8 Options Trading books that every trader should read: 📚 Collaborated with @niki_poojary
1/ The Complete Guide to Option Selling Author: James Cordier Lessons: • How Selling Options Can Lead to Stellar Returns • Why writing options works so well • Make money without knowing the direction of the market
2/ NISM Series 8: Equity Derivatives To learn the simple basics, read this. Lessons: • Know the basics of the Indian equity derivatives market. • Understand the various trading strategies that can be built • Using futures and options on both stocks and stock indices.
3/ NSE book on Options Lessons: • Option Terminologies • Learn in detail about all the option strategies. • Understand payoff graphs https://www1.nseindia.com/cont...
4/ Option Volatility and Pricing Author: Sheldon Natenberg Lessons: • How professional options traders approach the market • Trading strategies and • Risk management techniques • Creating strategies that have the greatest chance of success
5/ Options as a Strategic Investment Author: Lawrence G. McMillan Lessons: • Improving the earnings potential of your portfolio • While reducing downside risk • No matter how the market is performing • Strategies for Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
6/ The Options Playbook Author: Brian Overby Lessons: • How time decay and change in implied volatility affects your trade • How to recover if things don't go to plan • How implied volatility can be used to find the potential range of the stock over the options life.
7/ Options Trading Crash Course Author: Frank Richmond Lessons: • The types of trade and how each one can bring you a profit. • Strategies to make the very best use of your investment capital. • How to see patterns in the market, how to spot great investments & make money.
8/ Zerodha Varsity Best Source of knowledge for a beginner in option selling Link: https://zerodha.com/varsity
These were the best resources for anyone who wants to start options trading as a career. Let me know if I missed out on a few of the good ones. Happy Sunday!
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