Get Rich with Options: Four Winning Strategies Straight from the Exchange Floor, 2nd Edition

Preface to the Second Edition ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Part One: The option basics 1

CHAPTER 1: It’s All about the Calls and Puts 3

CHAPTER 2: How Options are Priced 15

CHAPTER 3: Option Volatility 27

CHAPTER 4: Stocks versus Options 47

CHAPTER 5: Option Selling Is Your Key to Success 57

Part Two: The strategies 69

CHAPTER 6: Buy All the Stock You Want for Half the Price 71

CHAPTER 7: Getting Paid to Buy Your Favorite Stock 93

CHAPTER 8: Option Credit Spreads: The All-Star Strategy 121

CHAPTER 9: A Day in the Life of the Market Maker 173

CHAPTER 10: Put Your Stocks to Work—Sell Covered Calls 185

CHAPTER 11: A Bonus Strategy: Ratio Option Spreads 205

Part Three: Getting Ready to Trade 227

CHAPTER 12: Tools of the Trade 229

CHAPTER 13: Brokers and Commissions 235

Conclusion 243

Index 247