Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 The Covered-Write. 2 Verticals. 3 Collars and Reverse-Collars. 4 Straddles and Strangles. 5 Butterflies and Condors. 6 Calendar Spreads. 7 Ratio Spreads. 8 Backspreads. Appendix Final Exam. Index.

About the Author

Anthony J. Saliba has been a pioneer and active participant in the derivatives market for more than twenty-five years. He is a member of several financial exchanges and has served on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. His firm, the International Trading Institute (ITI), is an acclaimed training organization, reaching thousands of traders worldwide. Saliba was profiled in the best-selling book Market Wizards. Joseph C. Corona is an adjunct instructor at ITI and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He has been actively involved in trading options for more than twenty-five years. Karen E. Johnson is the former president of ITI and currently serves on its board of directors.

Prizes

- The options market is a fast-growing sector worldwide, with trading volumes up 44% in 2006-07 - Tony Saliba's hugely successful seminars reach thousands of people annually around the world