🌊 Volatility Trading

Books for traders who don't bet on direction but on movement itself — strategies for pricing, hedging, and profiting from the market's uncertainty using options and derivatives.

Street Smarts

by Linda Bradford Raschke • 1996

Two numbers predict trading survival, and neither one is your win rate.

4.08

161

📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trader Psychology 💹 Active Traders 🔄 Contrarian Investing

Street Smarts

Two numbers predict trading survival, and neither one is your win rate.

by Linda Bradford Raschke 1996

4.08

161 ratings

📈 Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trader Psychology 💹 Active Traders 🔄 Contrarian Investing

The Option Trader's Hedge Fund

by Dennis A. Chen • 2012

Two predators kill every options trader. The insurance company framework that neutralizes both.

3.92

220

📈 Options Trading 📊 Options Strategies 🛡️ Risk Management 💰 Income Investing 🧠 Trading Psychology

The Option Trader's Hedge Fund

Two predators kill every options trader. The insurance company framework that neutralizes both.

by Dennis A. Chen 2012

3.92

220 ratings

📈 Options Trading 📊 Options Strategies 🛡️ Risk Management 💰 Income Investing 🧠 Trading Psychology

Options as a Strategic Investment

by Lawrence G. McMillan • 1980

Every options strategy from covered calls to arbitrage, with the math that picks the right trade.

4.22

510

📈 Options Trading 🧾 Derivatives 🛡️ Hedging ⚠️ Risk Management 🔄 Arbitrage

Options as a Strategic Investment

Every options strategy from covered calls to arbitrage, with the math that picks the right trade.

by Lawrence G. McMillan 1980

4.22

510 ratings

📈 Options Trading 🧾 Derivatives 🛡️ Hedging ⚠️ Risk Management 🔄 Arbitrage

The Complete Guide to Option Selling

by James Cordier • 2004

Identify where prices won't go. Sell options there. The high-probability strategy for steady income

3.95

209

📊 Options Trading 🌾 Commodity Trading 📉 Fundamental Analysis 📅 Seasonal Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

The Complete Guide to Option Selling

Identify where prices won't go. Sell options there. The high-probability strategy for steady income

by James Cordier 2004

3.95

209 ratings

📊 Options Trading 🌾 Commodity Trading 📉 Fundamental Analysis 📅 Seasonal Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

The Ultimate Options Trading Strategy Guide for Beginners

by Roji Abraham • 2017

Six options spreads every beginner should know: capped risk, steady premium, time on your side.

3.94

305

🎯 Options Trading 📊 Derivatives Trading 🌱 Beginner Traders 🛡️ Risk Management 🔒 Hedging Strategies

The Ultimate Options Trading Strategy Guide for Beginners

Six options spreads every beginner should know: capped risk, steady premium, time on your side.

by Roji Abraham 2017

3.94

305 ratings

🎯 Options Trading 📊 Derivatives Trading 🌱 Beginner Traders 🛡️ Risk Management 🔒 Hedging Strategies

Options for the Beginner And Beyond

by W. Edward Olmstead • 2006

Covered calls, spreads, and straddles: how to profit in any market while keeping the risks capped.

3.83

228

🎯 Options Trading 📋 Options Strategies 📐 Spread Strategies 🛡️ Hedging Strategies 💰 Investment Income

Options for the Beginner And Beyond

Covered calls, spreads, and straddles: how to profit in any market while keeping the risks capped.

by W. Edward Olmstead 2006

3.83

228 ratings

🎯 Options Trading 📋 Options Strategies 📐 Spread Strategies 🛡️ Hedging Strategies 💰 Investment Income

$25K Options Trading Challenge

by Nishant Pant • 2019

Grow $2,500 to $25,000 with an options challenge that trades extremes and ignores the noise.

4.26

276

📈 Options Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧱 Options Spreads 🔄 Mean Reversion 🛡️ Risk Management

$25K Options Trading Challenge

Grow $2,500 to $25,000 with an options challenge that trades extremes and ignores the noise.

by Nishant Pant 2019

4.26

276 ratings

📈 Options Trading 📊 Technical Analysis 🧱 Options Spreads 🔄 Mean Reversion 🛡️ Risk Management

The Bible of Options Strategies

by Guy Cohen • 2005

The visual method to trade any market, cap risk, and collect income without picking a direction.

4.10

195

⚙️ Options Trading 👤 Active Traders 📊 Spread Trading 📉 Option Greeks ⚠️ Risk Management

The Bible of Options Strategies

The visual method to trade any market, cap risk, and collect income without picking a direction.

by Guy Cohen 2005

4.10

195 ratings

⚙️ Options Trading 👤 Active Traders 📊 Spread Trading 📉 Option Greeks ⚠️ Risk Management

Trading Options Greeks

by Dan Passarelli • 2012

Direction alone won't make you money in options. The five risk measures that will.

4.28

158

📈 Options Trading 📊 Financial Derivatives 🧮 Option Pricing Models ⚖️ Position Management 🔢 Quantitative Finance

Trading Options Greeks

Direction alone won't make you money in options. The five risk measures that will.

by Dan Passarelli 2012

4.28

158 ratings

📈 Options Trading 📊 Financial Derivatives 🧮 Option Pricing Models ⚖️ Position Management 🔢 Quantitative Finance

By Steve Burns Show Me Your Options! The Guide to Complete Confidence for Every Stock and Options Trader Seeking Co [Paperback]

by Steve Burns

The four forces governing every options trade: master them, and time becomes your weapon.

📈 Options Trading 📊 Option Strategies 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Beginner Traders

By Steve Burns Show Me Your Options! The Guide to Complete Confidence for Every Stock and Options Trader Seeking Co [Paperback]

The four forces governing every options trade: master them, and time becomes your weapon.

by Steve Burns

📈 Options Trading 📊 Option Strategies 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology 🌱 Beginner Traders

Options Volatility Trading

by Warner • 2009

Trade volatility, not direction: use VIX, Greeks, and earnings plays to find options profits.

3.54

📉 Derivatives Markets 📊 Options Trading 🧮 Options Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management ♟️ Options Strategies

Options Volatility Trading

Trade volatility, not direction: use VIX, Greeks, and earnings plays to find options profits.

by Warner 2009

3.54

24 ratings

📉 Derivatives Markets 📊 Options Trading 🧮 Options Pricing 🛡️ Risk Management ♟️ Options Strategies

Stock Options

by Daniel Mollat • 2011

Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.

3.33

🎯 Options Trading 💰 Option Selling 📊 Income Investing 🛡️ Conservative Trading ⏳ Time Decay Strategies

Stock Options

Option sellers profit when 80% expire worthless: a conservative system for steady premium income.

by Daniel Mollat 2011

3.33

3 ratings

🎯 Options Trading 💰 Option Selling 📊 Income Investing 🛡️ Conservative Trading ⏳ Time Decay Strategies

Volatility / Vix Trading

by Raymundo Briones • 2014

A VIX below 15 signals a market too comfortable. The contrarian method for catching the turn.

2.83

🔄 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Market Sentiment 📊 Technical Analysis 🎯 Options Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

Volatility / Vix Trading

A VIX below 15 signals a market too comfortable. The contrarian method for catching the turn.

by Raymundo Briones 2014

2.83

18 ratings

🔄 Contrarian Investing 🧠 Market Sentiment 📊 Technical Analysis 🎯 Options Trading 🛡️ Risk Management

Machine Trading

by Ernest P. Chan • 2016

Why most backtest profits vanish in live trading, and the quantitative methods that survive.

3.83

🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Quantitative Finance 🔁 Backtesting Frameworks ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Machine Learning Finance

Machine Trading

Why most backtest profits vanish in live trading, and the quantitative methods that survive.

by Ernest P. Chan 2016

3.83

80 ratings

🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Quantitative Finance 🔁 Backtesting Frameworks ⚠️ Risk Management 🧠 Machine Learning Finance

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