Trading Options in Turbulent Markets E-Book

Larry Shover

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Serie: Bloomberg Professional
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 401

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

A thoughtful presentation of options trading and pricing which discusses the impact of volatility in the process Trading Options in Turbulent Markets reveals how volatility in options trading relates to today's stormy marketplace and shows you how to manage risk and take advantage of market volatility when investing in derivatives. In this book, options expert Larry Shover skillfully addresses how to use historical volatility to predict future volatility for a security, or the implied volatility, and offers suggestions for dealing with that odd feature of options trading known as skew. Trading Options in Turbulent Markets also looks at specific options trading strategies that help you offset risk and reach for profit. These include the covered call, the naked and the married puts, collars, straddles, vertical spreads, calendar spreads, butterflies, condors, and more. * Contains proven tools for evaluating options trading decisions, including the greeks: delta, vega, theta, and gamma * Outlines effective strategies for trading options contracts in uncertain times * Offers insights on the risk/reward situations all traders in this field face Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this important resource explores how to turn turbulent markets into profitable opportunities, and discusses why options are the best tool to use in such a difficult endeavor.