Wolfinger explains how investors can increase profits and reduce risk through the combined use of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and options. Affordable for most investors, this approach is designed to work well in all kinds of markets and provide overall package returns that are steadier than those provided by its component pieces. Currently an educator of public investors, Wolfinger has worked in the options business since 1977. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Ch. 1 |
Modern portfolio theory |
3 |
| Ch. 2 |
Can you beat the market? Should you try? |
9 |
| Ch. 3 |
Hedge funds |
20 |
| Ch. 4 |
A brief history of mutual funds and exchange traded funds |
29 |
| Ch. 5 |
Traditional mutual funds |
32 |
| Ch. 6 |
Exchange traded funds |
38 |
| Ch. 7 |
What is an option and how does an option work? |
55 |
| Ch. 8 |
More options basics |
60 |
| Ch. 9 |
Why investors buy and sell options |
69 |
| Ch. 10 |
Option strategies you can use to make money : covered call writing |
80 |
| Ch. 11 |
Option strategies you can use to make money : uncovered put writing |
100 |
| Ch. 12 |
Historical data : BuyWrite index and volatility index |
111 |
| Ch. 13 |
Building a portfolio |
123 |
| Ch. 14 |
Finding your style : choosing an option to write |
131 |
| Ch. 15 |
Covered call writing in action : a year of trading |
141 |
| Ch. 16 |
Uncovered put writing in action |
195 |
| Ch. 17 |
Odds and ends and conclusion |
212 |