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Machine generated contents note: Introduction Acknowledgments About the Author Part I: Getting Started in Investing Chapter 1: The Opening Bell Probabilities Getting Started Research Data Charts Commissions and Fees Virtual Trading Platforms Chapter 2: First Days of Trading Brief History of Stock Market Averages Key Market Indexes Today The Volatility Index Futures The Bond Market Fed Watch Economic Indicators Earnings Find Your Niche Chapter 3: Know the Underlying Where Do Options Trade? Stock Talk Exchange-Traded Funds Short Selling On the Margin Chapter 4: Avoiding Mistakes Position Size Volume and Liquidity Order Entry Techniques Understand Risk Part II: The Options Market Chapter 5: Options Basics Stock Options Option Value Exercise and Assignment Volume and Open Interest Index Options Chapter 6: Intro to Call Options Call Options versus Stock Risk and Reward of Long Call Real-World Example Short Calls Index Call Options Chapter 7: Intro to Put Options Long Puts versus Short Selling Risk and Reward Real-World Example Protective Puts Index Put Options Chapter 8: Components of Options Prices Delta Defined Strike Price Time Decay Implied Volatility Dividends Interest Rates Put-Call Parity Chapter 9: Probabilities Probabilities 101 Probability of Profit Probability of Touching Example Delta to Measure Probabilities Part III: Strategies and Positions Chapter 10: Covered Calls The Covered Call Example Chapter 11: Cash-Secured Puts Short Puts Example Chapter 12: Long Vertical Spreads Bull Call Spread Example Bear Put Spread Example Chapter 13: Short Vertical Spreads Short (Bull) Put Spread Example Short (Bear) Call Spread Example Chapter 14: Calendar Spreads Call Calendar Spread Example Put Calendar Spread Example Chapter 15: Butterfly Spreads Butterfly Spread Example Iron Butterfly Spread Example Chapter 16: Condor Spreads Condor Spread Example Iron Condor Spread Example Chapter 17: Final Bell Risk Management Option Orders Using Options to Reduce Capital Commitment Rolling with Spread Trades Investing and Social Media Final Thoughts Appendix A: The Greeks Appendix B: Strategy Recap Appendix C: Charts and Volatility Studies Glossary Index.