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Author:   Jared Levy ,  Mark Douglas
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9780470603628

ISBN 10:   0470603623
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   27 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xxvii CHAPTER 1 Market Basics and Market Mechanics: What Is Going On and How Does It All Work? 1 The Markets 1 Sectors and Industries 9 ETFs—A Different Kind of Investment 12 Final Thoughts 16 CHAPTER 2 Data That Moves the Markets: The First Step in Your Analysis 17 Data and Sentiment 18 Economists, Predictions, and Indicators 18 Economic Indicators 21 Key Indicators to Watch 27 Final Thoughts 43 CHAPTER 3 Fundamental and Technical Stock Analysis and Tools: The Second Step in Your Analysis 45 Introduction to Fundamental Analysis 46 Digesting the News 57 Cheap versus Value 61 Mergers and Acquisitions for the Everyday Options Trader 64 The Wisdom (or Lack Thereof) of Crowds 65 Trading Tactics and Technical Analysis 67 Plans of Attack 93 New Trader Tips 101 Top 10 Things Professionals Do That the Average Retail Trader Doesn’t 104 Final Thoughts 106 CHAPTER 4 Options Basics: Techniques and Fundamentals to Master before Applying Any Options Strategy 107 The Oracle of Omaha Did It, Why Can’t I? 111 The Basics 114 Trading Options—Order Types 122 Options Expiration in Detail 126 Exercise and Assignment 128 When Should You Exercise an Option Early? 132 What Is Triple Witching? (Or Quadruple Witching) 134 Final Thoughts 137 CHAPTER 5 The Greeks: The Forces That Influence Options’ Prices 139 Delta 139 Final Thoughts 156 CHAPTER 6 Strategy: The Basic Options Trades 159 Basic Single Options Strategies 160 The Long Call 160 Covered Call (Buy-Write) 171 Buy-Write versus Covered Call 175 Long Put 181 Basic Stock and Options Spread 195 Final Thoughts 208 CHAPTER 7 Strategy: The Basic Spread Trades 209 Vertical Spreads in Depth 209 The Four Basic Vertical Spreads—Basic Characteristics and Behavior 214 Credit Spreads versus Debit Spreads 216 Credit Vertical Spreads 219 Debit Vertical Spreads 236 Buying a Put Spread (Bear Put Spread) 237 Buying a Call Spread (Bull Call Spread) 242 Market Direction Neutral Spread Strategies 257 Final Thoughts 271 CHAPTER 8 Strategy: The Advanced Option Spreads 273 Market Neutral, Volatility, and Earnings Spread Strategies 273 Butterflies versus Condors 281 Iron Spreads 285 Iron Butterfly versus Iron Condor 286 Final Thoughts 309 CHAPTER 9 Advanced Concepts 311 Put-Call Parity, Interest Rates, Dividends, and Forwards 312 Synthetics and More on Put-Call Parity 316 Final Thoughts 336 CHAPTER 10 A Revolutionary Approach to the Mind Games of the Markets: Understand Why You Need Emotions to Trade Well 337 Trading Is Like Weather Forecasting 338 What Is Psych Cap? 345 Strategies and Tactics for Large Psych Cap Balances 352 About the Contributor 359 CHAPTER 11 Turning Your Trading into a Business 361 Learning the Dollar 362 Education 362 The Formative Process 363 Tips and Formulas for Budgetary Success 364 Setting Up a Legal Entity 366 Guidelines, Indicators, and Birds of Prey 371 Final Thoughts 381 About the Contributor 381 Notes 383 About the Author 389 Index 391

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JARED A. LEVY got his start trading as an options market maker and specialist in the pits of the Philadelphia and American Stock Exchanges in the '90s. Now as an exclusive CNBC contributor, he offers his commentary to the world as part of CNBC's Fast Money team and appears on several programs throughout the network. Jared is also featured and quoted in numerous industry publications both online and in print. He has been featured on Bloomberg, Fox, and several other radio and TV networks over the years. In 2006, he won an Emmy for his daily video, ""Trader Cast."" More recently, he served as the Senior Derivatives Specialist for PEAK6 Investments, L.P., and is currently an editor for Taipan Publishing Group.

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