Getting Started in Options - Softcover

Thomsett, Michael C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471579742 ISBN 13: 9780471579748

Publisher: Wiley, 1993

Synopsis

Revised and updated to reflect current price levels. Using clear, nontechnical language, it explains all the terms and phrases along with strategies, concepts and methods of option investing. Includes 40 graphs and charts, sidebar information, a working glossary plus new and revised case study examples. It is the definitive guide for trading and investing in options.

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Review

Anyone mystified by stock options or who simply dismisses them as too speculative will find Getting Started in Options an excellent first read on the subject. Beginning with the premise that it's not the complexity of the investment but that of its language that makes options difficult for new investors to understand, author Michael C. Thomsett has created a guided tour through the lexicon. The result is a nontechnical introduction to these specialized markets.

The book carefully and completely defines the terminology, explains options investing step by step, and presents strategies so that it is easy to understand at each level of risk involved. Choosing the right stock, buying and selling options, and combining techniques are all covered in increasing complexity, but this is a book for beginners, and those with basic knowledge of the subject will want to seek out more advanced reading.

The biggest drawback of this book is that, for some reason, the text is printed in green ink, making it somewhat more difficult to read and probably impossible for those who are green-colorblind. Publisher, take note! --Scott Harrison

From the Back Cover

Discover the Dynamic World of Options Investing

Getting Started In Options

Seventh Edition

Many people fail to capitalize on the potentially lucrative opportunities that options present, simply because they don't fully understand how options work. But with Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition, author Michael C. Thomsett looks to change this.

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition provides you with a solid foundation in this field, and will help you become fully familiar with one of today's most important investment vehicles. Each page of this informative guide addresses essential options issues, including how to:

• Identify your own risk tolerance levels and decide how to effectively incorporate options into your own portfolio

• Master options terminology and concepts

• Use options in a powerful insurance strategy to protect against losses in stock investments

• Perform "paper trades" before putting real money at risk

• Utilize the many new online resources available to you

• Understand time values, striking price, and expiration

Besides new examples, updated charts, and timely investor tips, this latest edition also includes important new chapters that reflect ongoing innovations within the options market, such as the many uses of options beyond their obvious buying and selling functions, different methods available to calculate returns on options trades, and much more.

You don't need to be a financial expert to make it in the world of options, but you do need to be well informed. With Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition as your guide you'll quickly discover how to make options work for you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0471579742
• ISBN 13: 9780471579748
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256