Run time: 92 min. Thinking of testing the waters in options, but haven't yet taken the plunge? Eliminate your fears andjump in with the CBOE's top options trainer, James Bittman, as he introduces first-timers and fledgling traders to the exciting options arena. Bittman explains in concise, step-by-step terms exactly how options work, providing clear explanations and examples of the most common-and valuable-option strategies. This thorough presentation covers all the options basics you need to get started on a successful trading path. You'll discover how to develop a solid options trading plan-and tailor it to your own goals and risk limitations. Traders and longer-term investors alike will find an excellent overview of what it takes to start trading options profitably, including ... 3 key steps to any successful options investment A 2-step plan for using options to buy stock Learning to "think" like an options investor Using options to "invest" - rather than for pure speculation Understanding "delta" and its affect on option pricing Planning ahead: Preparing an exit strategy for every trade The primary principles of time decay The importance of taking a loss when your strategy goes bad Bittman also reveals the critical "two D's" to options trading success-discipline and decision making. With Bittman's basic strategies, this comprehensive video-and its complete online support materials-your entry into the options market will be far more focused, effective and, ultimately, triumphant.

Product Description: The options market allows savvy investors to assume risk in a way that can be very profitable, if the right techniques are used with the proper insight. In Trading Options as a Professional, veteran floor trader James Bittman provides both full-time and professional traders with a highly practical blueprint for maximizing profits in the global options market...read more

After a brief review of option basics, this guide delves into the different trading strategies that can be used by processors, producers, and speculators. The book relies to a great extent on concrete examples, while de-emphasizing theory and mathematical models and numerous tried-and-tested techniques for trading agricultural options. Traders learn how to evaluate practical situations as well as how to manage positions held in the agricultural options market. Among the topics included are: how to build synthetic options; the differences between hedging and synthetic strategies; understanding price behaviour before expiration; volatility, the role of delta, gamma, theta, and vega on price movement; matching strategies with forecasts and the basics of argricultural options, including various spreads.

Product Description: Run time: 90 min. If you're ready to move beyond option trading basics, you're ready for this detailed workshop from the CBOE's top options trainer. James Bittman has written books, taught courses-and now he comes directly to you-with powerful advanced strategies for taking your options trading to higher levels of success...read more

Product Description: McGraw-Hill’s classic options bestseller, Options for the Stock Investor, has been updated to reflect changes in the options market. This extensively revised second edition features all-new material describing electronic trading, decimalization, and single stock futures, along with increasingly popular vehicles such as stock indexes, LEAPs, and exchangetraded funds...read more

Product Description: Run time: 87 min. Stand the test of time in the trading arena by putting LEAPS® to work for you! Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities®, widely known as LEAPS®, are long-term call and put options with expirations up to three years in the future...read more

Product Description: Run time: 74 min. Boost your trading confidence and increase your potential profits by incorporating index options into your arsenal of trading strategies. Enabling you to trade the market as opposed to a particular stock, index options are a powerful means of success...read more

Product Description: Run time: 90 min. What's the biggest mistake most option traders make? It's sticking to just one specific option trading strategy, regardless of the underlying asset, claims CBOE instructor and "Trading Index Options" author James Bittman...read more

Details the ways to analyze option prices, plan trades, and improve the decision-making process with explanations of option price behavior, volatility, and ways to evaluate option prices (view table of contents)

Product Description: Options for the Stock Investor thoroughly explains how to use stock options safely and effectively. James Bittman demonstrates how to integrate options into a long-term investment program explaining in a clear and simple language time-proven strategies that will add value to any investor's portfolio...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)