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Options Trading For Dummies

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Overview

When it comes to boosting your portfolio, you’ve got options!

Looking for a new way to flex your investing muscle? Look no further! Options Trading For Dummies offers trusted guidance for anyone ready to jump into the versatile, rewarding world of stock options. And just what are your options options? This book breaks down the most common types of options contracts, helping you select the right strategy for your needs. Learn all about the risk-reward structure of options trading and reduce your risk through smart mixing and matching.

Today’s markets are more topsy turvy than ever before, but there is also more potential for everyday investors like you to profit, regardless of economic conditions. Options are great for broadening your retirement portfolio or earning a little extra scratch through shorter-term positions. Options Trading For Dummies is your plain-English resource for learning how!

Demystify the world of options contracts and how to trade them, including index, equity, and ETF options
Use technical analysis to create a solid trading strategy that limits your risk
Protect your assets and avoid the pitfalls common to first-time options traders
Learn about covered calls, butterfly positions, and other techniques that can enhance your gains

Thinking of trading options, but not sure where to start? This latest edition of Options Trading For Dummies provides you with step-by-step advice for boosting your income under today’s market conditions.

When it comes to boosting your portfolio, you’ve got options!

Looking for a new way to flex your investing muscle? Look no further! Options Trading For Dummies offers trusted guidance for anyone ready to jump into the versatile, rewarding world of stock options. And just what are your options options? This book breaks down the most common types of options contracts, helping you select the right strategy for your needs. Learn all about the risk-reward structure of options trading and reduce your risk through smart mixing and matching.

Today’s markets are more topsy turvy than ever before, but there is also more potential for everyday investors like you to profit, regardless of economic conditions. Options are great for broadening your retirement portfolio

or earning a little extra scratch through shorter-term positions. Options Trading For Dummies is your plain-English resource for learning how!

Demystify the world of options contracts and how to trade them, including index, equity, and ETF options
Use technical analysis to create a solid trading strategy that limits your risk
Protect your assets and avoid the pitfalls common to first-time options traders
Learn about covered calls, butterfly positions, and other techniques that can enhance your gains

Thinking of trading options, but not sure where to start? This latest edition of Options Trading For Dummies provides you with step-by-step advice for boosting your income under today’s market conditions.

Trading Options For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Trading options is a bit different from trading stocks, but they both require research and study. If you're going to trade options, it's important that you know order types, how to read changes in the market with charts, how to recognize how stock changes affect indexes and options, and how indexes are built.

About The Author

Dr. Joe Duarte is a financial writer, private investor and trader, and former money manager/president of River Willow Capital Management. In addition to Options Trading For Dummies, he is the author of Trading Futures For Dummies and Market Timing For Dummies. Visit his website at joeduarteinthemoneyoptions.com

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