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Book Synopsis
A real-world guide to trading equity options this book explains the basic fundamentals of equity options for readers without a specific or deep knowledge of the topic. It shows traders new to equity options how to enhance their equity portfolio with a full range of investment opportunities and tools.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface: Trading Language and Products ix

1 Option Basics 1

2 Option Specifications 9

3 Exercise and Assignment 13

4 Option Uses 19

5 Option Price and Value 31

6 “Moneyness” 39

7 Pricing Options 43

8 Skew 61

9 Option Pricing Revisited: the “Greeks” 71

10 Basic Option Strategy 95

11 Option Spreads 105

12 The Collar (Fence) 107

13 Long Call Spreads (Bull Call Spreads) 119

14 Long Put Spreads (Bear Put Spreads) 127

15 Short Call Spreads (Bear Call Spreads) 139

16 Short Put Spreads (Bull Put Spreads) 147

17 Selling Naked Puts versus Selling Put Spreads 151

18 Long Verticals versus Short Verticals 157

19 Long Straddles 161

20 Long Strangles 167

21 Short Straddles 173

22 The Iron Butterfly 179

23 Short Strangles 185

24 The Iron Condor 187

25 Calendar Spreads 193

26 Long Call Calendars 195

27 Short Call Calendar Spreads 201

28 Long Put Calendar Spreads 205

29 Short Put Calendar Spreads 209

30 Diagonal Spreads 213

31 Yield Enhancement 219

32 Gamma Trading 223

33 Resources 233

34 Summary 235

Glossary 237

Index 247

Equity and Index Options Explained

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      Publisher Wiley
      Published 4/17/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780470697177
      978-0470697177
      ISBN-10 0470697172
      Also in:
      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A real-world guide to trading equity options this book explains the basic fundamentals of equity options for readers without a specific or deep knowledge of the topic. It shows traders new to equity options how to enhance their equity portfolio with a full range of investment opportunities and tools.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword vii

      Preface: Trading Language and Products ix

      1 Option Basics 1

      2 Option Specifications 9

      3 Exercise and Assignment 13

      4 Option Uses 19

      5 Option Price and Value 31

      6 “Moneyness” 39

      7 Pricing Options 43

      8 Skew 61

      9 Option Pricing Revisited: the “Greeks” 71

      10 Basic Option Strategy 95

      11 Option Spreads 105

      12 The Collar (Fence) 107

      13 Long Call Spreads (Bull Call Spreads) 119

      14 Long Put Spreads (Bear Put Spreads) 127

      15 Short Call Spreads (Bear Call Spreads) 139

      16 Short Put Spreads (Bull Put Spreads) 147

      17 Selling Naked Puts versus Selling Put Spreads 151

      18 Long Verticals versus Short Verticals 157

      19 Long Straddles 161

      20 Long Strangles 167

      21 Short Straddles 173

      22 The Iron Butterfly 179

      23 Short Strangles 185

      24 The Iron Condor 187

      25 Calendar Spreads 193

      26 Long Call Calendars 195

      27 Short Call Calendar Spreads 201

      28 Long Put Calendar Spreads 205

      29 Short Put Calendar Spreads 209

      30 Diagonal Spreads 213

      31 Yield Enhancement 219

      32 Gamma Trading 223

      33 Resources 233

      34 Summary 235

      Glossary 237

      Index 247

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