8 Options Trading books that every trader should read: 📚

Collaborated with @niki_poojary

1/ The Complete Guide to Option Selling

Author: James Cordier

Lessons:

• How Selling Options Can Lead to Stellar Returns
• Why writing options works so well
• Make money without knowing the direction of the market
2/ NISM Series 8: Equity Derivatives

To learn the simple basics, read this.

Lessons:

• Know the basics of the Indian equity derivatives market.
• Understand the various trading strategies that can be built
• Using futures and options on both stocks and stock indices.
3/ NSE book on Options

Lessons:

• Option Terminologies
• Learn in detail about all the option strategies.
• Understand payoff graphs

https://t.co/958V1MZrPQ
4/ Option Volatility and Pricing

Author: Sheldon Natenberg

Lessons:

• How professional options traders approach the market
• Trading strategies and
• Risk management techniques
• Creating strategies that have the greatest chance of success
5/ Options as a Strategic Investment

Author: Lawrence G. McMillan

Lessons:

• Improving the earnings potential of your portfolio
• While reducing downside risk
• No matter how the market is performing
• Strategies for Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities (LEAPS)
6/ The Options Playbook

Author: Brian Overby

Lessons:

• How time decay and change in implied volatility affects your trade
• How to recover if things don't go to plan
• How implied volatility can be used to find the potential range of the stock over the options life.
7/ Options Trading Crash Course

Author: Frank Richmond

Lessons:

• The types of trade and how each one can bring you a profit.
• Strategies to make the very best use of your investment capital.
• How to see patterns in the market, how to spot great investments & make money.
8/ Zerodha Varsity

Best Source of knowledge for a beginner in option selling

Link: https://t.co/Lq6NpggqLP
These were the best resources for anyone who wants to start options trading as a career.

Let me know if I missed out on a few of the good ones.

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