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June 10, 2005
Options Trader Magazine: June 2005 Issue
I strongly encourage readers to check out the "Options Trader" magazine; it focuses purely on options, and is free until April '06! Once you sign up here, they'll email you links to PDF copies of the current (June '05) and past issues.
The latest issue features the following:
Contributors: James Bittman, Boris Schlossberg, Don Fishback, Thomas Stridsman, and others
News: CME's efforts at increasing option trading volumes; the Option Industry Council (OIC)'s “Profile of the Options Investor” study. [Note: I talked about the study results in a previous post.]
Options Strategies # 1: Using vertical spreads to sidestep the complications of changes in implied volatility, and reduce risk.
Options Strategies # 2: Matching option strategy to market conditions - an excellent overview, by Thomas Stridsman, of various option strategies and when to use them!
Trading Strategies # 1: Forex options require traders to learn exotic option terminologies, e.g. no-touch options, double one-touch options, etc.
Trading Strategies # 2: Option spreads - The reinsurance approach; how credit spreads let you play the odds à la casinos & insurance companies
Basics: The role of options as insurance/hedge for your portfolio
Strategy Lab: Using a long straddle to trade the monthly employment report
Resources: Option analysis tools at Hoadley.net
Go sign up. It's worth your time.
PS: Here's an image-grab from the Stridsman article mentioned above.
Posted by galatime at June 10, 2005 01:30 PM
