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The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Index Futures(356 Wiley Trading)

The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Index Futures(356 Wiley Trading)


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Important insights into effective option strategies In The Complete Guide to Option Strategies, top-performing commodity trading advisor Michael Mullaney explains how to successfully employ a variety of option strategies, from the most risky--selling naked puts and calls--to more conservative strategies using covered positions. The author covers everything from options on stocks, exchange-traded funds, stock indexes, and stock index futures to essential information on risk management, option "Greeks," and order placement. The book provides numerous tables and graphs to benefit beginning and experienced traders. Written by a CTA who has successfully employed various options strategies to generate market-beating returns, The Complete Guide to Option Strategies will be an important addition to any trader's library. Michael D. Mullaney (Jacksonville, FL) is a high-ranking commodity trading advisor who specializes in option selling strategies.

Table of Contents:
Preface xv Acknowledgments xx Part One Learning the Fundamentals 1 Chapter 1 Getting Ready to Trade 3 Why Trade Options? 3 Developing a Game Plan 4 What Is an Option? 8 Defining Key Terms 12 Final Thoughts 17 Chapter 2 Option Fundamentals 19 Overview 19 Opening and Closing Positions 19 Option Buying 20 Option Selling 22 Spreads 26 Bid/Ask Spread 26 Option Chain 27 Final Thoughts 28 Chapter 3 What Determines an Option’s Price? 31 Overview 31 Factors Affecting Option Pricing 33 Forecasting Option Prices 41 Final Thoughts 43 Chapter 4 Tools of the Trade — Greeks 45 Overview: Greek Basics 45 Position Greeks 54 Converting an Option Chain to Greeks 55 More on Delta 56 Final Thoughts 62 Chapter 5 Buying versus Selling 65 Overview 65 Comparing Long and Short Options 66 Option Buying 69 Option Selling 70 Bullish versus Bearish 73 Learning How to Roll 73 Final Thoughts 76 Chapter 6 Understanding Spread Terminology 77 What Is a Spread? 77 Spread Buying versus Selling 78 Spread Strategy Summary 83 Final Thoughts 86 Part Two The Four Basic Option Strategies 87 Chapter 7 Long Call 91 Overview 91 Strategy Examples 93 Beyond the Basics 104 Final Thoughts 107 Chapter 8 Long Put 109 Overview 109 Strategy Examples 111 Beyond the Basics 122 Final Thoughts 124 Chapter 9 Short Call 125 Overview 125 Strategy Examples 127 Beyond the Basics 139 Final Thoughts 140 Chapter 10 Short Put 141 Overview 141 Strategy Examples 143 Beyond the Basics 154 Final Thoughts 157 Part Three Spread Strategies 159 Chapter 11 Vertical Spread 161 Overview 161 Strategy Examples 163 Beyond the Basics 173 Final Thoughts 177 Chapter 12 Iron Condor 179 Overview 179 Strategy Examples 180 Beyond the Basics 188 Final Thoughts 189 Chapter 13 Unbalanced Spreads 191 Overview 191 Strategy Examples 192 Beyond the Basics 201 Final Thoughts 202 Chapter 14 Straddle and Strangle 205 Overview 205 Strategy Examples 207 Beyond the Basics 218 Final Thoughts 222 Chapter 15 Butterfly Spread 223 Overview 223 Strategy Examples 226 Beyond the Basics 238 Final Thoughts 240 Chapter 16 Condor Spread 243 Overview 243 Strategy Examples 246 Beyond the Basics 258 Final Thoughts 260 Chapter 17 Calendar Spread 263 Overview 263 Strategy Examples 266 Beyond the Basics 279 Final Thoughts 283 Chapter 18 Diagonal Spread 285 Overview 285 Strategy Examples 288 Beyond the Basics 298 Final Thoughts 299 Chapter 19 Covered Call 301 Overview 301 Strategy Example 302 Beyond the Basics 306 Final Thoughts 310 Chapter 20 Combination 313 Overview 313 Strategy Examples 316 Beyond the Basics 321 Final Thoughts 324 Chapter 21 Collar 327 Overview 327 Strategy Example 329 Beyond the Basics 332 Final Thoughts 334 Chapter 22 Covered Combination 335 Overview 335 Strategy Example 338 Beyond the Basics 341 Final Thoughts 342 Part Four Comparing Underlying Instruments 343 Chapter 23 Comparing Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Index Futures 345 Overview 345 Size of Instrument 346 Exercise and Assignment 347 Margin 348 Commission and Bid/Ask 349 Taxes 351 Final Thoughts 351 Chapter 24 ETF Options 353 Overview 353 What Is an ETF? 353 ETF Options 354 Final Thoughts 362 Chapter 25 Stock Index Options 363 Overview 363 What Is a Stock Index? 364 Index Options 364 Index Volatility Skew 370 Index Time Decay 370 Final Thoughts 371 Chapter 26 Stock Index Futures Options 373 Overview 373 What Is a Futures Contract? 375 Stock Index Futures Option 379 Bonus Section 385 Final Thoughts 389 Part Five Advanced Topics 391 Chapter 27 Assessing Volatility 393 Overview 393 Comparison of Implied Volatilities 398 How to Compare Volatility 399 Response to Changing Conditions 401 Market Volatility Gauges 406 Volatility Skew 407 Delta-Neutral Volatility Trading 414 Consider Trading Volatility Index Options 415 Final Thoughts 416 Chapter 28 Exercise and Assignment 417 Overview 417 American-Style Exercise 420 European-Style Exercise 421 Cash Settlement 422 Automatic Exercise 423 Spread Risks 425 Likelihood of Exercise 427 Assignment Risk 429 Exercise and Assignment Procedures 430 Final Thoughts 431 Chapter 29 Risk Management 433 Run It Like a Business 433 Controlling Risk 438 Final Thoughts 448 Chapter 30 Margin 449 Overview 449 Stock, ETF, Index, and Futures Margin 450 Comparing Margin 459 Margin Planning 460 Interest 462 Cash Accounts and IRAs 462 Final Thoughts 464 Chapter 31 Placing an Order 465 Overview 465 Types of Option Orders 466 Strategy: The Multistep Order 471 Bid/Ask Spread 472 Commissions 475 Trading Platform 476 Clearing of Trades 476 Final Thoughts 476 Chapter 32 Taxation of Options 479 General Rules 479 Option Taxation 480 Tax Reduction for Broad-Based Index and Futures Options 482 Internal Revenue Service Circular 230 Notice 485 Final Thoughts 485 Appendix A Strategies at a Glance—ETFs 487 Bullish ETF Strategies 488 Bearish ETF Strategies 492 Trading outside a Range 497 Trading inside a Range 499 Appendix B Strategies at a Glance—Indexes 503 Bullish Index Strategies 503 Bearish Index Strategies 506 Trading outside a Range 508 Trading inside a Range 510 Appendix C Strategies at a Glance—Stock Index Futures 515 Bullish Stock Index Futures Strategies 515 Bearish Stock Index Futures Strategies 519 Trading outside a Range 523 Trading inside a Range 525 Glossary 529 About the Author 543 Index 545

About the Author :
MICHAEL D. MULLANEY has traded equity and futures options utilizing a broad range of strategies and instruments, including options on stocks, stock and bond ETFs, indexes, and stock index futures. Mullaney executes option buying and selling strategies but concentrates most of his efforts on writing far out-of-the-money options by using strategies that can profit in rising, declining, and sideways markets. Mullaney is a principal of a commodity trading advisor and a certified public accountant. He has been interviewed on national business radio, featured by national trading magazines, was formerly a partner at KPMG, vice president of a corporate tax department, instructor for a law school course, contributor to a book on taxation, and author of six articles on merger and acquisition issues. He can be contacted at mmullaney@miminvestments.com.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780470471296
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 356 Wiley Trading
  • ISBN-10: 0470471298
  • Publisher Date: 29 Apr 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 576
  • Sub Title: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Index Futures


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