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... put this book into circulation, as it will have a long life with investors. Gail Osten is executive editor of SFO magazine Bite-Sized Topics in the Guide What Is an Option Anyway? How Does Option Trading ...

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Back in August, we reviewed a book called the Complete Idiotʼs Guide to Options and Futures and gave it a very high rating as a primer in the regulated derivatives area. I mention this because the new An Investorʼs Guide to Trading Options, though not officially from the "Dummies" or the "Idiots" series, does just as good a job offering the basics in the options area as does the Idiotʼs Guide, even better    on many of the topics .  I want again to unequivocally state that many of the simple books are just the ticket, as investors and traders-to-be can have a heck of a time sorting through a very complicated maze of terminology, strategies and requirements.       Anyone who uses them clearly is not a dummy. Virtually every equity option topic is covered somewhere in this book, simplified into bite-size nuggets that are understandable.            Sometimes a little bit of knowledge goes further than a long explanation that can leave readers confused and missing key points. An Investorʼs Guide to Trading Options, though written by the Morrises through Lightbulb Press (also authors of The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing ), is the brainchild of the Options Industry Council (OIC), the non-profit, educational arm of the five U.S. options exchanges. So here we have highly experienced educators who know the options business inside and out and professional writers collaborating on a book(let) that takes you where you want to go in just 64 pages (also appropriately priced for its length). Itʼs also reassuring that, because the OIC is not out to blatantly       sell options to an unsuspecting public, the Guide is straightforward and non-sales-y.   Itʼs meant to elucidate, not frustrate. Brokers would be well advised to stock up on these books for curre ...

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