Volatile Markets Made Easy : Trading Stocks and Options for Increased Profits

Guy Cohen is the creator of Flag-Trader, OptionEasy, and Illuminati-Trader. Guy is also the author of Options Made Easy, The Bible of Options Strategies, and has extensive experience in the options and stock markets. Specializing in trading applications, Guy has developed comprehensive trading and training models, all expressly designed for maximum user-friendliness. An entertaining speaker, Guy has an MBA (Finance) from City University Cass Business School, London. For more information, go to www.flag-trader.com.

Foreword . . . xiii

Acknowledgments . . . xiv

About the Author . . . xv

Preface . . . xvii

chapter 1 Introduction to Options . . . 1

chapter 2 Trends and Flags . . . 27

chapter 3 Options and the Greeks . . . 57

chapter 4 Straddles and Strangles . . . 93

chapter 5 Ratio Backspreads . . . 135

chapter 6 Diagonal Spreads . . . 175

chapter 7 The Practical Way to Trade Volatility . . . 229

chapter 8 The Science of Volatility . . . 243

chapter 9 Trading Plans and Putting It All Together . . . 267

appendix I Strategy Table . . . 297

appendix II Glossary . . . 309

Index . . . 323

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