{"product_id":"options","title":"Options","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times Guide to Options\u003c\/i\u003e, will introduce you to the instruments and markets of options, giving you the confidence to trade successfully. Options are explained in real-life terminology, using every-day examples and accessible language. Introducing three key options markets – stocks, bonds and commodities, the book explains options contracts from straight vanilla options to strangles and butterflies and covers the fundamentals of options pricing and trading   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eOptions Plain and Simple \u003c\/i\u003e, this new edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHow the options industry operates and how basic strategies have evolved\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eRisk management and how to trade safely \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eInclusion of new products such as exchange traded funds\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA glossary of key words and further reading  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAddition of market scenarios and examples \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike all investment strategies, options offer potential return while incurring potential risk. The advantage of options trading is that risk can be managed to a greater degree than with outright buying or selling. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times Guide to Options\u003c\/i\u003e is a straightforward and practical introduction to the fundamentals of options. It includes only what is essential to basic understanding and presents options theory in conventional terms, with a minimum of jargon. This thorough guide will give you a basis from which to trade most of the options listed on most of the major exchanges. \u003ci\u003e The Financial Times Guide to Options \u003c\/i\u003eincludes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOptions in everyday life \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe basics of calls \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe basics of puts \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePricing and behaviour \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVolatility and pricing models \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe Greeks and risk assessment: delta \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGamma and theta \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVega \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCall spreads and put spreads, or one by one directional spreads \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOne by two directional spreads \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCombos and hybrid spreads for market direction \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVolatility spreads \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCombining straddles and strangles for reduced risk \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCombining call spreads and put spreads \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe covered write, the calendar spread and the diagonal spread \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe interaction of the Greeks \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOptions performance based on cost \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTrouble shooting and common problems \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eVolatility skews \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eFutures, synthetics and put-call parity \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eConversions, reversals, boxes and options arbitrage \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57389908296062,"sku":"NW9780273736868","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780273736868.jpg?v=1778680450","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/options","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}