Jensen Spread Trading

An Introduction to Trading Options in Nine Simple Steps
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-48616-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Trading Series

A proven,easy-to-understandmethod for makingmoney withoptions
"If you've never invested in the stock market,this is the bookfor you. If you've been investingfor years . . . this is still thebook for you. A fantastic introduction to options."
--Jon "DOCTOR J" Najarian, Co-founder,OptionMonster.com
Spread trading-the practice of combining optiontrades andadjusting them over time-is being used successfullyby more and moreprofessional traders. In this book, Greg Jensenshowsnonprofessionals the tremendous advantages thissafe and profitablemethod offers.
In simple and precise terms, Spread Tradingprovidesreaders with all the essential tools to begin tradingoptions.It explains, in nine simple steps, the basics of puts,calls,strike prices, and spreads-assuming no prior knowledge onyourpart-and tells how to profit no matter what the market does.Theauthor has helped thousands of people achieve successimplementingthis approach, and with Spread Trading, hecontinues to educateindividuals on the benefits of trading thisway, showing you how tomake money while reducing risk.
Building his lessons around the entertaining story oftwoordinary guys figuring out how to trade options with eachother,Jensen offers more than dry formulas-he relates the senseandthe intuition of trading options in a way that issimple,methodical, and easy to follow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jensen, Greg

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Introduction.
STEP ONE Understanding the Long and Short of "Call" Optionsin the Market.
CHAPTER 1 Lon and Shorty.
CHAPTER 2 Let's Make a Deal.
CHAPTER 3 Trading Rights and Obligations.
CHAPTER 4 Some Key Terms . . . that Almost Make Sense!
CHAPTER 5 Strike One . . . .
CHAPTER 6 Strike Two . . . .
CHAPTER 7 Time Travel.
CHAPTER 8 R&R and Time Travel for Lon.
CHAPTER 9 R&R and Time Travel for Shorty.
CHAPTER 10 How Lon and Shorty Came Out on Their Deal.
STEP TWO Understanding the Long and Short of''Put'' Options in the Market.
CHAPTER 11 Bulls, Bears, and Stags.
CHAPTER 12 The Put: Reaching a Different Trade of Rights andObligations.
CHAPTER 13 Strike One . . . .
CHAPTER 14 Strike Two and Time Travel.
CHAPTER 15 R&R for Lon.
CHAPTER 16 R&R for Shorty.
CHAPTER 17 The Big Picture . . . So Far.
CHAPTER 18 How Lon and Shorty Came Out on Their Deal.
STEP THREE Ramping Up the Possibilities.
CHAPTER 19 Did You Know that There Are a Lot of People TradingOptions?
CHAPTER 20 Did You Know You Can Actually Buy and Sell YourOptions to Other People ?
CHAPTER 21 Did You Know You Can Vastly Increase Your Return onInvestment?
CHAPTER 22 Did You Know that You Never Want to "Make As MuchMoney As Possible"?
CHAPTER 23 Best of All: Did You Know You Can Combine OptionInstruments?
STEP FOUR Getting a Few Basics in Place.
CHAPTER 24 More Time Travel.
CHAPTER 25 What Is an Option Worth?
CHAPTER 26 Strike Three.
CHAPTER 27 Choosing Stocks.
CHAPTER 28 Reading the Tea Leaves (1).
CHAPTER 29 Reading the Tea Leaves (2): Stock Trends.
CHAPTER 30 Getting the Final Pieces in Place.
CHAPTER 31 Fun, Fun, Fun!
STEP FIVE Understanding Two Basic Option Trades.
CHAPTER 32 Insuring Your Investment.
CHAPTER 33 Shorty Heaven: Selling Your Way to Profits.
STEP SIX Moving from Option Trading to SpreadTrading.
CHAPTER 34 Trading in Surround Sound: The Fundamental SpreadTrade.
CHAPTER 35 The Two Basic Ways to Make Money in SpreadTrading.
STEP SEVEN Understanding Bullish Spread Trades.
CHAPTER 36 The Bull Call.
CHAPTER 37 The Bull Put.
CHAPTER 38 Bull vs. Bull.
STEP EIGHT Understanding Bearish Spread Trades.
CHAPTER 39 The Bear Call.
CHAPTER 40 The Bear Put.
CHAPTER 41 Bear vs. Bear.
STEP NINE Getting Started.
CHAPTER 42 Lifting the Fog.
CHAPTER 43 The Launch.
APPENDIX Answers to End-of-Chapter Reviews.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Greg Jensen is cofounder of Spread Trade Systems, an industry leader in investment education, with students from all corners of the world. Specializing in the techniques of option trading, Spread Trade Systems has developed cutting-edge, innovative educational tools such as weekly Adjust Trade Chat Sessions with STS advisors and MarketWatch Newsletters. A Registered Investment Advisor, Jensen earned his degree in business management, with an emphasis in finance, from Utah State University.