Trading Options For Dummies, 3rd Edition

• Recognize profitable trading opportunities
• Gain a better understanding of the different types of options
• Learn long-term and short-term strategies

Tried-and-true trading options for any market

Looking to diversify? Trading Options For Dummies, 3rd Edition, covers the common types of options available and helps investors to choose the right ones for their investing needs. Discover how to weigh option costs and benefits and understand the hills and valleys of the options landscape so you come out on top. This bestselling guide is your trusted advisor for managing risks, delivering profits, and navigating a variety of market conditions. You’ll find important coverage on new software tools, brokerage houses, and even binary options.

Inside …

• Increase your profit potential while reducing risk of losses
• Earn in rising, falling, or sideways markets
• Design strategies to profit from future events
• Determine and manage your risk

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting Started
Chapter 1 Options Trading and the Individual Investor
Chapter 2 Introducing Options
Chapter 3 Trading Places: Where the Action Happens
Chapter 4 Option Risks and Rewards

Part 2 Evaluating Markets, Sectors, and Strategies
Chapter 5 Analyzing Mood Swings in the Market
Chapter 6 Sector Analysis: Technical and Fundamental
Chapter 7 Practicing Before You Swing
Chapter 8 Designing a Killer Trading Plan

Part 3 What Every Trader Needs to Know about Options
Chapter 9 Getting to Know Different Option Styles
Chapter 10 Protecting Your Portfolio with Options
Chapter 11 Increasing Profit Potential and Decreasing Risk
Chapter 12 Combination Strategies: Spreads and Other Wild Things
Chapter 13 ETFs, Options, and Other Useful Tricks

Part 4 Advanced Strategies for Options Traders
Chapter 14 Making Money without Worrying About the Market’s Direction
Chapter 15 Letting Volatility Show You the Way to Trading Opportunities
Chapter 16 Trading Profitably When Markets Move Sideways

Part 5 The Part of Tens
Chapter 17 Ten Top Option Strategies
Chapter 18 Ten Do’s and Don’ts in Options Trading