The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Indexes

Copyright © 2009 Michael D. Mullaney. All rights reserved.

The Complete Guide to Option Strategies: Advanced and Basic Strategies on Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Indexes

Author(s): Michael D. Mullaney

Published Online: 20 DEC 2011 03:53PM EST

Print ISBN: 9780470243756

Online ISBN: 9781118268278

DOI: 10.1002/9781118268278

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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

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      Front Matter (pages i–xx)

  2. Part I: Learning the Fundamentals

    1. Chapter 1

      Getting Ready to Trade (pages 1–18)

    2. Chapter 2

      Option Fundamentals (pages 19–29)

    3. Chapter 3

      What Determines an Option's Price? (pages 31–43)

    4. Chapter 4

      Tools of the Trade—Greeks (pages 45–63)

    5. Chapter 5

      Buying versus Selling (pages 65–76)

    6. Chapter 6

      Understanding Spread Terminology (pages 77–86)

  3. Part II: The Four Basic Option Strategies

    1. Chapter 7

      Long Call (pages 87–108)

    2. Chapter 8

      Long Put (pages 109–124)

    3. Chapter 9

      Short Call (pages 125–140)

    4. Chapter 10

      Short Put (pages 141–157)

  4. Part III: Spread Strategies

    1. Chapter 11

      Vertical Spread (pages 159–178)

    2. Chapter 12

      Iron Condor (pages 179–189)

    3. Chapter 13

      Unbalanced Spreads (pages 191–203)

    4. Chapter 14

      Straddle and Strangle (pages 205–222)

    5. Chapter 15

      Butterfly Spread (pages 223–241)

    6. Chapter 16

      Condor Spread (pages 243–261)

    7. Chapter 17

      Calendar Spread (pages 263–284)

    8. Chapter 18

      Diagonal Spread (pages 285–299)

    9. Chapter 19

      Covered Call (pages 301–311)

    10. Chapter 20

      Combination (pages 313–325)

    11. Chapter 21

      Collar (pages 327–334)

    12. Chapter 22

      Covered Combination (pages 335–342)

  5. Part IV: Comparing Underlying Instruments

    1. Chapter 23

      Comparing Stocks, ETFs, Indexes, and Stock Index Futures (pages 343–351)

    2. Chapter 24

      ETF Options (pages 353–362)

    3. Chapter 25

      Stock Index Options (pages 363–372)

    4. Chapter 26

      Stock Index Futures Options (pages 373–389)

  6. Part V: Advanced Topics

    1. Chapter 27

      Assessing Volatility (pages 391–416)

    2. Chapter 28

      Exercise and Assignment (pages 417–431)

    3. Chapter 29

      Risk Management (pages 433–448)

    4. Chapter 30

      Margin (pages 449–464)

    5. Chapter 31

      Placing an Order (pages 465–477)

    6. Chapter 32

      Taxation of Options (pages 479–485)

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      Appendix A: Strategies at a Glance—ETFs (pages 487–501)

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      Appendix B: Strategies at a Glance—Indexes (pages 503–513)

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      Appendix C: Strategies at a Glance—Stock Index Futures (pages 515–527)

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      Glossary (pages 529–541)

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      About the Author (page 543)

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      Index (pages 545–556)

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