Table of Content
Acknowledgements v Introduction 1 Part I: Selling Options: Why and How it Works 7 1. The Option Seller's Secret: Excelling in the World's Most Underrated (and Undiscovered) Investment Strategy 9 2. The "Who" of Selling Options: Insights From 30 Yearsin the Options Market 19 3. Why Aren't You Selling Options? The Key Advantagesof Option Selling 25 4. Buying Options Versus Selling Options: Who Wins? 43 5. O ption Selling on Steroids: An Introductionto Futures Options 61 6. SPAN Margin: Your Key to High Returns 79 Part II: Option Selling Strategy and Risk Control 89 7. How to Pick the Right Option to Sell: Lessons Learnedfrom Three Decades in the Field 91 8. The Use and Abuse of Spreads: How to Keep Themfrom Taking Your Money 119 9. Recommended Spreads: The Few and the Proud:Spread Strategies That Really Work for the Individual Investor 141 10. The Best Option-Selling Strategy Ever:The Ratio Credit Spread 159 11. Option-Selling Mechanics: Quick Tips on Liquidity, Timing,Order Placement, Assignment, Limit Moves, and More 169 12. Managing Your Option-Selling Risk: Defense WinsChampionships 181 Part III: Market Analysis and Option Selling 203 13. Fundamentals: The Dirty Little Secret About how MoneyReally Gets Made in Commodities 205 14. Key Fundamentals of Select Markets:What to Watch, Where to Find Them 223 15. Seasonal Tendencies in Option Selling:A Most Potent Profit Formula 243 16. The Best Markets for Seasonal Option Sales: A Primerfor Seasonal Neophytes 261 17. Volatility Simplified: All You Need to Know About the Most isunderstood Option Component 287 18. How to Structure Your Option-Selling Portfolio: Tipson Building Your Premium Ladder 297 Part IV: Getting Started 307 19. How to Avoid the Mistakes New Option Sellers Make: Learn Them Here and Save Yourself Time, Money, and Headaches 309 20. Finding a Good Broker or Money Manager: The Best Trading Decision You'll Ever Make is Choosing the Right Professional 319 21. Option Selling as an Investment: Frequently Asked Questions 331 22. Pulling It All Together: A Quick Review of What YouHave Learned 343 References and Resources 351 Index 355 About the Authors 362
