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Hardcover: 1001 pages
Publisher: NYIF; 4 edition (5 Feb 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0735201978
ISBN-13: 978-0735201972
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 18.8 x 5.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Options as a Strategic Investment provides a solid foundation in the basic properties and advantages of options, listed and non-equity, and goes on to detail scores of proven techniques and tactics for a wide array of market scenarios.It reflects today's market realities and the new innovative options products available. With in-depth analysis, buy and sell strategies, detailed guidance for investing and coverage of the lasest developments in futures and futures options, this is a comprehensive guide.

About the Author

Lawrence G McMillan is the editor of The Option Strategist Newsletter and the author of numerous articles on options and investment trading. Formerly senior vice president of the Equity Arbitrage Department at Thomson McKinnon Securities, he currently publishes newsletters and gives seminars on options, manages money for private clients and trades his own account.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Recommendation:, 5 May 1999

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This book is very good for standard derivatives strategies. However it does have some weak sides in that it cover the mathematics only briefly, does not include spreadsheet programming or option models, and it focuses mostly on more common strategies instead of customising derivatives. It describes each strategy in detail with follow-up actions, but I'd like to see more clearly if the described strategy is a Delta, Theta or Vega play as soon as I see the pay-out profile, not after digging into the text. It is still by far the best book I have read on the subject, and I'd recommend it to everyone that think they are interested in derivatives.

The book assumes some knowledge of financial markets in general and does not explain why a market goes up or down. It is only concerned with the derivatives strategies and how these are supposed to work.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good academic discussion of Option theory, 26 Mar 1999

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Actually, this book deserves 3.5 stars, but I'm feeling generous today...

Understanding theory is not as important for MAKING MONEY in options trading as it is for analyzing results. However, this is a good reference book for investors, since a successful investor needs to be able to do dispassionate analysis.

This book's major flaws are:

1) Poor Editing. Some of the terminology is incorrect (e.g. "striking price") and the organization of the presentation could be improved a great deal.

2) Dry academic prose. No wonder successful business people love to bash academic types.

Personally, I'm more inclined to recommend reading books by William Eng, William O'Neill, and James P. O'Shaugnessey.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Overall, it's a good book, 27 Mar 1999

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It's a good book but contains too many useless examples to illustrate some very simple concepts. Sometime I feel the author just wants to fill the volume to meet some kind of volume requirement. Overall it's good introductory-to-intermediate book. I think Bernie Schaeffer's "The Option Advisor" is a better choice.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Dry and boring as heck, but required reading
This book reminds me of most of my old engineering textbooks. Really easy to fall asleep to. BUT... there is truly a wealth of information in here. Read more

Published on 20 Jun 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Out dated material
There was a time when Larry was the only show in town. However, those days are long gone. This book I bought and returned to the store. Read more

Published on 2 April 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars All theory and no application - give it a miss
Terrible book. I sent it back

Published on 17 Mar 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money on this book
Not only does the book give you wrong termnologies (e.g. striking price instead of strike price) It did not show you exactly what your profit is until the 4th or 5th chapter... Read more

Published on 6 Mar 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for learning options trading
This is a great book for acquiring an understanding of options trading and their uses in a well structured portfolio.

Published on 25 Feb 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one I recommend to my friends
When you're done "playing" with options and are ready to "get serious" with them, this book is a must. Read more

Published on 30 Jan 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the small trader
If you like detailed descriptions of every option strategy known to man, then this is an excellent book. Read more

Published on 6 Jan 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Book
I was originally doing only calls and puts before I bought this book. After reading this book, which clearly explains the concepts of spreads and straddles and other advanced... Read more

Published on 4 Oct 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars All theory and no application
This is all theory and no application. McMillan's broker states that he loses money and make money from his books. Show us your trades and not the theory

Published on 24 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best book I've read on options
I have the 1980 edition of his book, I've read a lot of options books since then, and his book still is the best I've read. Read more

Published on 12 Aug 1998

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