High Performance Options Trading: Option Volatility and Pricing Strategies w/website (A Marketplace Book) - Hardcover

Yates, Leonard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471323659 ISBN 13: 9780471323655

Publisher: Wiley, 2003

Synopsis

The essential resource for the successful option trader High Performance Options Trading offers a fresh perspective on trading options from a seasoned options trader programmer/engineer, Leonard Yates. Drawing on twenty-five years of experience as an options trader and software programmer, Yates has written this straightforward guide. First he provides readers with a solid foundation to trading options, including an introduction to basic options terminology, a thorough explanation on how options are traded, and specific trading strategies. Accompanied by the OptionVue Software CD, this hands-on guide to the options market is a thorough and essential resource for any trader looking to increase his or her practical knowledge of options. Leonard Yates, CTA (Chicago, IL), is the Founder/President and Chief Programmer of OptionVue Systems International, Inc., which specializes in developing and marketing options trading software and services.

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From the Back Cover

Experts are praising High Performance Options Trading
From OptionVue Systems' Len Yates

"Finally! A book by fellow Boilermaker and option software guru Len Yates! This book is a must-read for anyone interested in a sensibly based, analytical approach to options trading-whether you're a stock or a future options trader. And the story behind the creation of OptionVue(TM) is a fascinating bonus."
--Larry McMillan, McMillan Analysis Corp.; author of Profit with Options and McMillan on Options

"An expert on volatility-based trading, Len Yates applies the same practical approach to this book as he has to his highly regarded software. This is not a technician's white paper, but a thorough, accessible guide that uses his real-life trading history to fully illustrate how you can succeed in the options markets."
--Jim Bittman, Senior Instructor, CBOE's Options Institute; author of Trading Index Options and Options for the Stock Investor

"For over two decades Len Yates has helped bring options to the masses by way of his groundbreaking software, OptionVue 5. Now, his new book offers the same user-friendly style and insight to the world of options investing. I'm sure I speak for thousands of grateful investors when I say, 'Well done, Len!'"
--Jon "Doctor J" Najarian, PTISecurities.com; author of How I Trade Options

"Len leads the reader through the complex subject of options by recounting his triumphs and defeats and explaining in plain English the essence of each strategy."
--David Krell, President and CEO, International Securities Exchange (ISE)

"A must-read for all options traders."
--Paul Forchione, Opportunities in Options, Inc.

"From a master of options analytics comes this practical guide to options trading. Beginning and advanced traders alike will appreciate Len's thorough coverage of options strategies and his easy-to-read style."
--Price Headley, President, BigTrends.com; author of Big Trends in Trading

About the Author

Leonard (Len) Yates is a professional programmer with over twenty-five years of experience in software development. He is the President and founder of OptionVue(t) Systems International, Inc., which specializes in options trading software and services. Prior to founding OptionVue(t) Systems International, Len was a software engineer at Tandem Computers, and a hardware and software engineer at IBM Corp. An active options trader with a comprehensive knowledge of corporate finance and financial models, Len has made important contributions in the field of options pricing models since the founding of his company the most notable being the "Yates adjustment" to the popular Black-Scholes model as applied to American-style puts. Len holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471323659
• ISBN 13: 9780471323655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240