by Al Sherbin (Author)
Select and execute the best trades--and reduce risk
Rather than teaching options from a financial perspective, How to Price and Trade Options: Identify, Analyze, and Execute the Best Trade Probabilities goes back to the Nobel Prize-winning Black-Scholes model. Written by well-known options expert Al Sherbin, it looks at the basis for probability theory in option trading and explains how to put the odds in your favor when trading options. Inside, you'll discover how anyone can "operate their own casino" if they know how through proper option strategies. Plus, a supplemental website includes videos that walk you through various probability scenarios, pre-formatted spreadsheets, and code.
All investors should have a portion of their portfolio set aside for option trades. Not only do options provide great opportunities for leveraged plays, they can also help you earn larger profits with a smaller amount of cash outlay. With the help of this book, traders, active investors, and self-directed investors of all stripes will learn how simple it can be to deploy probability-based trading strategies.
- Teaches both defined and undefined risk strategies
- Utilizes simple cost basis reduction strategies to enhance investment returns
- Draws on unique research studies
- Discusses volatility to include both historical (realized) and implied volatility: the interplay between the two is a key piece of information overlooked by option traders
If you're a trader of any level and want to make the best trades possible, this book has you covered.
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EXECUTE THE BEST OPTIONS TRADES-AND REDUCE RISK
How to Price and Trade Options taps into the power of the Nobel Prize-winning Black-Scholes model to offer a winning strategy for investing in the options market. Written by options expert Al Sherbin, this invaluable resource looks at the basis for probability theory in options trading and explains how to stack the odds in your favor. The companion website includes videos that walk you through various probability scenarios, pre-formatted spreadsheets, and code.
No matter what your level of investing experience--from novice to Wall Street professional--How to Price and Trade Options offers the information and techniques needed to enhance your portfolio with savvy options trades. Drawing on unique research studies, Sherbin reviews both defined and undefined risk strategies and shows how to use simple cost basis reduction techniques to enhance investment returns.
With Al Sherbin as your guide, you will learn how simple it can be to deploy probability-based trading strategies.
Author Biography
AL SHERBIN has been a professional options trader for over 26 years without a single losing year and is the Managing Member of Al on Options, LLC.