION; CHANGES IN OPTION SPECIFICATIONS; THE OPTION CHART; PRICE QUOTES; COMMISSIONS; ORDERS; Chapter 3: The Basics of Option Price Movements; THE COMPONENTS OF THE PRICE; THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OPTIONS PRICES; KEY OPTIONS CALCULATIONSChapter 4: Advanced Option Price Movements; ADVANCED OPTION PRICE MOVEMENTS; OPTION PRICING MODELS; THE GREEKS; DESCRIBING AN OPTION STRATEGY; NEUTRAL STRATEGIES; NOT EQUIVALENTS; Chapter 5: Volatility; VOLATILITY AND THE OPTIONS TRADER; WHAT IS VOLATILITY?; BELL CURVES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION; THE REALITY OF PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PRICES; HOW TO CALCULATE HISTORICAL VOLATILITY; PREDICTING IMPLIED ; VOLATILITY; Part II: Option Strategies; Chapter 6: Selecting a Strategy; OPTION CREATIVITY; TRADEOFFS; CONSTRUCTING A STRATEGYBUILDING A STRATEGY; THE KEY IS HAVING AN APPROACH; NOW WHAT DO I DO?; USING THE TABLES; THE BOTTOM LINE; Chapter 7: Buy a Call; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; ORDERS; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 8: Buy a Put; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; ORDERS; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 9: Naked Call Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 10: Covered Call Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; ORDERS; WRITING AGAINST INSTRUMENT ALREADY OWNED; PHYSICAL LOCATION OF UNDERLYING INSTRUMENT; DECISION STRUCTUREWRITE AGAINST A CONVERTIBLE SECURITY; DIVERSIFICATION OF PROFIT AND PROTECTION; Chapter 11: Ratio Covered Call Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 12: Naked Put Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 13: Covered Put Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; ORDERS; WRITING AGAINST INSTRUMENT ALREADY OWNED; PHYSICAL LOCATION OF UNDERLYING INSTRUMENT; DECISION STRUCTURE; DIVERSIFICATION OF PROFIT AND PROTECTION; Chapter 14: Ratio Covered Put Writing; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARDDECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 15: Bull Spreads; STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 16: Bear Spreads; STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 17: Butterfly Spreads; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 18: Calendar Spreads; STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 19: Ratio Spreads; STRATEGY; EQUIVALENT STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 20: Ratio Calendar Spreads; STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 21: Straddles and Strangles; STRATEGY; RISK/REWARD; DECISION STRUCTURE; Chapter 22: Synthetic Calls and Puts
• Sommario/riassunto: Updated and revised to include a decade of growth in the scope and complexity of options, Options Strategies: Profit-Making Techniques for Stock, Stock Index, and Commodity Options, 3rd Edition is a comprehensive guide to options trading strategies written in clear, non-technical language. In addition to insight into options issues like carrying changes, strike prices, commissions, interest rates, and break-even points, new chapters show how to predict the direction of implied volatility. Accessible examples, charts, and graphs will help you obtain the information you need to succeed in