Getting Started in Options - Couverture souple

Thomsett, Michael C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471444936 ISBN 13 : 9780471444930

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Thomsett Michael C

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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:
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Identify your own risk tolerance levels and decide how to effectively incorporate options into your own portfolio
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Master options terminology and concepts
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Use options in a powerful insurance strategy to protect against losses in stock investments
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Perform "paper trades" before putting real money at risk
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Utilize the many new online resources available to you
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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.

Quatrième de couverture

Getting Started in Options

Time values? Puts and calls? Striking prices? If options seem like foreign territory to you, you′re not alone. Options have only been traded since the 1970s, so even seasoned investors can be daunted by them. But don′t let their seeming complexity frighten you away from the potentially lucrative opportunities to be found in options investing. This straightforward guide thoroughly demystifies the options markets, helping you understand how they work, where they can fit into your personal financial picture, and how you can reap healthy returns from them. In nontechnical, easy–to–follow terms, Getting Started in Options, Fourth Edition arms you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about choosing stocks, tracking options, selling calls, and much more–including how to utilize the many new online resources. You′ll learn how to:
∗ Set up a plan based on your specific investment requirements ?
∗ Master options terminology and concepts ?
∗ Read the market and spot the specific risks of each type of option ?
∗ Understand time values, striking price, and expiration and use them effectively ?
∗ Hedge and speculate like a seasoned pro ?
∗ Use options as insurance against losses in stock investments ?
∗ Profit in these exciting markets ?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0471444936
• ISBN 13: 9780471444930
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 368