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Software for Pricing Options
by Kenneth R. Trester
and Robert P. Swanson
Contents
Copyright, Limited Warranty
Section I: How to Use Option Master®
Chapter 1 - Introduction
- OPTION MASTER®, Your Bluebook to the Options Markets
- Options Defined
- The Importance of Option Pricing
- The Determinants of the Option Price
- Where To Start
Chapter 2 - Getting Started
OPTION MASTER® for Windows/TM
- Software Requirements
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Moving Around the Screen
- Calculate
- Prices
- Probabilities
- Ratios
- Volatility
OPTION MASTER® for DOS
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Moving Around the Screen
- ALT Commands
- Calculate
- Prices
- Probabilities
- Ratios
- Volatility
OPTION MASTER® on the Macintosh®
- Installation
- The Menu
- Single Option Price
- Multiple Option Prices
- Calculate Volatility
- Commodity Option Prices
- Probability of Profit
OPTION MASTER® for Newton/TM
- Requirements
- Installation
- Getting Started
- Calculate
- Prices
- Probabilities
- Ratios
- Volatility
- Entry Tips
Chapter 3 - Using OPTION MASTER®
- Quick and Easy
- A Practice Session
- Pricing Several Options
- Calculating Futures Options Prices
- Another Practice Session
- Multiple Futures Options
- Other Commodities
Chapter 4 - The Name of the Game is Volatility
- Some Practice Sessions
- Using Implied Volatility
- A Practice Session
Chapter 5 - What Are Your Odds of Profiting?
- Measuring Probability of Profit
- Using the Probability of Profit Module
Chapter 6 - Behold the "Greeks"
Chapter 7 - Other Factors that
Influence an Option's Price
Section II:
How to Trade Options
The following chapters are included to aid you in
understanding the keys to success in buying and selling options.
These chapters are taken from articles that were published in the
Trester Complete Option Report. We also suggest that the
investor who is just starting to trade options read a book such
as The Complete Option Player by Kenneth R. Trester. This
book is available from Institute for Options Research, Inc.,
P.O. Box 6586, Lake Tahoe, Nevada 89449 for a price of $19.95
plus $4.00 for shipping and handling.
Chapter 8 - The Secret to Success in the Options
Game
- The Forgotten Secret to Success
- Unlocking the Secret
- Why Options?
- A Matter of Odds
- The Secret - Scientifically Pricing Options
- The Key to the Treasure Chest
- The Art of Pricing Options
Chapter 9 - Playing the Index Options -- The
Art of Pricing Index Options
- The Hottest Game in Town
- Option Buyers Beware
- The Impact of Futures on Index Option Pricing
- Active Traders Beware
- Spreading -- A Better Alternative
Chapter 10 - Buying Options for High and Consistent
Profits
- Plan Before You Play
- The 10% Solution
- Selecting the Best Option Buy Candidates
- Options Before the Underlying Stock or Futures
- The Best Priced Options
- Super Cheap Options
- Slightly In-The-Money Options
- Secrets of the Professional Trader
- When to Cut Losses
- Let Your Profits Run
- The "Round Robin" Approach
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