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by Michael C. Thomsett

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Discover the Dynamic World of Options Investing Getting Started In Options Seventh Edition Many people fail to capitalize on the potentially lucrative opportunities that options present, simply because they don't fully understand how options work. But with Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition, author Michael C. Thomsett looks to change this. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition provides you with a solid foundation in this field, and will help you become fully familiar with one of today's most important investment vehicles. Each page of this informative guide addresses essential options issues, including how to: Identify your own risk tolerance levels and decide how to effectively incorporate options into your own portfolio Master options terminology and concepts Use options in a powerful insurance strategy to protect against losses in stock investments Perform "paper trades" before putting real money at risk Utilize the many new online resources available to you Understand time values, striking price, and expiration Besides new examples, updated charts, and timely investor tips, this latest edition also includes important new chapters that reflect ongoing innovations within the options market, such as the many uses of options beyond their obvious buying and selling functions, different methods available to calculate returns on options trades, and much more. You don't need to be a financial expert to make it in the world of options, but you do need to be well informed. With Getting Started in Options, Seventh Edition as your guide you'll quickly discover how to make options work for you.

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A completely revised and updated edition of the popular guide to understanding and utilizing options
In nontechnical, easy-to-follow terms, Getting Started in Options, Fifth Edition thoroughly demystifies the options markets, distinguishes the imagined risks from the real ones, and arms investors with the facts they need to make informed decisions. This bestselling guide to understanding options includes such new material as references to online sites relevant to options investors; information on how to pick brokerage firms; detailed explanations of risk; bailout points; how to pick stocks for options investing; and how put options can enhance portfolio returns. This Fifth Edition also contains new examples, updated charts, and timely additions to reflect important changes in the market.
Michael C. Thomsett (Port Townsend, WA) is a financial writer with many books and hundreds of articles to his credit, including the four previous editions of Getting Started in Options. He has been a management consultant in the securities industries and is an active options trader.

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Most people are familiar with two forms of investment: equity and debt.

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  • Title Getting Started in Options
  • Author Michael C. Thomsett
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 5th
  • Edition 5
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Publication date July 11, 2003
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780471444930 / 0471444936
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.23 x 6.14 x 0.99 in (23.44 x 15.60 x 2.51 cm)
  • Category Business / Economics / Finance
  • Library of Congress subjects Options (Finance), Stock options
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003001702
  • Dewey Decimal Code 332.632

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MICHAEL C. THOMSETT is a financial writer with more than fifty books and hundreds of articles to his credit, including the bestselling Getting Started in Bonds (Wiley) and the four previous editions of Getting Started in Options. He has been a management consultant, a real estate investor, and a financial writer for the past twenty-five years.

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