LEAPS Trading Strategies - (Wiley Trading) by Marty Kearney (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Investors are increasingly turning to LEAPS (Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities) to combine the advantages of options trading with the benefits and security of a longer time frame. Here, Marty Kearney of the Options Institute at the Chicago Board Options Exchange examines the wide range of practical and effective strategies for managing LEAPS, and shows you how to match these strategies to your own risk profile.

Learn how to tailor your options program using LEAPS and devise key strategies to improve profitability, protect paper profits, and avoid losses in long stock positions.

• Use LEAPS to produce monthly income
• Identify key elements in determining LEAPS prices
• Master LEAPS symbols and expiration cycles
• Insure your portfolio against market pullbacks
• Manage year-end tax consequences
• Establish security positions with little risk

Kearney walks you through the inner workings of LEAPS and shows you compelling strategies for incorporating them into your overall approach to market. With instant access to the online video, you'll have everything you need to begin profiting with LEAPS.

From the Back Cover

You are holding the first piece of an innovative trading education program--one that will provide you with an interactive learning experience. At your finger-tips, you have the support of an easy-to-read guide book plus the benefits of an online classroom. This means you will have access to the thoughts, ideas, and strategies of an industry leader at a fraction of the cost of attending lectures or seminars in person. This guide book, full of valuable material like key points, case studies, and glossaries, and its corresponding self-tests, charts, and supplemental materials, can all be found online at TradersLibrary.com/TLEcorner.

You now have exclusive access to an original, live presentation--the tips and tactics of an industry leader are yours to watch online at TradersLibrary.com/TLEcorner.

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Supplemental Materials

To round out your trading education, color charts, case studies, glossaries, and other supplemental materials are available online at TradersLibrary.com/ TLEcorner.

Tests

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About the Author

Marty Kearney is a popular senior instructor with the Options Institute, the educational arm of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He has helped brokers develop new business with conservative option strategy such as covered-writing and portfolio hedging, and trained brokerage firms' compliance department staff. Kearney has also been a regular contributor to many news services including Reuters, Group W, The CBS Radio Network, Derivatives Week, Barron's, Fortune, Ticker Magazine, SFO Magazine, CNBC, Bloomberg, NPR, and others.