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Title: On the market. (buying coffee commodity call options) (column)
Author: Beverly Gordon
Publication: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1989
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v161Issue: n11Page: p67(1)

Article Type: column

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Excerpt:

Futures trading offers a good opportunity for other people to invest in. trading in futures contracts offers people the unique opportunity to invest in something other than stocks. Although sometimes they also operate in the same manner, futures trading presents a different method of earning revenues for the amount invested on it.

There are certain advantages that futures trading offers to interested investors. One of them is that such instruments are considered highly leveraged investments. In order for an investor to own a futures contract, he only needs to invest a small fraction of the value of the contract. Most investors only invest about ten percent of the contract's value in exchange for trading them. This way, investors may be able to trade larger amounts of commodities than if he ever bought the commodities outright...


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Option Trading – Thinking Outside The Box

Intermediate to Advanced Futures Option
Strategies

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Back to Basics 4
Introduction 10
Delta Neutral Trading 15
Theta Trading 16
Directional Option Trading 32
Ratio Backspreads 37
Final Word 38

Excerpt from book introduction:

Introduction
There are many futures options techniques that can be profitable. They can
range from buying and selling options based on volatility to trading ratio
backspreads based on the technical analysis of the underlying futures
market.
One way is to trade spreads that can profit from time decay. You can sell
options which you believe will lose more time value than the options you
buy.
The key is to find techniques that have an advantage when you put the trade
on. What I will discuss are futures options trades that have this advantage.
Trades that have a special quality that you can spot before you enter into it.
You will be able to see what options are “cheaper” or more “expensive”
compared to another option. Not by price or volatility necessarily but by the
price per day. Even though an option might be more expensive than another,
it might be cheaper in terms of volatility or price per day. Keep your eyes
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A unique guide to derivative products and hedging strategiesfor all commodities, examining each of the main OTC and non-OTC products.If offers a perspective on risk management and analysis for established annewer markets. Essential reading for financiers, producers, projectmanagers, lawyers and accountants. ... Read more

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An Insider's Guide to Futures & Options is a great introduction to the vast world of futures and options trading. This book offers practical and simple explanations to a complicated subject matter. Everything from the history of the commodity markets to the basics of options is explained. If you are a new commodity trader or just someone who likes to learn, then this is a great book for you. ... Read more

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97% of options traders lose money. Professional trader Larry Connors shares his best options trading strategies with you to help you avoid being just another losing trader. By exploiting stock splits and pricing inefficiencies as well as applying his own strategy, the Connors VIX Reversal, Larry delivers 4 powerful options methodologies that move the odds decidedly in your favor. In addition, Larry also provides you with the latest research on the little-known, but powerful indicator, historical volatility. From concept to action, Larry explains to you step-by-step how to best use historical volatility to conquer the futures, stock, and options markets. ... Read more

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Ken Roberts is the MAN!
I'm a pawnbroker.Yes, a real one.I thought I knew how to make money until I read this course.Then I went out and bought (used, for cheap) every other thing the Ken Roberts Co. had put out.

The man makes it SO simple to make money in commodities.Yes, you've got to have $2,000-$5,000 to start out.Yes, it takes a tremendous pair of cojones to even enter markets where people say that "you're doomed".

But I'm trading corn right now, and I'm up about $1,000 on an initial investment of $338.I'm also trading canola (very tiny contract) and am ahead a few hundred bucks on that.

Ken's TWMPMM course is not perfect, but it's an excellent introduction into trading commodities. ... Read more

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In "Timing Signals in the Futures Markets" Bernstein explores the statistical validity and reliability of both simple and complex systems in use today. In addition to tracing the development and results of timing systems, the book provides practical advice on their implementation including how to implement a technical trading system in real time, predict future entries and exits with greater probabilities of success, avoid excessive and persistent losses that can accompany the inevitable drawdown of a system, implement a trading system with consistency and mechanical precision, learn the discipline necessary to trust a system and fine tune it when needed and avoid the pitfalls of optimization of curve-fitting to historical profits only. ... Read more

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Futures trading,for many years the domain of professional fund managers and harried, hand-waving pit traders, was long considered either too risky or too sophisticated for the average investor. However, due to current technology that capitalizes on formerly inaccessible data and research, this vast trading arena holds great promise for those who seek to leverage small investments into substantial gains. In order to profit, traders need to know about the specific types of analysis, technology, and patterns that can lead to success. Filled with practical tools and techniques for understanding and prospering in the world of futures trading, Profit in the Futures Markets! shows how to use this information to your best advantage. In addition, you will discover how to improve your trading strategies by understanding and building upon your own style and developing a specialized plan for success based on your individual needs and abilities. Investors interested in expanding into the potentially lucrative world of futures need look no further than this easy-to-read, insight-filled guide. Debunks the myths that until recently have prevented many individual investors from trading in the futures markets -Covers virtually all important aspects of the subject, from the mechanics of trading to advanced strategies and techniques, including futures options and online trading -Reveals the importance of futures as an essential tool for capitalizing on price swings and market volatility -Instructs on discipline and money management - How to trade like a pro- Illustrated with numerous charts and graphs list price $34.95Candlestick audio CD:Learn candlestick charting from a trading master!Through the basics of candlestick charting and spotting early reversal signs in this informative audio tape. A great supplement to his best-selling title 'Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques' and his video workshop 'Strategies for Profiting with Japanese Candlesticks list price $19.95 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on November 22, 1993. The length of the article is 701 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Contracts for the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT) new catastrophe insurance futures have been boosted by Lloyd's of London's financial situation and lessened capacity. Although CBOT does not expect to exceed Lloyd's or Bermudan companies in catastrophe insurance, futures trading activity reached $5-6 million from 1,800 contracts at the end of Oct 1993. In Sept 1993, a rush of hurricane insurance futures contracts began what appears to be a trend for increased use of CBOT's innovative futures.

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Title: Decline of Lloyd's seen boosting CAT futures. (Lloyd's of London, catastrophe insurance)
Author: Colleen Mulcahy
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 22, 1993
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n47Page: p21(1)

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This digital document is an article from Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, published by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc. on January 1, 1992. The length of the article is 1043 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Coffee exchange in the midst of coffee options explosion. (coffee market)
Author: Philip G. Plourd
Publication: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1992
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v164Issue: n1Page: p23(2)

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Explores two neglected mathematical tools essential for competing successfully in today's frenzied commodities markets: quantity, which shows the proper amounts a trader should trade for a given market and system, and intercorrelation of returns (diversification), which shows not only which markets and systems to trade, but how to diversify with respect to trading the right quantities for each market. By using these lesser known tools in conjunction with the more popular trade/system selection tools, readers will see mathematically how success in the markets can be achieved, and how``success'' without using all three is most likely incidental. In addition, non-stationary distribution of profits and losses and drawdowns are incorporated into the discussions to expose traders to the highs and lows of commodities markets and how best to leverage their assets. ... Read more

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Top notch
I found this book to be amazingly good. Equities traders should be forwarned that "Optimal f" is employed here for commodities traders that can make use of big margin, but Vince may have addressed this issue in his more recent books.

It seems a quite a few people get angry or perplexed by optimal f, and the reasons boil down to a handful: Objection: Employing Optimal f will introduce you to levels of risk (large drawdowns) you find disagreeable. Response: That's OK, the mathematical reasoning is not invalidated by the extent to which one is risk averse. If you don't like using the largest historical loss to calculate Optimal f, you can use far larger datasets to produce more radical outliers, or even estimate catastrophic (percentage) losses.

Objection: The whole scheme seems a little too radical. Response: This is the very thing that makes the book so refreshing. Vince has done his own thinking, and he has done quite a bit of thinking very carefully. I wish I had him on my team.

Objection: The book contains too much math. Response: yes, this is mathematical stuff we are dealing with. You can trade more simply, but some of us want ideas for a better edge.

Objection: The book contains primitive math. Response: this is a product of the author's kindly tone. He is not attempting to astound you with his knowledge, but advancing new ideas in plain language, and try to keep the stragglers up with the main pack as they read. I found the tone conciliatory and courteous.

Throughout, Vince does his own thinking, and the burden of the book is not what you usually find. Most trading books I have read contain a little useful material, but seems to have been launched mainly to gain the author fame and income. This book is different. Vince has real ideas, thinks way beyond the "safe zone" and the book has completely reshaped my understanding of money management.

Excellent coverage of a difficult topic
... this book is incredible.I have a degree in mathematics and the principles expressed are extremely sound -- but far more important than the formulas are the first couple of chapters which cause you to view trading in a very different, and statistical, manner.Although the theories in this book can really only be applied to a trading system (which I haven't really used), after reading this book over several times I understand that there is a mathematical certainty that I will eventually lose my trading capital if I don't start approaching trading in a more systematic fashion.Anyway, I highly recommend it -- the sections on gambling theory alone are worth buying it.

Beware applying optimal f to actual trading
The problem with optimal f is that the calculation is highly dependent on the largest loss on a trade (not drawdown) experienced in backtesting. If you use optimal f and the largest loss in actual trading is greater than the loss experienced in backtesting, you will go bankrupt. Vince deals with this problem in an offhanded manner by suggesting that the actual f you use should be "padded". OK, so in the end you don't even use the actual optimal f, you pad it. And how much do I pad it by? Vince is silent on this question. So the purpose of optimal f - to decide by formula how much capital to allocate to a trade - is totally negated by the fact that you must "pad" optimal f. And you must pad it by a qualitativly determined amount because, again, Vince gives no formula on how much to pad it by. Optimal f is totally useless for system traders or any other trader for that matter.

full of fluff, platitudes, generalities, and inaccuracies
"This book is about mathematical tools". That's the first sentence of Vince, who as it turns out markets his books as heavy on math. I'dbet that he never had college classes in math, or physics, or financefor that matter. His book is full of mathematical depths like explainingwhy 1+2*3 is equal to 7, not to 9, or giving four reasons why asterisks isthe best symbol for multiplication. Another brilliant example is when heillustrates how to combine three assets with different weights: 10% of A,10% of B, 80% of C; 10% of A, 20% of B, 70% of C, and then three more pagesof other different combinations. General math level of this book is a levelof B-student in the seventh grade who has never derived a mathematicalformula or proved mathematical fact. Then, considerable part of the book isauthors comments on trading wisdom, like "first loss is the bestloss". Then, there are some ramblings on normal ditributions andCapital asset pricing theory. About 60 pages are appendices on completelyirrelevant topics like he writes Black-Scholes formula, or normaldistribution, or his grandiose program duplicated in C and Basic.

The"stuff" of this book, which is the so-called "f-ratio"is explained on about ten pages. You can understand it, although it is nota clear explanation. Better probably to read it where the author got it inthe first place. It is difficult to say if f-ratio has much practicalimportance because of assumption of indefinite divisibility of tradingcontracts.

Most of all this book reminded me a project done overnight fora school or college class where you put a little stuff in the middle andthen pad it for volume with anything you can come up with because you needto satisfy the minimum length requirement.

Simply the best investment money management book out there
I bought this book about 4 years ago and put it on the shelf for later reading (I collect books in this subject area). I sure wish I read it thoroughly at an earlier date. Concerning the area of money management asrelated to investing, this is simply the best book I have ever seen, andlike I said, I collect books dealing with this subject. While this book atfirst seems oriented towards the futures markets, its principles may beapplied to any market. Personally, I invest in stocks, not futures. Justthis weekend, using the theory discussed in this book, I set up aspreadsheet that I feel confident will greatly improve my trading returnsin the future. Highly recommended. The material is explained very well andvery thoroughly and is very convincing. ... Read more

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Title: Put-call parity. (fundamental principal of options pricing) (column)
Author: Shelly Natenberg
Publication: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1990
Publisher: Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc.
Volume: v162Issue: n3Page: p44(2)

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THE TRADER'S GREAT GOLD RUSH

"James DiGeorgia is the best expert I know when it comes to investing in gold bullion. ¿This is not your father's gold market anymore, so getting the right information from the right people is key to helping you succeed as a gold investor."—Tom Mcclellan, Editor, The McClellan Market Report, ¿#1 Ranked Ten-Year Gold Timer (1999-2008)¿

"James DiGeorgia is a stalwart of precious metals. He draws on a lifetime of interest and commitment in The Trader's Great Gold Rush to inform you about 'tricks of the trade' that will come in handy as you seek to protect yourself from the looming solvency crisis of the U.S. government. This is a good book. But you have to read it now. Don't wait for the movie."—JAMES DAVIDSON, founder, Agora, Inc., and Editor, Strategic Investment

Throughout history, gold has been a safe haven in times of political and economic crisis. Right now, gold's fundamentals are remarkably strong, says veteran commodities market analyst James DiGeorgia. In fact, gold is poised to boom—reaching, DiGeorgia predicts, as high as $2,500.

From the fundamentals of investing in the gold market to the 17 common pitfalls to avoid, The Trader's Great Gold Rush tells you everything you need to know to take advantage of the coming surge in gold.

This is the perfect time to invest in gold.
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The BEST book on buying/sell gold out there!!!
So why on earth did I give it 3 stars, lets take a look at some of the other books out there first to see why it's the best. The two main books out there are listed in bundle of books customers usually buy together, "GoldWatcher" and "RichDad adviser series"..........Gold Watcher was a long boring book that referenced everything under the sun, but references died upon talking about investing. It didn't give you any follow up research in technical or fundamental analysis how too type stuff. The authors left out so much information on subjects because you could tell they were making serious money off clients who were using thier services(which they shamelessly plugged the entire book), and didn't want to actually tell people how to invest. And the RichDad series book is just an intro to the world of gold, everyone should read it, but it doesn't even begin to teach you anything about investing solo style.

And finally we get to this book, the author seems to have covered everything he could think of, what to buy, what not to buy, when to sell, how to sell, formulas, yada yada.........He did the best he could. But the problem is.........

1. He really needs to learn how to reference stuff, I wanted to follow up on so much of his stuff but just couldn't, because if he didn't have to legally reference something, then he didn't.

2. His technical analysis course was a good try, but seriously though, dedicating a couple pages to a subject that entire books are written on is just a waste. He gets marked down for trying to do it himself and not referring his readers to more talented easier to understand books.

3. There are several subjects of study that he mentions but never actually expands on, and never gives advice on where to look for research.

So these are my problems I have with the book. In a room full of zero's this ones the 6 out of 10. The book gets major credit for truly being the only one stop shop book around for gold, because while others claim to do the same, they simply don't. You could read this book and this one alone and not loose your shirt, and even make money on the process. But really in order to be a good independent investor you need to read books in straight fundamentals, technical analysis, and on. Hard work really is the key, and not just one book. ... Read more

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This book takes 17 of the most popular options strategies and shows how and when to use them depending upon market conditions. It shows traders the particular options position to take given a specific technical situation. More than just knowledge, this book imparts a system, providing traders with the means by which they can understand and apply each of the strategies duscussed. Furthermore, actual market conditions are used to demonstrate strategies, not "after-the-fact" examples. In addition, this book offers analysis and detailed charts for each of the strategies, as well as discussions on how and when to adjust them. ... Read more

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Graphical Illustration of ProperUse of Option Strategies
This book is well written. The explanations of when and how to use the various option tactics is clear and concise. Charts are provided so the reader can see how the option strategies actually worked.

Trading chart patterns with Options
This book takes classical chart patterns and describes how to develop an options strategy to trade such patterns. The book is quite distinctive in this respect. How should we use options to trade a potential head and shoudlers bottom? This book tells you how, together with flow charts of the possible paths whcih a pattern could develop into.Traders who do not trade in options but like chart patterns should also like this book. I bought it because it gives insights into chart patterns. Now, as I begin to trade options, I feel I should get a lot of insights into converting my patterns into option strategies. ... Read more

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(Prentice Hall, Pearson Education)The original published work on the Point and Figure method of stock market analysis, republished for traders and investors. Based on the research of Charles S. Dow, the founder of the Wall Street Journal. ... Read more

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trading
If you are going to be involved in markets, this is reading that will always open your understanding of whats going on....may not be your main thing but it will always be with you

nice & interesting
i like this book... it is one of the best i bought on points and figures...

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A 192 page guide to trading physical commodity marketssuch as wheat, corn, cattle, crude oil and more than a dozen othermarkets on the futures exchanges of Chicago and New York. Appropriatefor both beginning as well as experienced traders, this bookdescribes in detail how the author, Angelo Namrevo, went from losingtrade after trade to winning trade after trade. In the back of hisbook you will find copies of actual brokerage statements showing his$5,000 account growing to $11,735 in 4 months' time through 17successive winning trades.

Mr. Namrevo does not guarantee this will be every reader's experience,but certainly each reader will understand why he switched fromstandard commodity trading approaches to an unconventional approachknown as "scale trading." Every technique the author used toaccomplish 17 successive winning commodity trades is explained indetail, including: how to know which markets to trade and which tostay away from; how to determine exactly when to buy and when to sell;and how to trade without daily charts or computers.

Some unsolicited comments from readers include:

"I love your approach to trading, and I know full well that withproper money management and controls (as you know to do per yourwritings and analysis), traders could and should become long-termaccounts instead of here today and gone tomorrow."[J.C., a futuresbroker who started in 1977.]

"I read The S.I.M.P.L.E. System in one sitting and couldn't put itdown. It was funny, informative, fast paced, and thoroughlyenjoyable!"[J.K.]

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Ask questions...
The previous review was blatantly induced by the author.Please be aware of this.

What is SIMPLE?
In this book he never really puts together what SIMPLE really means . The story about how he became a trader are a little hard to believe. He couldn't recognize that he was being scammed twice,turning his life upsidedown then all of a sudden he understands the futures market in a few months.He had such a brief trading history and then writes a bookabout atechnique that is not exclusive . Much too pricey for the content!

The best book on commodities.
Throw away all your other books on commodity investing.This is the onlybook you will ever need.The book is easy to understand, and it works! Most commodity investors- about 90% lose money.With this system 100% ofthe investors will make money.Just stick with the system.It is easy, notechnical analysis and fancy shmancy mathematics.All you need is a littlebit of money , discipline to stick with the system, and patience.I havemade money with this system every time.And I will use this system for therest of my life, because it makes money every single time.It is the bestbook on commodities there is. I am not buying any other books because theydon't work. This book tells you how to make money and it takes very littleof your time. ... Read more