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Vertical Option Spreads
A Study of the 1.8 Standard Deviation Inflection Point
von Charles Conrick und Scott HansonMake trades on vertical options spreads with the precision of alaser beam
Vertical Options Spreads is a combination of a bona-fideacademic research-based study and a complete method to trade creditand debit spreads, along with other complex option combinationtrades such as iron condors and butterflies. Here, the author hasaccumulated five years of daily data on the ETF, SPY and providedhistorical evidence of actual win rates at specific multiples ofentry points, both in time and price level. For example, traderswill be able to use the weekly options, pick a level of risk andreturn desired, learn how to place the trade, and then discover theactual percent return that the trade would have yielded.
This must-have resource includes the basics of option tradingand contains references to many excellent works by other authorsthat explore more about the intricacies of option mechanics andtrading. It is far more than an analysis of one specific asset, SPY, featuring a study of probability theory and how it has appliedto trading over the past five years, including the highly volatile2007 to 2009 time frame and the more „normal“ 2010 to 2012 timeperiod. The book offer a thorough understanding of how pricemovement, actual volatility, and implied volatility all provide acomplex but workable web in which the informed trader can generateexcellent returns. However, the trader must have the discipline toact within the confines of probability and the „law“ of largenumbers refusing to place trades based on gut feelings orhunches.
* Offers high-probability based trading that uses the new weeklyoptions
* Contains handy interactive worksheets that allow traders toselect their own risk/return with precision
* Includes a website with daily and weekly information on theestimate of the actual standard deviation points on the pricespectrum
Vertical Options Spreads offers traders a research-basedguide for trading Standard & Poors 500 ETF, SPY using historicand estimated probabilities and returns that will give them an edgein the marketplace.
Vertical Options Spreads is a combination of a bona-fideacademic research-based study and a complete method to trade creditand debit spreads, along with other complex option combinationtrades such as iron condors and butterflies. Here, the author hasaccumulated five years of daily data on the ETF, SPY and providedhistorical evidence of actual win rates at specific multiples ofentry points, both in time and price level. For example, traderswill be able to use the weekly options, pick a level of risk andreturn desired, learn how to place the trade, and then discover theactual percent return that the trade would have yielded.
This must-have resource includes the basics of option tradingand contains references to many excellent works by other authorsthat explore more about the intricacies of option mechanics andtrading. It is far more than an analysis of one specific asset, SPY, featuring a study of probability theory and how it has appliedto trading over the past five years, including the highly volatile2007 to 2009 time frame and the more „normal“ 2010 to 2012 timeperiod. The book offer a thorough understanding of how pricemovement, actual volatility, and implied volatility all provide acomplex but workable web in which the informed trader can generateexcellent returns. However, the trader must have the discipline toact within the confines of probability and the „law“ of largenumbers refusing to place trades based on gut feelings orhunches.
* Offers high-probability based trading that uses the new weeklyoptions
* Contains handy interactive worksheets that allow traders toselect their own risk/return with precision
* Includes a website with daily and weekly information on theestimate of the actual standard deviation points on the pricespectrum
Vertical Options Spreads offers traders a research-basedguide for trading Standard & Poors 500 ETF, SPY using historicand estimated probabilities and returns that will give them an edgein the marketplace.
