Getting Started in Options

De: Michael C. Thomsett

Narrado por: Nelson Runger

This straightforward best selling guide thoroughly demystifies the options market, enabling you not only to maneuver effectively with options, but to gain healthy returns from them. In nontechnical, easy-to-follow terms, Getting Started in Options arms you with the facts you need to make informed decisions about choosing stocks, tracking options, selling calls, understanding and controlling risk, and much more. This practical audiobook shows you how to:

Set up a plan based on your specific investment requirements

Master all the terminology

Buy and sell puts and calls

Hedge and speculate like a seasoned investor

Understand time values, striking price, and expiration - and use them effectively

Read the market and spot the specific risks of each type of option

Profit in these exciting markets

©1997 by Michael C. Thomsett (P)2000 by Penton Overseas, Inc.

It's about getting started.

The title "Getting Started in Options" explains exactly what it is - and it's a fantastic first introduction.

This book is a good primer

If you could sum up Getting Started in Options in three words, what would they be?

Basic Clear Understandable

What was one of the most memorable moments of Getting Started in Options?

When the author was talking about option strategies

Have you listened to any of Nelson Runger’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Just started listening this type of books

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, you need some time in between to let the contents of the book become a part of your knowledge

Any additional comments?

There should be a sequel, something like

A good introduction to stock options

I thought this book was a good introduction to stock options. It's not long, but it covers the basics.

This book does not cover strategy. If you plan to invest in options this is a good starter but it won't teach you everything you know to successfully invest in options.

If you already understand the fundamentals of options then this book is probably a little too fundamental for you.

I have experience in stocks, and understand the basics of margin investing, short selling, and similar topics. I did not have much knowledge of options - so in my case this book was right at my level.

I have supplemented this book with another that covers option strategies but assumes the reader knows the basics.

I found it very useful

This book is an excellent primer for educating you about options. The only things it lacks are the 12 strategies of options and concrete examples but you find that out in Thomas Mccafferty book "All About Options" (paperback).Hopefully one day audible or the publisher will put a downloadable graphic example with this book.
The difference in the two is how they start the concepts of options. The audible book gives you alot of fundamental knowledge of terminology,the risks and the rewards. The hardcopy book gives you little fundamentals then hits you with intermediate to advance concepts fast.

'Getting Started in Options' is just that

This is a book full of examples to help describe the 'Options' trading. Although the concept of option trading is somewhat simple, but the terminology used can be confusing. After listening to this audio book, I'm looking to purchase the printed version as well in order to see the examples and highlight the sections that I'll need to use as a reference. I highly recommend this book, preferably the printed version.