LEADER 05390nam 22007453 450 001 9910150237203321 005 20241209225709.0 010 $a9786613056061 010 $a9780273776451 010 $a0273776452 010 $a9781283056069 010 $a1283056062 010 $a9780273736875 010 $a0273736876 035 $a(CKB)2670000000082270 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25270726 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000518116 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12194992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518116 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10493024 035 $a(PQKB)11426684 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5173866 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5832157 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5175765 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5138134 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6400209 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5138134 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305606 035 $a(OCoLC)1015878308 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780273736868 035 $a(OCoLC)792930721 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn792930721 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31753303 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31753303 035 $a(OCoLC)1467875068 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000082270 100 $a20241209d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Financial Times guide to options $ethe plain and simple guide to successful strategies /$fLenny Jordan 205 $aSecond edition. 210 1$aHarlow, United Kingdom :$cPearson,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 318 p. ) $cill 225 1 $aFinancial Times guides 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9780273736868 311 08$a0273736868 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface About the author About this book Introduction Part 1 Options fundamentals 1 Options in Everyday life 2 The basics of calls 3 The basics of puts 4 Pricing and behaviour 5 Volatility and pricing models 6 The Greeks and risk assessment: delta 7 Gamma and theta 8 Vega Part 2 - Options spreads 9 Call spreads and put spreads 10 One by two directional spreads 11 Combos and hybrid spreads for market direction 12 Volatility spreads 13 Iron butterflies and iron condors 14 Butterflies and condors 15 The covered write, the calendar spread and the diagonal spread Part 3 Thinking about options 16 The interaction of the Greeks 17 Options performance based on cost 18 Options talk 1 19 Options talk 2: trouble shooting and common problems 20 Volatility skews Part 4 Basic non-essentials 21 Futures, synthetics and put-call parity 22 Conversions, reversals, boxes and options arbitrage 23 Conclusion Glossary Suggestions for further reading Index of underlying contracts Index 330 8 $aThis is a down to earth guide to options and options strategies that private investors need, and that learning professionals have been quietly searching for.$bThe Financial Times Guide to Options , will introduce you to the instruments and markets of options, giving you the confidence to trade successfully. Options are explained in real-life terminology, using every-day examples and accessible language. Introducing three key options markets stocks, bonds and commodities, the book explains options contracts from straight vanilla options to strangles and butterflies and covers the fundamentals of options pricing and trading Originally published as Options Plain and Simple , this new edition includes: How the options industry operates and how basic strategies have evolved Risk management and how to trade safely Inclusion of new products such as exchange traded funds A glossary of key words and further reading Addition of market scenarios and examples Like all investment strategies, options offer potential return while incurring potential risk. The advantage of options trading is that risk can be managed to a greater degree than with outright buying or selling. The Financial Times Guide to Options is a straightforward and practical introduction to the fundamentals of options. It includes only what is essential to basic understanding and presents options theory in conventional terms, with a minimum of jargon. This thorough guide will give you a basis from which to trade most of the options listed on most of the major exchanges. The Financial Times Guide to Options includes: Options in everyday life The basics of calls The basics of puts Pricing and behaviour Volatility and pricing models The Greeks and risk assessment: delta Gamma and theta Vega Call spreads and put spreads, or one by one directional spreads One by two directional spreads Combos and hybrid spreads for market direction Volatility spreads Combining straddles and strangles for reduced risk Combining call spreads and put spreads The covered write, the calendar spread and the diagonal spread The interaction of the Greeks Options performance based on cost Trouble shooting and common problems Volatility skews Futures, synthetics and put-call parity Conversions, reversals, boxes and options arbitrage 410 0$aFinancial times guides. 606 $aOptions (Finance) 615 0$aOptions (Finance) 676 $a332.6453 700 $aJordan$b Lenny$01236781 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150237203321 996 $aThe Financial Times guide to options$92871518 997 $aUNINA