Options trading for the conservative investor : increasing profits without increasing your risk / Michael C. Thomsett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomsett, Michael C.

Series:

Financial Times Prentice Hall books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments.

Options (Finance).

Risk management.

Stock options.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 255 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall/Financial Times, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Other copy "Every open-minded conservative investor should read this book." –Lawrence G. McMillan, author of Options as a Strategic Investment "The author's option trading guidelines include important issues often overlooked by investors. Attention conservative investors! Michael Thomsett's Options Trading for the Conservative Investor has hit a bulls eye...for you!" –Marty Kearney, The Options Institute, Chicago Board Options Exchange "Michael 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 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) If you're an investor concerned with preserving capital, maximizing predictability, and maintaining consistently strong returns, your best solution just might surprise you: Options. In Options Trading for the Conservative Investor, Michael C. Thomsett reveals a narrow band of options strategies that can help you improve results as you systematically reduce unnecessary risk throughout your portfolio. Thomsett, author of the global best-seller Getting Started in Options, writes in simple, nontechnical language, uses real examples, and guides you through every strategy–one easy step at a time. He's made this book simple and visual enough for any experienced investor to use, even if they have no experience trading options. Thomsett is also the author of Stock Profits: Getting to the Core (Financial Times-Prentice Hall 2004), The Leaps Strategist (Marketplace Books 2004), and Investment and Securities Dictionary (McFarland & Company 1986). Thomsett systematically covers several options strategies optimized for conservative investors, including covered call writing on carefully selected stocks, contingent purchase strategies, and powerful "combination" strategi...

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611068257

9781281068255

128106825X

9780132044868

0132044862

OCLC:

1027143213