Options as a Strategic Investment

Must Own for Every Option Traders Library

This is considered the bible for many options traders and I certainly refer to it often and with reverence. My 3rd edition is 882 pages long so this isn't a book to "read", it's a book to refer to. What Natenberg is to Theory, McMillan is to Practice, and I'd recommend any options trader buy this book. There are many new derivative strategies now commonly being used that are not in this book, but they are typically combinations and embellishments of the very extensive list of strategies covered here.

The book is well written and edited, however my only criticism would be that more pictures ("worth 10,000 words" each) could have reduced the need for 882 pages of text

Trust Score

2.1

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Classic

This is a classic book that every serious options trader must read.

Trust Score

1.2

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Trust Score

2.1

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Trust Score

2.2

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Trust Score

2.0

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Decent reference material

I actually ended up finishing this FAT book, even though I felt I was reading the same rhetoric again and again all along the book. This book could have been a lot SLIMMER. Although not a bad book to have in the library. I use it every now and then for reference (like margin requirements, prospective gamma changes, etc.).

Considering there are very few books on options trading out there that has good substance (although, there are decent amount of articles and research papers on options out there), it's a must have for your library, whether you are seasoned options trader or an intermediate options trader.

Trust Score

4.1

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

The No 1.Comprehensive Options Book

A comprehensive options book is an understatement at around 1,000 pages. It is not one of those books you read from cover to cover unless you have masochistic tendencies, but as a reference book you won't find better. It has everything you could need answering in one place about options.

This is one of, if no the, most respected options book out there. You can pick up a 2nd hand version for $20 so don't be scared of the "new" price.

Trust Score

8.8

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Massive amounts of information

A great resource to any trader wishing to dive into the option world. A little on the expensive side but well worth it as this would compare to any college textbook on campuses today with all the information inside. The book itself is over 900 pages long and you can even buy a supplemental study guide that goes along with the chapters to drive home the data.

Trust Score

6.4

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Complete guide to options

This is an excellent book on options that I would recommend to anyone. It lays out all the information you could ever need without a bias. Definitely a complete book on options.

Trust Score

6.2

User’s Review Ratings

Overall

Awesome

This book gave me a great understanding of options and some of the details I never knew. A little dry, not for beginners or those impatient, but the content is great and will reward you.

Trust Score

5.0

User’s Review Ratings

Overall