The Option Trader Handbook: Strategies and Trade Adjustments (Wiley Trading) - Hardcover

Jabbour, George; Budwick, Phillip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471567078 ISBN 13: 9780471567073

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

Strategies, tools, and proven solutions for minimizing risk and volatility in option trading
The Option Trader Handbook helps readers better understand trade management by providing a thorough compilation of the numerous trade adjustments, hedges, and enhancements that can be made to stock or option positions using derivatives.
Dr. George Jabbour is the Director of the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) Program at The George Washington University as well as a professor of derivatives, financial engineering and investments. Dr. Jabbour has published various articles in professional financial journals and regularly speaks at conferences in the United States and abroad regarding option pricing models, financial management, and risk management. He also is a managing director of Global Asset Investments, LLC, an asset management and derivative consulting firm, and CEO of Global Finance Associates, Inc., a financial training, consulting and research company. Dr. Jabbour regularly conducts seminars in option trading and valuation, and is a very active equity and derivative trader.
Philip Budwick has a law degree and a Master of Science in Finance and frequently writes articles on option trading strategies and investments. Mr. Budwick is a managing director of Global Asset Investments, LLC and a managing member of Budwick InvestmentGroup, LLC, an option trading and investment software firm. He also conducts discussion groups and offers option investment training through Option Trading Coach, LLC and is an active option and stock trader.

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About the Author

GEORGE JABBOUR is the Director of the Master of Science in Finance (MSF) program at the George Washington University, as well as a professor of derivatives, financial engineering, and investments. Dr. Jabbour has published various articles in professional financial journals and regularly speaks at conferences in the United States and abroad regarding option pricing models, financial management, and risk management. He is also a managing director of Global Asset Investments, LLC, an asset management and derivative consulting firm, and CEO of Global Finance Associates, Inc., a financial training, consulting, and research company. Dr. Jabbour regularly conducts seminars in option trading and valuation, and is a very active equity and derivative trader.
PHILIP BUDWICK has a law degree and a master of science in finance, and frequently writes articles on option trading strategies and investments. Mr. Budwick is a managing director of Global Asset Investments, LLC, and a managing member of Budwick Investment Group, LLC, an option trading and investment software firm. He also conducts discussion groups and offers option investment training through Option Trading Coach, LLC, and is an active option and stock trader.

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Praise for The Option Trader Handbook

"Jabbour and Budwick’s unique approach to strategies and trading moves options analysis out of the laboratory and onto the painter’s canvas. Understanding this refreshingly new viewpoint is essential for any options trader looking to expand both his horizons and his wallet."
–William E. Seale, PhD
Principal and Chief Investment Officer, ProFund Advisors LLC

"The Option Trader Handbook is the best text available for those who desire detailed advice about how to manage positions with standard and advanced options strategies. The book is well worth reading due to its step–by–step focus on practical strategies and trade adjustments. Given the breadth and depth of the options positions covered, it will certainly serve as an important reference text in any trader’s library."
–Stephen D. Young
Vice President, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0471567078
• ISBN 13: 9780471567073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352