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Futures & Options For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))
by Joe, MD Duarte
from For Dummies
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 
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Confusing with mistakes 
I'm new to options so this seemed to be a good place to start and some of the information was helpful but when I found a glaring mistake on page 75 I lost faith in the book and won't finish it. An example is given of a covered call that is supposed to make $500 or 10% but it actually looses you money with commissions..Read at you own risk
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Short on details 
This isn't what you expect from the "For Dummies" series. Meaning you don't close the book feeling you can get started with confidence (unlike, say, Currency Trading for Dummies, after which you can do just that). Overall it's a useful primer but nothing more. Its strengths are some macroeconomic insights and occasional tips on how the big players play the game. It is average in terms of giving the basics on calls and puts and basic spreads, and it gives the usual overview of charting and technical... more info
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Too much and too little
I found the book way too cumbersome. The author tries to write about everything financial and as a result does it very poorly.
I found the section on Options especially weak. He's taken a straight forward subject and made it seem more complicated.
Pass on this one!
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need to know 
If you're new to options, this is _the_ book to start with. Surely, online resources are plentiful, but no single web site can give you all the information and explanations you need to really get a good grasp on whqat exactly might be happenning. I've already made some money in options but, believe it or not, I've made more in stocks because I didn't quite grasp how these things work. This said, if you understand options and have a good idea of how the underlying (stock) is going to perform you can see your... more info
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