Visual Guide to Options: 575 (Bloomberg Financial) - Softcover

Levy, Jared

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111819666X ISBN 13: 9781118196663

Publisher: Bloomberg Press, 2013

Synopsis

The practical, visual guide to the complex world of options investing loaded with tactics and tips for market success

Options provide a diverse, strategic, advantaged approach to trading that can significantly limit the overall risks of a trade or yield additional returns. For many people, investing in options seem so risky that they fail to capitalize on this potentially lucrative opportunity that can unlock doors you would never imagine. The Bloomberg Visual Guide to Options uses full-color charts and other illustrations to help readers understand the mechanics and actionable details of the marketplace and how to profit from options trading.

An accessible reference volume for investment professionals of all levels of experience, the book takes a direct and to the point approach to the topic, enhanced by colorful and visually effective graphs and charts of the options market. Discussing the functions of the exchanges, how they work, and the strategies for taking advantage of the market while steering clear of risk, this is the ultimate visual guide to understanding the world of trading options.

• Immerses readers in the exciting world of options trading through the use of full-color graphs and charts
• Provides tips, tricks, and real scenarios for successful trading, whether trading in a bull, bear, or neutral market
• Presents detailed, unique strategies for understanding and succeeding in the real options market
• Includes special learning aids, such as Key Point Summaries, Do-It-Yourself Exercises, Step-By-Step Instructions, and much more

Putting even the most complex options trading issues at your fingertips in an easy-to-understand, readily accessible format, Bloomberg Visual Guide to Options is a must-have trading reference for professional investors.

About this title

About the Author

Jared A. Levy is the Senior Equities Strategist for Zacks Investment Research and manages several trading services, which can be found along with his blog at his website JaredLevy.com. He is also a Managing Partner of Alternative Investments at Belpointe Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut.

He has served as a market maker, specialist, and risk manager on three major stock exchanges, completely immersed in the finance and options industries since the age of eighteen. He published his first book, Your Options Handbook, by the age of thirty-one.

Jared has worked for some of the most respected option trading firms in the world and has himself traded millions of options contracts and millions of shares of stock successfully over the years.

Levy's raw commentary and editorial insights have been featured in many industry publications over the years and has touched millions of investors around the globe. He has been a CNBC Fast Money contributing cast member and won an Emmy for his daily video, Trader Cast. Jared regularly appears and offers commentary and strategy on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNN Radio, and other major TV and radio networks.

From the Back Cover

Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guide to OPTIONS

"Jared Levy explains options from a professional trader's point of view without defaulting to just another explication of complex option pricing models. This graphical approach reveals the keys in those models and Jared's explanations reveal how to trade them. In short―a very useful resource!"
―Bill Long, Managing Director, The ReThink Group; and Denise Shull, CEO, The ReThink Group and author, Market Mind Games

"I am a very visual trader. It was refreshing to read how my good colleague and friend, Jared Levy, went through chapters on Greeks and Risk Management within a visual setting. I also liked his quotes of Rumi and Sun Tzu, most appropriate for all trader-warriors."
―Fari Hamzei, founder, Hamzei Analytics, LLC

The Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guides cover today's most relevant finance and trading topics in a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow style. The content is presented in the most visual of manners thus bringing to life key concepts for finance professionals and truly lives up to the series name by examining concepts in a highly visual way―all charts are in color and presented in a large format for ease of use. Other strong visual attributes include consistent elements that function as additional learning aids for the reader, such as: Key Points, Definitions, Step-by-Step, Do It Yourself, and Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guide functionality.

And for e-reader users, the Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guides are available as enhanced e-books offering special features, like a Test Yourself section where you can test your newly honed knowledge and skills. The enhanced e-book versions also include video tutorials and special pop-up features. They can be purchased wherever e-books are sold.

From the Inside Flap

Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guide to OPTIONS

"Jared Levy explains options from a professional trader's point of view without defaulting to just another explication of complex option pricing models. This graphical approach reveals the keys in those models and Jared's explanations reveal how to trade them. In short—a very useful resource!"
—Bill Long, Managing Director, The ReThink Group; and Denise Shull, CEO, The ReThink Group and author, Market Mind Games

"I am a very visual trader. It was refreshing to read how my good colleague and friend, Jared Levy, went through chapters on Greeks and Risk Management within a visual setting. I also liked his quotes of Rumi and Sun Tzu, most appropriate for all trader-warriors."
—Fari Hamzei, founder, Hamzei Analytics, LLC

The Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guides cover today's most relevant finance and trading topics in a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow style. The content is presented in the most visual of manners thus bringing to life key concepts for finance professionals and truly lives up to the series name by examining concepts in a highly visual way—all charts are in color and presented in a large format for ease of use. Other strong visual attributes include consistent elements that function as additional learning aids for the reader, such as: Key Points, Definitions, Step-by-Step, Do It Yourself, and Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guide functionality.

And for e-reader users, the Bloomberg Financial Series Visual Guides are available as enhanced e-books offering special features, like a Test Yourself section where you can test your newly honed knowledge and skills. The enhanced e-book versions also include video tutorials and special pop-up features. They can be purchased wherever e-books are sold.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomberg Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 111819666X
• ISBN 13: 9781118196663
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416