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The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros
Learn How to Become the House
David M. Berns (Author), Michael Green (Author)
9781394238958, Wiley
Hardback, published 29 April 2024
144 pages
18 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.181 kg
Master profitable option trading with the techniques of the pros. In The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros: Learn How to Become the House, a team of veteran options and derivatives traders delivers an expert account of how to master the zero-sum game of options trading. In the book you'll learn how to 'become the house,’ consistently making a small amount of money — on average — on each trade, in a similar fashion to a casino in Las Vegas or an insurance company selling insurance policies. The authors explain how to skip the painful part of the steep options learning curve, showing you how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and become a profitable trader quickly. You'll find:
Perfect for inspiring day traders, The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros is also a must-read book for anyone interested in investing or trading in modern financial markets.
Preface xi Acknowledgments xvi Chapter One Trading Options: Allure vs. Reality 1 The Retail Option Explosion 2 The Natural Biases of New Traders 7 The Amateur Trap 10 An Intuitive Conclusion 12 Chapter Two The Barebones Option Primer 15 Option Basics 17 Options in Time 20 Breaking Down the Option Premium 23 Combining Options 31 Real- World Examples 35 Chapter Three Become the House 39 The Broader Option Ecosystem 40 Our Core Trade 45 Strike Selection 47 Expiry Selection 51 Equity ETF Puts for the Win 55 Chapter Four Risk Management 57 Moving Beyond “Sell and Hold” 59 Stop Losses 60 Profit Taking 64 Rolling Positions 67 Chapter Five Building a Portfolio 73 Motivation 75 Expanding Our Universe 77 A “Commonsense” Portfolio 84 Optimized Portfolios 89 Setting Risk Exposures 96 Chapter Six From Theory to Practice 101 Option Screener 103 Trading 108 The First Six Months 119 Beware Assignment 122 Behavioral Biases of Sellers 123 Parting Words 125 Bibliography 127
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
