Equity and index options explained / W.A. Beagles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beagles, W. A.

Series:

Wiley trading series.

Wiley trading series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stock options.

Options (Finance).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Chichester, U.K. : Wiley, 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In 2007 over 400 million equity option contracts were traded but it is a volatile market, prices are ever changing with supply and demand - the only certainty is that they will change. With little knowledge or experience, an uninformed decision can quickly drain capital. This book explains equity options from absolute basics, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject. It shows traders starting out and already using the exchanges how to enhance their equity portfolio by using the whole range of investment opportunities and tools available. This will help investors to reduce their costs, en

Contents:

Equity and Index Options Explained; Contents; Foreword; Preface: Trading Language and Products; 1 Option Basics; 2 Option Specifications; 3 Exercise and Assignment; 4 Option Uses; 5 Option Price and Value; 6 "Moneyness"; 7 Pricing Options; 8 Skew; 9 Option Pricing Revisited: the "Greeks"; 10 Basic Option Strategy; 11 Option Spreads; 12 The Collar (Fence); 13 Long Call Spreads (Bull Call Spreads); 14 Long Put Spreads (Bear Put Spreads); 15 Short Call Spreads (Bear Call Spreads); 16 Short Put Spreads (Bull Put Spreads); 17 Selling Naked Puts versus Selling Put Spreads

18 Long Verticals versus Short Verticals19 Long Straddles; 20 Long Strangles; 21 Short Straddles; 22 The Iron Butterfly; 23 Short Strangles; 24 The Iron Condor; 25 Calendar Spreads; 26 Long Call Calendars; 27 Short Call Calendar Spreads; 28 Long Put Calendar Spreads; 29 Short Put Calendar Spreads; 30 Diagonal Spreads; 31 Yield Enhancement; 32 Gamma Trading; 33 Resources; 34 Summary; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786612123733

9781119206088

1119206081

9781282123731

1282123734

9780470748190

0470748192

OCLC:

476271653