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Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market
 
 

Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market [Kindle Edition]

Carley Garner , Paul Brittain

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Don’t Miss out on Today’s Hottest Trading Arena: Commodity Options!

 

“The authors have written the definitive work on trading commodity options. Their in-depth knowledge of this subject is legendary among industry professionals and expert traders alike, and their ability to relay their knowledge through text, pictures, and the spoken word is unparalleled in our industry.”

Lan Turner, CEO, Gecko Software, Inc.

 

“This book captures the realities of commodity option trading in a simple and easy- to-read presentation that will be beneficial for traders of all sizes and skill levels.”

Chris Jarvis, CFA, CMT, Caprock Risk Management, LLC

 

“Even the most experienced investors often overlook the fact that options on futures are fundamentally different from options on stocks. This book fills that gap and sets the record straight with clear and concise descriptions that are easy to understand. Guaranteed to become a true source of value creation for anyone interested in trading commodity options.”

Jeff Augen, author, The Volatility Edge in Options Trading

 

Commodity Options arms readers with the strategies and tactics needed to take a more active approach to managing risk in today’s turbulent markets. The authors exhaustively break down every component of a commodity option to its lowest common denominator, making this book an essential piece of information for those looking to expand their trading tool box or further build on existing option strategies.”

John Netto, Chief Investment Strategist, NetBlack Capital and author, One Shot–One Kill Trading

 

Investors worldwide are discovering the enormous opportunities available through commodity options trading. However, because commodities have differing underlying characteristics from equities, commodity ­options behave differently as well. In this book, two of the field’s most respected analysts present strategies built from the ground up for commodity options. Carley Garner and Paul Brittain begin with a quick primer on how commodity options work, how they evolved, and why conventional options strategies often fail in the commodity options markets. Next, using detailed examples based on their own extensive research, they show how to leverage the unique characteristics of commodity options in your own trades. You’ll walk through trades from “top to bottom,” master both long- and short-option approaches, and learn powerful strategies usually ignored in options books. For example, the authors introduce synthetic swing trading strategies that systematically reduce volatility from the market.

 

This book’s easy-to-use trading strategies are strategically employed by the author’s clients every day: With Commodity Options, you can work to put the odds in your favor, too!

 

• Why commodity options are different—and what it means to you
Understand key differences in the underlying assets and the logistics of market execution

• Systematically rewrite the odds in your favor
Four ways to make winning trades more likely—and losing trades less common

• When to trade short options—and how to manage the risk
Why careful opt...

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Don’t Miss out on Today’s Hottest Trading Arena: Commodity Options!

 

“The authors have written the definitive work on trading commodity options. Their in-depth knowledge of this subject is legendary among industry professionals and expert traders alike, and their ability to relay their knowledge through text, pictures, and the spoken word is unparalleled in our industry.”

Lan Turner, CEO, Gecko Software, Inc.

 

“This book captures the realities of commodity option trading in a simple and easy- to-read presentation that will be beneficial for traders of all sizes and skill levels.”

Chris Jarvis, CFA, CMT, Caprock Risk Management, LLC

 

“Even the most experienced investors often overlook the fact that options on futures are fundamentally different from options on stocks. This book fills that gap and sets the record straight with clear and concise descriptions that are easy to understand. Guaranteed to become a true source of value creation for anyone interested in trading commodity options.”

Jeff Augen, author, The Volatility Edge in Options Trading

 

Commodity Options arms readers with the strategies and tactics needed to take a more active approach to managing risk in today’s turbulent markets. The authors exhaustively break down every component of a commodity option to its lowest common denominator, making this book an essential piece of information for those looking to expand their trading tool box or further build on existing option strategies.”

John Netto, Chief Investment Strategist, NetBlack Capital and author, One Shot—One Kill Trading

 

Investors worldwide are discovering the enormous opportunities available through commodity options trading. However, because commodities have differing underlying characteristics from equities, commodity ­options behave differently as well. In this book, two of the field’s most respected analysts present strategies built from the ground up for commodity options. Carley Garner and Paul Brittain begin with a quick primer on how commodity options work, how they evolved, and why conventional options strategies often fail in the commodity options markets. Next, using detailed examples based on their own extensive research, they show how to leverage the unique characteristics of commodity options in your own trades. You’ll walk through trades from “top to bottom,” master both long- and short-option approaches, and learn powerful strategies usually ignored in options books. For example, the authors introduce synthetic swing trading strategies that systematically reduce volatility from the market.

 

This book’s easy-to-use trading strategies are strategically employed by the author’s clients every day: With Commodity Options, you can work to put the odds in your favor, too!

 

• Why commodity options are different–and what it means to you
Understand key differences in the underlying assets and the logistics of market execution

• Systematically rewrite the odds in your favor
Four ways to make winning trades more likely–and losing trades less common

• When to trade short options–and how to manage the risk
Why careful option selling may improve your odds of success

• Master strategies designed for diverse market conditions
Combine long and short options to create the right strategy for any market opportunity

• Exploit short-lived trends through “synthetic” swing trading
Get the advantages of futures contracts without the volatility


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101 of 121 people found the following review helpful
Review on the reviews 2 July 2009
By Pablo - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
First of all I don't read the book. My review is not on the book but on the reviews itself. So, if you don't want to read my review, this is the place to stop.

Still here? OK
The reviews available to this date have some common things that I found... strange
Let's see:
- All the five reviews were written on a period of one month, ending on april 21, and then... silence.
- All reviews have 5 stars
- All reviews have about the same length
- Look at the words used: "fantastic!", "by far the best book on options ", "great book for beginners but an even better book for the seasoned trader" (?) by the way, this last one was written by a person who did only 1 review
- 3 of the 5 reviews were written by people with only 1 book review, and the ones with more than 1 review, did no other reviews on options books. There in only one review on "The complete idiot's guide to options" (By the same person who said this is the best book on options)

Well, all the things listed above get me very suspicious.
This is the kind of reviews that get me away from the books, instead of towards it. Make your on judgment...
18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Nothing new here 2 Dec 2009
By Lane Anderson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
I agree with both of the dissenting (less than 5 star) reviewers.

This book really offers very little insight into trading the functional differences between underlying stocks and commodities. The examples in the book do use commodities for calculation purposes and this does give the reader some insight into planning trades. But no real substance arises in this book in regard to what the important differences are between trading options on stocks and commodities other than references to the probably more pervasive trading ranges of commodities. This can be summarized in one sentence. It does not take a whole book to make that point.

The vast majority of the material reviews option trading strategies using underlying commodities. In other words, other than using a lot of commodity-based examples, very little if any new information is presented in this book. Seasoned options traders will not gain any new perspectives.

I also agree with the interesting observation by the 1 star reviewer. The 5 star rave reviews have a suspicious similarity.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
An average options book with commodity examples 14 April 2011
By Jerome I. - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is ok.
It contains a chapter that specifies the differences between stock options and commodity options, and the rest describes strategies using options.
There's nothing really new. The crash course is somewhat not clear, making me think that you should read something else before this one.
However, the strategies are well documented.

All in all, it is ok, but I have two main criticisms :
- this is not a "commodity options" book ... it is an options book, with commodity examples, and a chapter that describes the differences between commodities and stocks ... but the rest is pure "underlying-neutral" options
- this book seems to be an add for the brokerage service of the author... a lot of books are written in this way but here it really gets annoying, as you are reminded approximately on each page that you need a competent broker with direct access to the floor ... which is what the author is !

All in all, the book is average, or maybe even better than just average : the strategies are well explained, with graphs, easy to read and understand ... not a five star but an easy four star ... BUT I have to remove a star because this book is not what it claims to be !

A good book that discusses options strategies specifically dedicated to the futures market is "Trading Options To Win" by Johnston : funny to read but difficult to grasp, as there's no graph in it.

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but a simpler way is to view volatility visually is by overlaying Bollinger Bands on a price chart. Wider bands signal higher levels of volatility while narrow bands suggest a tamer market. &quote;
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