As a private investor, mistimed or misplaced usage of financial instruments, or reliance on just a couple of financial tools can mean that you're not equipped to cope with the bear as well as the bull markets. The professionals use a whole range of financial instruments to tune their portfolios to the markets. There is no reason why private investors can't do the same. This book helps you to use these tools to tailor your portfolio, by identifying your risk and vulnerabilities and knowing where to go from there. The emphasis of the book is on equipping the investor with enough knowledge of the different tools at your disposal to be able to use the right ones at the right time to minimize losses and maximise gains.