Options and Options Trading: A Simplified Course That Takes You from Coin Tosses to Black-Scholes

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
Rank: 30408

Too many books on options trading make the mistake of assuming that readers can already tell a delta from a sigma summation. Options and Options Trading breaks the code that envelops the often-foreign language of options, providing an accessible introduction into how the options market works as it explains the rules that traders must understand if they hope to take part in this high-leverage, high-profit game.

Author Robert Ward's goal is simple--to demystify the tangled world of options trading without leaving readers too confused and frustrated to continue.

The book to read before continuing on to the more detailed, and much higher-level, existing library of options trading guides, Options and Options Trading features:

• End-of-chapter material including "Things to Think About" and "Key Concepts"
• Simplified explanations of complex mathematical equations
• Step-by-step rationales to help readers move from basic to complex

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	Book Description
	An introduction to the complex world of options that every investor can use Too many books on options trading make the mistake of assuming that readers can already tell a delta from a sigma summation. Options and Options... read full editorial

Customer Reviews

	Good book without any complex math
	(California) September 7, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
	Black-Scholes is the fundamental tool in computing the option prices. The author does an excellent job in deriving the formula without using any intense maths. Having an engineering background, I personally found the book... read full review
	Very good for gaining an understanding of options
	(Hoboken, NJ) September 28, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
	I appreciated this book because of its easy explanations of the most popular strategies, and its thorough discussions of the risks involved. A couple of years ago my friend told me he was given a sure thing: Buy Xerox... read full review
	Interesting and Fun to Read
	(Staten Island, NY) September 25, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
	Robert Ward is an extremely intelligent author. He knows how to teach people and keep them interested. He made little jokes here and there that really made me want to learn about options. My favorite section of the book... read full review

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