The Bible of Options Strategies: The Definitive Guide for Practical Trading Strategies - Hardcover

Cohen, Guy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131710664 ISBN 13: 9780131710665

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2005

Synopsis

"Guy Cohen is the master when it comes to taming the complexities of options. From buying calls and puts to iron butterflies and condors, Guy explains these strategies in a clear and concise manner that options traders of any level can understand. His chapter on options and taxes is especially welcomed (and needed). The Bible of Options Strategies is a straightforward, easy-to-use reference work that should occupy a space on any options trader's bookshelf."
–Bernie Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO, Schaeffer's Investment Research, Inc.

"The author delivers clarity, insight and perception making learning about options a joy, and practicing the art of making money that much easier: truly a bible from a guru."
–Alpesh B. Patel, Author and Financial Times Columnist

"Guy Cohen truly makes learning about options easy in this fact-filled guide. Bullet points make for a quick and enlightened read, getting to the heart of what you really need to know about each options strategy. This book is a must for any serious trader's library."
–Price Headley, Founder, BigTrends.com

Pick the right options strategies...implement them step-by-step...maximize your profits!

Introducing today's first and only comprehensive reference to contemporary options trading!

OptionEasy creator Guy Cohen identifies today's popular strategies...and tells you exactly how and when to use each one and what hazards to look out for! It's all here....

• Basic Strategies including

  Buying and shorting shares, calls, and puts.

• Income Strategies including

  Covered Call, Naked Put, Bull Put Spread, Bear Call Spread, Long Iron Butterfly, Long Iron Condor, Calendar Call, Diagonal Call...

• Vertical Spreads including

  Bull Call Spread, Bull Put Spread, Bear Call Spread, Bear Put Spread, Ladders...

• Volatility Strategies including

  Straddle, Strangle, Guts, Short Butterflies, Short Condors...

• Sideways Strategies including

  Short Straddle, Short Strangle, Short Guts, Long Butterflies, Long Condors...

• Leveraged Strategies including

  Call Ratio Backspread, Put Ratio Backspread, Ratio Spreads...

• Synthetic Strategies including

  Collar, Synthetic Call, Synthetic Put, Synthetic Straddles, Synthetic Futures, Combos, Box Spread...

...and many more strategies...

Plus essential tax-saving information, and more!

• No other book presents this much authoritative, current information on options trading strategies

• Covers all of today's best income, volatility, leveraged, synthetic, and sideways market strategies

• Discover why each strategy works, when it's appropriate, and how to use it―step by step

• Includes a full chapter on tax issues associated with options strategies

• By Guy Cohen, whose OptionEasy application has helped thousands of traders achieve breakthrough results!

The Bible of Options Strategies is the definitive reference to contemporary options trading: the one book you need by your side whenever you trade.

Options expert Guy Cohen systematically presents today's most effective strategies for trading options: how and why they work, when they're appropriate, when they're inappropriate, and how to use each one responsibly and with confidence. The only reference of its kind, this book will help you identify and implement the optimal strategy for every opportunity, trading environment, and goal.

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About this title

About the Author

Guy Cohen is the author of the best-selling trading books: Options Made Easy and The Bible of Options Strategies.  He has extensive experience in the options and stock markets and his clients include NYSE Euronext, the largest stock exchange in the world. Guy is also the creator of trading products Flag-Trader, OptionEasy, and Illuminati-Trader.  Specializing in trading applications Guy has developed comprehensive trading and training models, all expressly designed for maximum user-friendliness. An entertaining speaker, Guy has an MBA (Finance) from City University Cass Business School, London.

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From the Back Cover

"Guy Cohen is the master when it comes to taming the complexities of options. From buying calls and puts to iron butterflies and condors, Guy explains these strategies in a clear and concise manner that options traders of any level can understand. His chapter on options and taxes is especially welcomed (and needed). The Bible of Options Strategies is a straightforward, easy-to-use reference work that should occupy a space on any options trader's bookshelf."
–Bernie Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO, Schaeffer's Investment Research, Inc.

"The author delivers clarity, insight and perception making learning about options a joy, and practicing the art of making money that much easier: truly a bible from a guru."
–Alpesh B. Patel, Author and Financial Times Columnist

"Guy Cohen truly makes learning about options easy in this fact-filled guide. Bullet points make for a quick and enlightened read, getting to the heart of what you really need to know about each options strategy. This book is a must for any serious trader's library."
–Price Headley, Founder, BigTrends.com

Pick the right options strategies...implement them step-by-step...maximize your profits!

Introducing today's first and only comprehensive reference to contemporary options trading!

OptionEasy creator Guy Cohen identifies today's popular strategies...and tells you exactly how and when to use each one and what hazards to look out for! It's all here....

• Basic Strategies including

  Buying and shorting shares, calls, and puts.

• Income Strategies including

  Covered Call, Naked Put, Bull Put Spread, Bear Call Spread, Long Iron Butterfly, Long Iron Condor, Calendar Call, Diagonal Call...

• Vertical Spreads including

  Bull Call Spread, Bull Put Spread, Bear Call Spread, Bear Put Spread, Ladders...

• Volatility Strategies including

  Straddle, Strangle, Guts, Short Butterflies, Short Condors...

• Sideways Strategies including

  Short Straddle, Short Strangle, Short Guts, Long Butterflies, Long Condors...

• Leveraged Strategies including

  Call Ratio Backspread, Put Ratio Backspread, Ratio Spreads...

• Synthetic Strategies including

  Collar, Synthetic Call, Synthetic Put, Synthetic Straddles, Synthetic Futures, Combos, Box Spread...

...and many more strategies...

Plus essential tax-saving information, and more!

• No other book presents this much authoritative, current information on options trading strategies

• Covers all of today's best income, volatility, leveraged, synthetic, and sideways market strategies

• Discover why each strategy works, when it's appropriate, and how to use it―step by step

• Includes a full chapter on tax issues associated with options strategies

• By Guy Cohen, whose OptionEasy application has helped thousands of traders achieve breakthrough results!

The Bible of Options Strategies is the definitive reference to contemporary options trading: the one book you need by your side whenever you trade.

Options expert Guy Cohen systematically presents today's most effective strategies for trading options: how and why they work, when they're appropriate, when they're inappropriate, and how to use each one responsibly and with confidence. The only reference of its kind, this book will help you identify and implement the optimal strategy for every opportunity, trading environment, and goal.

© Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131710664
• ISBN 13: 9780131710665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400