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Strategies & Market Trends : How To Write Covered Calls - An Ongoing Real Case Study!

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To: dr. z who wrote (373)3/5/1997 10:03:00 PM
From: Walter High   of 14162
 
The McMillan book:
As a practicing librarian, I think it is about time someone gave a complete citation to the McMillan book since people ask about it fairly regularly. I purchased it this evening at Barnes & Noble, and this is the complete citation:

McMillan, Lawrence G. "Options as a strategic investment." 3rd edition. New York: New York Institute of Finance, c1993. 882 p.
ISBN: 0-13-636002-5 Price: $49.95

If you are curious about what it covers, here are the chapter titles:

1. Definitions
2. Covered call writing
3. Call buying
4. Other call buying strategies
5. Naked call writing
6. Ratio call writing
7. Bull spreads
8. Bear spreads using call options
9. Calendar spreads
10. The butterfly spread
11. Ratio call spreads
12. Combining calendar and ratio spreads
13. Reverse spreads
14. Diagonalizing a spread
15. Put option basics
16. Put option buying
17. Put buying in conjunction with common stock ownership
18. Buying puts in conjunction with call purchases
19. The sale of a put
20. The sale of a straddle
21. Synthetic stock positions created by puts and calls
22. Basic put spreads
23. Spreads combining calls and puts
24. Ratio spreads using puts
25. LEAPS
26. PERCS
27. Buying options and treasury bills
28. The best strategy?
29. Arbitrage
30. Mathematical applications
31. Introduction to option products and futures
32. Stock index hedging strategies
33. Index spreading
34. CAPS
35. Mathematical considerations for index products
36. Futures and futures options
37. Futures options strategies for futures spreads
38. Advanced concepts
39. Taxes
Appendices:
A. Strategy summary
B. Equivalent positions
C. Formulae
D. Graphs
E. Qualified covered calls
Glossary
Index

Hope this will help some of you who may be considering buying the book.

Walter High
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