All About Options (All About Series) - Softcover

McCafferty, Thomas A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070455430 ISBN 13: 9780070455436

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., 1998

Synopsis

To minimize risk and greatly increase return, lightning-fast options trading instincts are critical. "All About Options, Second Edition" is the ideal first step to developing these instincts. With its in-depth coverage of the basics of options and option trading, this new edition is perfect for beginners as well as traders going to the next level. It provides: facts and figures updated from the first edition, with more on stock options; up-to-the-minute material on changes in the marketplace and technology; in-depth explanations of options trading strategies from basic to complex; and knowledgeable options trading is a key element of any effective strategy. "All About Options" is the clearest, easiest-to-follow guidebook today on the pros, cons, risks, and rewards of using options.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas McCafferty has been involved in the futures business since 1973. He is a Registered Stock Broker and a Registered Securities Options Principal. Recently, he was Marketing Manager at Evergreen Group, Inc. Before that he oversaw a branch office for Wasendorf & Son Company, an introducing broker, and managed its marketing efforts. He is the author of several books, including All About Futures, All About Commodities, and In-House Telemarketing: A Master Plan for Starting and Managing a Profitable Telemarketing Program. He is currently working on All About Options, 2nd edition.

From the Back Cover

Learn Options Strategies to help you hedge your investment risks...and increase profits on the trades you make. All About Options is the trading world's clearest no-nonsense explanation of the pros, cons, risks, and rewards of using options. It shows you how to view the market clearly and without bias.

Immediately, you'll spot profit opportunities and improve your chances of capturing those opportunities one step ahead of the crowd. This edition of the options trader's bible is packed with in-depth coverage of the basics of options and options trading, including the latest changes in the marketplace and trading technology. Traders looking to get into the game cut right to the heart of options trading theory and practice with in-depth explanations on: typos of options, and how to use each for hedging risk, taking profit, or a combination of the two; proven strategies to develop a profitable and practical plan of attack; how the personal computer has completely changed the rules and strategies to take advantage of the changes.

Exchange-traded options can be one of the most efficient uses of capital in the trading arena today but they can be risky to traders unfamiliar with them! Discover how to use them with skill and precision and how to dramatically increase your percentage of profitable trade with McCafferty's All About Options.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070455430
• ISBN 13: 9780070455436
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 241