CHICAGO, April 13, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- The practice of buying and selling options is increasingly viewed as a viable way to enhance an investment portfolio. Aided by the explosion of online investing, the number of investors participating in options trading has greatly increased in the past few years. It is also in part due to the educational efforts of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the company founded by Anthony J. Saliba, International Trading Institute (ITI).
Saliba, long recognized as the world's leading options trainer, has assembled his years of options trading experience into "The Options Workbook: Proven Strategies from a Market Wizard" (Dearborn Trade, February 2001). This book explains everything from the traditional straight purchases and sales that dominate options trading to the more sophisticated spreads, the combination of options that allow the investor to take full advantage of this type of investing. Aimed at the individual investor looking to incorporate options into their investment strategy, Saliba's book comes complete with a glossary of terms, a quiz to assess readers' knowledge and numerous charts and graphs to illustrate the concepts of options trading. Readers will learn:
-- The basic building blocks of options
-- The meaning of popular options strategies, including verticals,
straddles, strangles, ratio spreads, back spreads, and iron
butterflies
-- The unique and proven techniques of top traders
-- How to use the software the pros use to practice specific
trading strategies
The Options Workbook has a hands-on, practical approach that combines the basics of options trading with the expertise of the top traders at International Trading Institute, presenting the reader with a comprehensive guideline for diversifying their investment portfolios and increasing investment returns.
For more than ten years, Anthony J. Saliba's company, International Trading Institute (ITI), has trained professional options traders around the globe. ITI's staff of professional market-makers offer hands-on workshops designed to teach traders proven strategies perfected by options pit traders and desk traders for more than 25 years. Saliba is recognized as a pioneer in the Chicago derivatives market, and was documented as a top trader in the best-selling book Market Wizards. A featured speaker at professional futures and options conferences, Saliba is often tapped for expert commentary by the financial media. Most recently, his joint venture with the Charles Schwab Corporation has created a hybrid trading operation that produces enhanced liquidity and potential price improvement for Schwab's options customers.
"The Options Workbook: Proven Strategies from a Market Wizard" (February 2001, $40.00, paper, 7 1/4 x 9, 224 pages, ISBN: 0-7931-4097-8) is available at neighborhood and online booksellers nationwide, or by calling toll-free 1-877-242-4941.
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