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A Note from the Author.
<p>Introduction.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 1: The Language of Options.</p>
<p>The Basics.</p>
<p>Listed Options.</p>
<p>Nomenclature.</p>
<p>Longs and Shorts.</p>
<p>A Bit More Terminology.</p>
<p>Offsetting Option Trades.</p>
<p>Expiration, Exercise, and Assignment.</p>
<p>American versus European.</p>
<p>Quotations.</p>
<p>The Special Properties of Options.</p>
<p>Time.</p>
<p>Volatility.</p>
<p>How Options Respond to Changing Conditions.</p>
<p>The Greeks.</p>
<p>The Role of the Market Maker.</p>
<p>Volume and Open Interest.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 2: Option Strategies.</p>
<p>Long Call.</p>
<p>Short Covered Call.</p>
<p>Short Naked Call.</p>
<p>Long Call with Short Stock.</p>
<p>Long Put.</p>
<p>Short Covered Put.</p>
<p>Short Naked Put.</p>
<p>Long Put with Long Stock.</p>
<p>Equivalent Strategies.</p>
<p>Combinational Strategies.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 3: Volatility.</p>
<p>Volatility Trading Buying and Selling Volatility.</p>
<p>Tools of the V–Trade.</p>
<p>Selling High Volatility.</p>
<p>Buying Low Volatility.</p>
<p>Delta–Neutral Trading In a Nutshell.</p>
<p>Seasonal Patterns in the Grains.</p>
<p>Other Commodities.</p>
<p>Volatility Skew What Is It and How Can I Use It?</p>
<p>Some Words of Warning about Naked Writing.</p>
<p>The Relationship between Volatility and Price.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 4: The Option Trader s Arsenal.</p>
<p>Buying Nearby Options The Swing Trader s Perfect Tool.</p>
<p>Debit Spreads The Calm Approach.</p>
<p>Strategies for Trending Markets.</p>
<p>The Horizontal Spread A Good Strategy in a Sideways Market.</p>
<p>Credit Spreads Say Don t Go There .</p>
<p>Condors Two–Winged Creatures.</p>
<p>The Backspread A Directional Strategy that Costs Nothing If You Are Wrong.</p>
<p>Covered Writing Enhancing Your Returns.</p>
<p>LEAPS An Alternative to Stock.</p>
<p>The Synthetic Another Alternative to Stock.</p>
<p>The Butterfly Spread When You Have a Narrow Target Range.</p>
<p>Using the Right Option Strategy.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 5: Special Situations.</p>
<p>Playing Takeovers.</p>
<p>Letting the Options Market Tip You Off on Takeovers.</p>
<p>Covered Writing with Convertible Securities.</p>
<p>Investing in a Rough Market.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 6: Theoretical and Practical Matters.</p>
<p>Options Pricing Models.</p>
<p>Coming Up with the Right Volatility.</p>
<p>Volatility Skew.</p>
<p>What Causes Volatility Skew?</p>
<p>Balancing Factors.</p>
<p>Put/Call Parity.</p>
<p>The Greeks Revisited.</p>
<p>True Delta and Gamma.</p>
<p>Understanding the Limitations of Your Model.</p>
<p>Dealing with Anomalies and Pricing Difficulties.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 7: Tips for Beginners.</p>
<p>The Psychological Battle.</p>
<p>Trading Mistakes and What I Learned.</p>
<p>Some Thoughts on How Trading Fits In with Real Life.</p>
<p>CHAPTER 8: Encore.</p>
<p>Directional Trading Using Pattern Recognition.</p>
<p>Timing the Market Using the VIX.</p>
<p>Why a VIX Spike Stops a Market Sell–Off.</p>
<p>Starting the Business (on a Shoestring).</p>
<p>Business Philosophy.</p>
<p>Glossary.</p>
<p>Index.</p>