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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.632283
EAN: 9780137042005
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0137042000
Label: FT Press
Manufacturer: FT Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: January 17, 2010
Publisher: FT Press
Studio: FT Press
Features:- ISBN13: 9780137042005
- Condition: New
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“The author’s option trading guidelines include important issues often overlooked by investors. Attention conservative investors! Michael C. Thomsett’s Options Trading for the Conservative Investor has hit a bull’s-eye...for you!”
–Marty Kearney, The Options Institute, Chicago Board Options Exchange
“Michael C. Thomsett has done a terrific job of showing how a conservative investor can use certain option strategies to his advantage. He spells out how that investor can utilize options to provide income, to protect stock holdings, or even as a substitute for stock itself. Every open-minded conservative investor should read this book.”
– Lawrence G. McMillan, publisher, The Options Strategist newsletter; president, McMillan Analysis Corporation; author, Options as a Strategic Investment
“This book is a must for the diligent investor. Perfectly timed for these uncertain markets, Michael C. Thomsett provides a lucid guide for how to approach options trading conservatively, yet also focuses on the fundamental need for good returns and provides real examples throughout.”
–Guy Cohen, author of The Bible of Options Strategies and creator of OptionEasy (www.optioneasy.com)
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New downside protection strategies, detailed examples, and step-by-step techniques for conservative investors -
Easy enough for virtually any experienced investor to use–even those without options experience -
By renowned options expert Michael C. Thomsett, author of the global best-seller Getting Started in Options To protect yourself in today’s volatile and uncertain market environment, you need to hedge losses, create extra sources of income, and reduce risk. In this book, internationally renowned options expert Michael C. Thomsett shows how to do all that effectively. One step at a time, Thomsett helps you exploit 12 carefully chosen options strategies that can dramatically increase your overall returns as you manage risks within your personal limits.
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This book is well written with relatively clear examples given for complex topics. It tends to be repetitive, but options trading is complex so the repetition is a plus. The author is very consistent in his conservative investing approach. He explains each trading scenario thoroughly and justifies the conservative approach for each. This book will be a cornerstone of my investment library for some time. I highly recommend it for both readability and practicality. If I was pressed to offer a ... Read More
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There may be some worthwhile content somewhere in this book, but after many pages of slogging through tedious repetition and a near absence of organization I gave up. Read the free material on Morningstar instead.
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The book presents valid ideas but is so poorly editited I can only give it two stars. It is full of errors and some of the assumptions in option pricing would never exist. Did the author even re-read what he wrote? I would not consider myself an "expert" but I have read and studied stacks of books on the subject and traded options for years. I also utilize his strategy for my portfolio.
Having said all that I would still recomend this book simply for the validity of the strategies ... Read More
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As an investor I used to take investing with options as more of a speculative strategy, after going through this book, my view about investing with options is changed. Now I am convinced that in some situations, investing with options may yield better result then stocks.
One negative about the book; is repetition of the concepts, I would not complain much since that repetition clear my understanding of the new concepts.
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The ratio of talk to concrete examples is 85% to 15%. I like straight to the point books, that can and should reinforce important points but keep the fluff to a minimum...
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