Spread Trading

'If you've never invested in the stock market,this is the book for you. If you've been investingfor years . . . this is still the book for you. A fantastic introduction to options.'
—Jon 'DOCTOR J' Najarian, Co-founder, OptionMonster.com

Spread trading-the practice of combining optiontrades and adjusting them over time-is being used successfullyby more and more professional traders. In this book, Greg Jensenshows nonprofessionals the tremendous advantages thissafe and profitable method offers.

In simple and precise terms, Spread Trading providesreaders with all the essential tools to begin trading options.It explains, in nine simple steps, the basics of puts, calls,strike prices, and spreads-assuming no prior knowledge onyour part-and tells how to profit no matter what the market does.The author has helped thousands of people achieve successimplementing this approach, and with Spread Trading, hecontinues to educate individuals on the benefits of trading thisway, showing you how to make money while reducing risk.

Building his lessons around the entertaining story oftwo ordinary guys figuring out how to trade options with each other,Jensen offers more than dry formulas-he relates the sense andthe intuition of trading options in a way that is simple,methodical, and easy to follow.

Greg Jensen is cofounder of Spread Trade Systems, an industry leader in investment education, with students from all corners of the world. Specializing in the techniques of option trading, Spread Trade Systems has developed cutting-edge, innovative educational tools such as weekly Adjust Trade Chat Sessions with STS advisors and MarketWatch Newsletters. A Registered Investment Advisor, Jensen earned his degree in business management, with an emphasis in finance, from Utah State University.