Essential Option Strategies: Understanding the Market and Avoiding Common Pitfalls - Tapa dura

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JJ Kinahan is Chief Strategist and Managing Director for TD Ameritrade. A thirty-year trading veteran and a Forbes contributor, he began his career as a Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) market maker trading in the S&P 100 (OEX) and S&P 500 (SPX) pits. After leaving the floor, he joined thinkorswim, later purchased by TD Ameritrade, where he led initiatives on trading tools and education for retail clients.

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PRACTICAL WISDOM AND GUIDANCE ON THE LATEST TOOLS FOR TRADING OPTIONS

Essential Option Strategies is a thorough introduction to trading options that stays with you as a lasting resource for applying your knowledge in the real market.

Whether you're totally new to trading or just want to add options to your portfolio, this easy-to-use guidebook quickly brings you up to speed on the fundamentals and equips you with the robust tools and strategies you need to trade options using today's digital trading platforms. Written by an experienced forerunner in investor education and training, the material is designed to prepare you to execute sophisticated strategies as part of a long-term financial plan you create yourself. This dependable resource can help you:

• Develop a proficient background in option trading
• Understand the ins and outs of practical trading and strategy execution
• Avoid common mistakes
• Master the science of combining charts with the probabilities built into options

The option market is faster and more efficient than ever, and Essential Option Strategies is your roadmap to navigating this complex and growing market.

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Option trading was once a face-to-face market based on hard-to-obtain research only accessible to the privileged few. Now, with real-time quotes, digital trading platforms, and the abundance of information and data available, the option market is more accessible than ever before, and Essential Option Strategies is the quickest and easiest way to learn about the option trading market and handle yourself like a pro.

The author's learning system quickly brings you up to speed on the latest practices, and walks you through the steps for creating your personal strategy and applying it in a real portfolio. From developing a plan and tracking indicators to making decisions based on underlying instruments, JJ Kinahan provides you with the knowledge necessary for navigating each step and includes illustrative examples to prepare you for real-world situations. He has dedicated much of his career to educating individual investors on how to take control of their personal wealth, and he shares everything you need to practice the same fundamental strategies professional investors use every day. His wisdom is grounded in solid, long-term investing principles, and this guide is his handcrafted tool for:

• Confidently executing strategies such as spread trading?including long verticals, short verticals, and calendars?as well as two advanced tactics, butterflies and condors
• Gaining a practical understanding of pricing determinants and probabilities without using advanced math
• Having the answers you need at your fingertips in convenient appendices covering the Greeks, the basics of technical analysis, stock charts, and volatility studies

There's no way to gain greater clarity on the condition of your personal wealth than to manage it yourself, and Essential Option Strategies shows you how to apply these strategies in your own portfolio.