How to Start Trading Options A Self-Teaching

Kevin Kraus's website, www.optiontutorcourse.com, has 25,000 daily visitors Options give millions of traders added leverage in bull, bear, and non-trending markets.These traders are always on the lookout for fresh techniques, and make option books consistent top sellers Exercises, quizzes, and end-of-chapter tests (with answer keys and explanations) help readers monitor progress

Kevin Kraus is president of CSM Futures, a pioneer web based and retail service brokerage firm that offers 24-hour online access, education, and market support. He is the creator of Kevin Kraus's Option Tutor Course. For more information, visit his Website at www.kkraus.com.

Market Basics

1

(15)

What Are Commodities?

1

(1)

Derivative Contracts

2

(1)

Who's Who in Futures

3

(1)

The Exchanges

4

(1)

The Trading

5

(2)

Commodity Pricing

7

(2)

Key Terms

9

(1)

Chapter Test

10

(2)

Answers to Tests

12

(3)

Option Basics

15

(22)

What Are Options?

15

(3)

Calls and Puts

18

(1)

Market Quotes and Option Premium

19

(2)

``The Money''

21

(2)

Option Value---Intrinsic versus Time

23

(2)

Time Value and Time Decay

25

(1)

Implied Volatility

26

(3)

Option Delta

29

(3)

Key Terms

32

(1)

Chapter Test

33

(1)

Answers to Tests

34

(3)

Buying and Selling Options

37

(32)

Buying Options

37

(2)

Buying Calls

39

(3)

Buying Puts

42

(4)

Breakeven on Purchased Options

46

(5)

Liquidating Options

51

(1)

Using Proper Order Terminology

52

(1)

Selling Options

53

(3)

Selling Call Options

56

(3)

Selling Put Options

59

(1)

Calculating Breakeven for Short Options

60

(2)

Offsetting Prior to Expiration

62

(1)

Offsetting to Control Risk

63

(1)

Key Terms

64

(1)

Chapter Test

65

(2)

Answers to Tests

67

(2)

Option Spreads Strategies

69

(54)

Vertical Spreads

69

(7)

Risk Reversal Spreads

76

(2)

Aggressive Delta

78

(4)

Sell, Buy, Sell Vertical Spreads

82

(3)

Ratio Call Spreads

85

(6)

The Delta Effect

91

(1)

Multiple Option Ratio Spreads

92

(1)

Butterfly Spreads

93

(4)

Back Spreads

97

(3)

Long Strangles

100

(4)

Short Strangles

104

(2)

Long Straddles

106

(3)

Short Straddles

109

(2)

Credit Spreads

111

(3)

Condor Spreads

114

(2)

Key Spread Strategies and Terms

116

(1)

Chapter Test

116

(2)

Answers to Tests

118

(5)

Advanced Strategies

123

(28)

Multiple Option Strategy

123

(6)

Calendar Spreads

129

(2)

Volatility Analysis---Market Weight

131

(4)

Option Forecasting

135

(2)

Forecasting with Time Value Decay

137

(2)

Combinations of Futures and Options

139

(4)

Covered Options

143

(1)

Futures Covered Risk Reversal

144

(2)

Synthetic Futures

146

(1)

Chapter Test

146

(2)

Answers to Tests

148

(3)

Risk Management

151

(22)

Time Value Management

151

(2)

Risk-Management Strategies

153

(1)

Stop Orders

153

(1)

Market Price Monitoring

154

(1)

Premium Levels

155

(1)

Monitoring Risk Points

155

(1)

Taking Profits

156

(1)

Hedging Basics

157

(1)

Option Hedging Techniques

158

(6)

Option Trading Tips

164

(2)

Final Exam

166

(5)

Answers to Exam

171

(2)

Index

173

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How to Start Trading Options A Self-Teaching Guide for Trading Options Profitably

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