We have compiled a list of books related to options. This list is not intended to be comprehensive, but is a good place to start. Included are the classics in the field, books for beginners, and some that are unfamiliar to us. A good idea is to browse through the collection in your local library.
When available, reviews are presented. Most of these reviews are positive, since they were written by the publishers. However, they are useful for determining the information presented in the volume.
One recent book worthy of special mention is How to Make Money With Stock Options (3rd ed) by Mervyn L. Hecht. You can learn more about this book here.
Books for beginners
- The Short Book on Options: A Conservative Strategy for the Buy and Hold Investor ; by Mark D. Wolfinger, 2002
- Options for the Stock Investor/Book and Disk : How Any Investor Can Use Options to Enhance and Protect Their Return ; by James B. Bittman. 1995.
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- Getting Started in Options (4th Ed) ; by Michael C. Thomsett. 2001. Seems to be a love it or hate it book.
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- Options: Essential Concepts and Trading Strategies ; by the Options Institute. 1994. New ed (Jul99) pending.
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- All About Options: The Easy Way to Get Started ; by Thomas A. McCafferty. 1998.
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- Fundamentals of Options Market ; by Michael Williams and Amy S. Hoffman. 2000
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Classic Books
- Options As a Strategic Investment; (4th ed.) ; by Lawrence G. McMillan. 2001.
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- Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques ; by Sheldon Natenberg. 1994.
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Others, not categorized
- Options : The Investor's Complete Toolkit /Book and Disk; by Robert W. Kolb. 1991
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- The New Options Market; by Max Ansbacher. 4th edition, 2000
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- Buying and Selling Volatility; by Kevin B. Connolly. 1997. Expensive.
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- Option Strategies: Profit-Making Techniques for Stock, Stock Index, and Commodity Options ; by Courtney D. Smith. 1995.
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- Sure-Thing Options Trading : A Money-Making Guide to the New Listed Stock and Commodity Options Markets; by George Angell. 1984. Probably dated.
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- Option Market Making: Trading and Risk Analysis for the Financial and Commodity Option Markets; by Allen J. Baird. 1992.
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- How to Make Money With Stock Options : A Basic Guide for the Conservative Investor ; by Mervyn L. Hecht.1998
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- Black-Scholes and Beyond: Option Pricing Models ; by Neil A. Chriss. 1996
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- Options: A Personal Seminar ; by Scott H. Fullman. 1992.
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- The Options Course : High Profit & Low Stress Trading Methods ; by George A. Fontanills. 1998. Author will try to sell you on idea of taking his course.
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- The Complete Guide to Option Pricing Formulas ; by Espen Gaarder Haug. 1997. A book for professionals only.
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- Dynamic Hedging: Managing Vanilla and Exotic Options ; by Nassim Taleb. 1996.
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- McMillan on Options ; by Lawrence G. McMillan. 1996.
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- Winning in the Options Market: A Streetwise Trader Shows how to Outsmart the Pros ; by Alan S. Lyons.1994
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- Options: Perception and Deception; by Charles M. Cottle. 1995.
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- Advanced Options Trading: The Analysis and Evaluation of Trading Strategies, Hedging Tactics and Pricing Models ; by Robert T. Daigler. 1993
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- Listed Stock Options: The Hands-on Study Guide for Investors and Traders ; by Carl F. Luft and Richard K. Sheiner. 1993.
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- How the Options Markets Work ; by Joseph A. Walker. 1991
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- Leaps (Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities: What They Are and How to Use Them for Profit and Protection) ; by Harrison Roth
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- Using Options to Buy Stocks: Build Wealth With Little Risk and No Capital ; by Dennis Eisen
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- Stocks for Options Trading: Low-Risk, Low-Stress Strategies for Selling Stock Options- Profitably; by Harvey Conrad Friedentag
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Option Pricing - Black-Scholes Made Easy ; by Jerry Marlow
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