Book 52

Option Strategies

by Courtney Smith

Published 12 May 1987
Explained in this book are the fundamentals of options contracts and strategies for buying and selling calls and puts, spreads, straddles and combinations, sythetic positions, and arbitrage. It reviews all types of options, including stock index options, along with the traditional stock options and new commodities options. Also presented are decision structures for each option so readers understand their choices in various market environments. In addition, the book traces the investment from the initiation of the option strategy through changing conditions in the market to the closing of the total strategy.