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Trading options is not for the faint of heart, but with Options Volatility Trading you
can develop the confidence and know-how you need to gain a distinct advantage over other
traders.
Whether you’re just starting out or currently managing a portfolio, Options
Volatility Trading provides a solid cornerstone of up-to-date knowledge on the underlying
mechanics of volatility trading. Written by an experienced trader and educator, this
thorough guidebook incorporates expert analysis and real-world research to explain
volatility trading for options.
While exploring a variety of strategies for riding market swings, Options
Volatility Trading shows you how to:
- Buy and sell according to the volatility trend
- Manage long and short gamma positions
- Handle the swings of expiration week
- Effectively use double and triple leveraged ETFs
- Utilize put/call ratios to your advantage
You will learn where and when to look for certain types of trades and what happens to
volatility at various times of the year . . . and different days of the week.
Options Volatility Trading is your road map to becoming an enlightened trader who can
navigate the information-rich path of volatility to find profits in any type of market.
Adam Warner is the founder of the “Daily Options Report” and a
faculty member of the popular trading website, Minyanville. com. His writings have
appeared on a number of sites, including Tradingmarkets.com, Stocktwits.com, and
Wallstrip.com. Warner has traded options professionally for over 20 years. He lives in
suburban New Jersey.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 Who Am I? Why Am I Here? 1
Chapter 2 Know Your Greeks 23
Chapter 3 Understanding the VIX 31
Chapter 4 Nuts and Bolts VIX 45
Chapter 5 Volatility Timing 59
Chapter 6 How Do Traders Trade Volatility? 75
Chapter 7 Options and the Quarterly Earnings Report 91
Chapter 8 Like the Weather-The Trader VIX and Why It Doesn't Do What You Think
It Does 103
Chapter 9 Ratio, Ratio 127
Chapter 10 We're (Pin) Jammin' 145
Chapter 11 Myth-Busting and Other Assorted Options-and Expiration-Related Stats
163
Chapter 12 Buy-Write-You Bet 177
Chapter 13 Strategy Room 195
Chapter 14 Ultra and Inverse ETFs 219
Chapter 15 Chartin' Them Derivatives 251
Chapter 16 Plus Ticks and Other Rules 269
Index 277
304 pages, Hardcover