Can anyone recommend a good options book

Hi,

If you are really interested in learning how options behave from a fundamental point of view... thus Delta, gamma, theta, vega...
Than I would recommend to start with:

Natenburg (already mentioned) followed by the book:
"Options: Perception and deception" from C.M. Cottle.

While reading the books I would recommend to use a good option calculator. (there are many free ones online) eg. straddleplanner.com.

Goodluck
 
Trading Option Greeks: How Time, Volatility, and Other Pricing Factors Drive Profit by Dan Passarelli (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2008)
 
Quote from Retief:

Guess you're right, this book which came out in 2002:



From the reviews, evidently it was about using covered calls as attested to by this reviewer that gave the book five stars:
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I (still) recommend covered call writing for BEGINNERS as a method for quickly understanding how options work and how to trade them.

Then I encourage them to move on to more conservative strategies, with limited risk.

In my opinion, invesors who already invest in stock are far better served by writing covered calls than they would be by gambling by buying options. And buying options is the typical method taught my most books for option rookies.

Mark
 
Quote from toc:

'Painfree but Faster way to Bankruptcy'

by Professor Wolf Von Cats

foreword by Dick Cheney
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Cheney's explanation of how to shoot your friends and bankrupt your enemies was excellent!
 
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Why not just pay $5 -$7k for a weekend seminar and become an instant expert? :p
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Why waste that kind of money when you can be and expert on ET for free ???

:)
 
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