Understanding LEAPS: Using the Most Effective Options Strategies for Maximum Advantage

by Marc Allaire

Overview

Understanding LEAPS takes a practical, technique-oriented approach to one of today's most fascinating yet little-covered trading vehicles­­Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities. The only comprehensive and up-to-date guidebook for understanding what LEAPS are and how best to use them in a diversified portfolio, this valuable resource explains complex strategies such as collars and covered writing, and includes an entire section on index LEAPS­­the hybrid product that has become a favorite of both independent and institutional investors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071662642
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/18/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Marc Allaire is a consultant to the Chicago Board Options Exchange and other firms involved in the options market. A former senior staff instructor at the Chicago Board Options Exchange's Options Institute, Allaire was a featured contributor to the CBOE's landmark book Options: Fundamental Concepts and Trading Strategies and is a regular contributor to professional publications on options, LEAPS, and trading strategies.

Marty Kearney is a senior staff instructor at The Options Institute, helping brokers learn to use LEAPS and other conservative options strategies effectively. A featured contributor to Options: Fundamental Concepts and Trading Strategies, Kearney has appeared on CNBC, Group W, and the CBS Radio Network and contributed to Barron's, Ticker, Derivatives Week, and other publications.