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Getting Started in Options, Fifth Edition
Michael C. Thomsett, Michael C. Thomsett
Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
Rank: 7496
Anyone mystified by stock options or who simply dismisses them as too
speculative will find Getting Started in Options an excellent first
read on the subject.
Beginning with the premise that it's not the
complexity of the investment but that of its language that makes options
difficult for new investors to understand, author Michael C. Thomsett has
created a guided tour through the lexicon. The result is a nontechnical
introduction to these specialized markets. The book carefully and
completely defines the terminology, explains options investing step by
step, and presents strategies so that it is easy to understand at each
level of risk involved.
Choosing the right stock, buying and selling
options, and combining techniques are all covered in increasing
complexity, but this is a book for beginners, and those with basic
knowledge of the subject will want to seek out more advanced reading.
The biggest drawback of this book is that, for some reason, the text is
printed in green ink, making it somewhat more difficult to read and
probably impossible for those who are green-colorblind.
Publisher, take
note! --Scott Harrison--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the AuthorMICHAEL C. THOMSETT is a financial writer with more than fifty books
and hundreds of articles to his credit, including the bestselling Getting
Started in Bonds (Wiley) and the four previous editions of Getting Started
in Options.
He has been a management consultant, a real estate investor,
and a financial writer for the past twenty-five years.
Editorials
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Getting Started in Options, Fifth Edition
Michael C. Thomsett, Michael C. Thomsett
![]() | | | Book Info | | Guide to options markets describing how they work, where they can fit into
your personal financial picture, and how you can recap healthy returns from
them. Includes new examples, updated charts, and additions... read full editorial |
![]() | | | The publisher, John Wiley & Sons | | Revised and updated to reflect current price levels. Using clear,
nontechnical language, it explains all the terms and phrases along with
strategies, concepts and methods of option investing. Includes 40 graphs
and charts,... read full editorial |
![]() | | | Back Cover Copy | | Getting Started in Options Time values? Puts and calls? Striking
prices? If options seem like foreign territory to you, you‘re not
alone. Options have only been traded since the 1970s, so even seasoned
investors... read full editorial |
Customer Reviews
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Getting Started in Options, Fifth Edition
Michael C. Thomsett, Michael C. Thomsett
![]() | | | Very good for novices | | (Hong Kong (hkstock88tt@yahoo.com) March 30, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars | | The book uses simple and easy way to explain the concepts of long/short
stock options. Giving a lot of simple examples to let you understand the
profit/loss on a simple long/short call/put, time values, intrinsic
values,... read full review |
![]() | | | Easy to understand but next time go easy on the examples | | (ILLINOIS) February 24, 2000 - 4.0/5 stars | | I chose this book out of many choices I had to choose from. It first lays
out the very basics and then gives different examples of how the many
techniques work. The only problem I had with it is some chapters had... read full review |
![]() | | | Would you desire to crash your car? | | (HARRISON, NY United States) November 25, 2003 - 2.0/5 stars | | I stopped reading this book when I read: "When you buy a put, your
desire is that the underlying stock's value will fall below the striking
price; the more it falls, the higher your profit."I was afraid the
author... read full review |
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