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by Scott Nations
Options Math for Traders: How To Pick the Best Option Strategies for Your Market Outlook, + Website
Cover
Series
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
THE PHENOMENA
THE GOAL
THE STRATEGIES
THE TAKEAWAYS
JUST ONE EQUATION
ABOUT THE WEBSITE
GETTING STARTED IN OPTION TRADING
Acknowledgments
Part One: The Basics
Chapter 1: The Basics
OPTION SPECIFICS
DESCRIBING AN OPTION
OPTION COST AND VALUE
HOW TIME VALUE CHANGES
DOING THE SAME FOR PUTS
MONEYNESS
Chapter 2: Direction, Magnitude, and Time
MAGNITUDE AND TIME ARE RELATED
UP AND DOWN AREN'T THE ONLY POSSIBILITIES
THE PATH MATTERS
VOLATILITY COMBINES THESE ISSUES
Chapter 3: Volatility
RISK IS VOLATILITY
INVESTORS DEMAND A RISK PREMIUM, REDUCING THE PRICE OF RISKY ASSETS
VOLATILITY IS THE STANDARD DEVIATION OF RETURNS
STANDARD DEVIATION TELLS US WHAT RANGE OF OUTCOMES TO EXPECT
STANDARD DEVIATION OF RETURNS IS VOLATILITY
TYPES OF VOLATILITY
Chapter 4: Option Pricing Models and Implied Volatility
IT'S AN OPTION PRICING MODEL, NOT AN EQUATION FOR OPTION VALUES
A BLACK-SCHOLES EXAMPLE
THE ASSUMPTIONS
INPUTS TO THE BLACK-SCHOLES OPTION PRICING MODEL
IMPLIED VOLATILITY
THE SENSITIVITY OF OPTION PRICES TO CHANGES IN THE INPUTS
Part Two: The Phenomena
Chapter 5: The Volatility Risk Premium
VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM, THE WHAT
THE ASSUMPTIONS, THE WHY OF THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM
THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM—HOW MUCH
HOW TO THINK ABOUT THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM
THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM BY ASSET CLASS
THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM OVER TIME
Chapter 6: Implied Volatility and Skew
IMPLIED VOLATILITY BY STRIKE PRICE
OPTION SKEW, THE WHEN
OPTION SKEW, THE WHERE
Assumptions, the First WHY of Option Skew
ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER REASONS
DETERMINING IF ONE OPTION IS A GOOD HEDGE FOR ANOTHER OPTION
SKEW, THE HOW MUCH
Chapter 7: Time Value and Decay
TIME VALUE BY STRIKE PRICE
THETA—THE MEASURE OF DAILY OPTION TIME VALUE EROSION
OPTION PRICE EROSION DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A STRAIGHT LINE
OPTION PRICE EROSION, THE WHAT
ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT DAILY EROSION
Chapter 8: The Bid/Ask Spread
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY “THE MARKET”?
MARKET MAKERS
BID/ASK SPREAD, THE WHAT
DELTA'S IMPACT ON BID/ASK SPREADS
WIDER BID/ASK SPREADS
THE BID/ASK SPREAD WHEN THERE'S MORE COMPETITION
EQUITY OPTIONS
THE BID/ASK FOR OPTION SPREADS
THE BID/ASK OF MULTI-LEGGED SPREADS
WHAT'S THE REAL FAIR VALUE OF AN OPTION BASED ON THE BID/ASK?
Chapter 9: Volatility Slope
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN MARKET PRICES AND IMPLIED VOLATILITY
THE VOLATILITY SLOPE, THE WHY
THE ASYMMETRY
VOLATILITY SLOPE AND SKEW ARE RELATED
Part Three: The Trades
Chapter 10: Covered Calls
COVERED CALLS ARE BEST FOR STOCKS YOU ALREADY OWN AND WANT TO KEEP
THE PHENOMENA AND COVERED CALLS
BREAKEVEN POINTS
BREAKEVEN POINTS AND RATES OF RETURN
USING COVERED CALLS FOR DOWNSIDE PROTECTION
IF OUR STOCK RALLIES
SELECTING THE COVERED CALL
COVERED CALLS AND DAILY PRICE EROSION
COVERED CALLS AND THE VOLATILITY RISK PREMIUM
PLACING YOUR COVERED CALL ORDER
FOLLOW-UP ACTION
GETTING ASSIGNED
ROLLING
Chapter 11: Selling Puts
SELLING PUTS IS BEST FOR STOCKS YOU WANT TO OWN AT A DISCOUNT
THE PHENOMENA
SELLING PUTS IS IDENTICAL TO A BUYWRITE
SELLING PUTS TO BUY STOCK AT A DISCOUNT
ROLLING
Chapter 12: Calendar Spreads
MAXIMUM PROFIT AND LOSS
THE PHENOMENA
LONG CALENDAR SPREADS AND IMPLIED VOLATILITY
CALENDAR SPREAD PAYOFF AT FRONT-MONTH EXPIRATION
NEUTRAL, BULLISH, AND BEARISH CALENDAR SPREADS
CALENDAR SPREAD PROFITABILITY WITHOUT MOVEMENT
CALENDAR SPREAD SENSITIVITIES
FOLLOW-UP
BULLISH BECOMES BEARISH…
CATALYSTS
Chapter 13: Risk Reversal
A RISK REVERSAL AND SKEW
WHEN TO USE A RISK REVERSAL
USING A RISK REVERSAL
RISK REVERSALS PRIOR TO EXPIRATION
WHEN A RISK REVERSAL DOESN'T WORK
RISK REVERSALS AND LONGER-DATED EXPIRATIONS
FOLLOW-UP ACTION
Chapter 14: Vertical Spreads
BREAKEVENS
SKEW AND VERTICAL SPREADS
VERTICAL SPREAD RISK AND REWARD
LONG PUT SPREADS AND SHORT CALLS SPREADS ARE ALIKE
LONG PUT SPREADS AND SHORT CALL SPREADS ARE DIFFERENT
THE WIDTH OF THE SPREAD VERSUS THE COST
THE GREEKS
IMPLIED VOLATILITY AND THE COST OF VERTICAL SPREADS
VERTICAL SPREADS—HOW AGGRESSIVE?
CALL SPREADS, SKEW, AND THE PROBLEM OF THE “TROUGH”
FOLLOW-UP ACTION
Appendix
STANDARD DEVIATION
REALIZED VOLATILITY
VOLATILITY FOR DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS
THE BLACK-SCHOLES FORMULA EXTENDED, PUTS AND THE GREEKS
LINEAR INTERPOLATION
ANNUALIZING YIELD
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