Published by FT Press (April 22, 2013) © 2013

Guy Cohen
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    ISBN-13: 9780133087932

    Options Made Easy: Your Guide to Profitable Trading ,3rd edition

    Language: English

    Master option trading, visually, hands-on -- and discover the powerful, easy-to-use OVI indicator that leads the market, revealing what the world's savviest option traders are doing right now! Learn option trading from the newest edition of Guy Cohen's international best-seller Options Made Easy, which has earned a worldwide reputation for its simplicity, clarity and hands-on practicality. With outstanding graphics for step-by-step learning, this easy tutorial packed with real trades is designed to reinforce every new trader's learning experience.

    Using plain English and clear illustrations to explain each key trading strategy, Cohen avoids complex math while effortlessly delivering the practical knowledge traders need. Now, in this eagerly-anticipated Third Edition, Cohen updates all examples and data, utilizing the market's new option symbols throughout, and presenting a more streamlined, focused, and up-to-date review of relevant chart patterns and technical analyses. Most important, he thoroughly introduces his breakthrough OVI indicator, revealing how it captures the implications of actual option transaction data, and presents signals even beginners can use to earn consistent profits. Step by step, Cohen walks traders through:

    • Filtering for stocks and selecting the right strategy for each situation
    • Implementing proven strategies for income, including covered calls and bull put spreads
    • Trading volatility through straddles and strangles
    • Using butterflies and condors to trade rangebound markets
    • Understanding trading psychology and its impact on option trades
    • And much more

    Acknowledgements     ix

    About the Author     xi

    Executive Summary     xii

    Preface     xiii

    Chapter 1: Introduction to Options     1

    Chapter 2: Into the Marketplace     27

    Chapter 3: The Basics of Fundamental Analysis     47

    Chapter 4: The Basics of Technical Analysis     81

    Chapter 5: Two Popular Strategies and How to Improve Them     139

    Chapter 6: An Introduction to the Greeks     165

    Chapter 7: Bull Call Spreads and Bull Put Spreads     197

    Chapter 8: Two Basic Volatility Strategies     219

    Chapter 9: Two Basic Sideways Strategies     237

    Chapter 10: Trading and Investing Psychology     261

    Chapter 11: Putting It All Together--A Call to Action     277

    Chapter 12: Trading with the OVI     287

    Appendix I: Strategy Table     313

    Appendix II: Glossary     325

    References and Recommended Reading     339

    Index     341