The Conservative Investor's Guide to Trading Options (A Marketplace Book)

Originallypublishedalmostadecadeago,LeRoyGross'sauthoritative,yethighlyaccessiblebookhasbeentheonlyresourceavailableforconservativeinvestorslookingtofurthertheirinvestmentgoalswithoptions.Now,withanewIntroductionbythebestsellingauthorLarryMcMillan,TheConservativeInvestor'sGuidetoTradingOptionshasbeenupdatedtohelpmarketpractitionersofthepresentgarnerthesamerewardsreapedbyinvestorsofthepast.Usingtheclear,balancedapproachheusedwithhisclientsduringalongcareerinthesecuritiesindustry,Grossexploresthevariousoptionsstrategiesmostfrequentlyemployedwithindividualstocks,examinestheriskfactorsassociatedwitheach,andoffersauniqueperspectiveonhowtouseoptionsasahedgingtool.Frombuystock/writecalltosellstock/buycall,thestrategiescoveredaredesignedtohelpinvestorsbebetterabletoincreasestockincome,reducestockrisk,andseekstockprofits.Inadditiontorecommendedsystems,Grossalsopointsoutthosethatconservativeinvestorsshouldavoid,includingnakedcalwriting,calendarspread,andcalloptionbutterflyspread.Withclear,easy-to-understandexplanations,here'swhereyou'llfindcompletedetailson:*Readingandunderstandingoptiontables.*Enteringoptionorders.*Negotiatingcommissiondiscounts.*Understandingthelanguageofoptionstradingwithacompleteglossary.Filledwithpracticalexamplesandno-nonsenseinformation,thisisessentialreadingforallthosewhowanttoexpandtheirportfoliosusingconservativeoptionstrategies.