Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market

by Carley Garner and Paul Brittain

Hard cover in good condition 2009. 260 pages. 

This book is very expensive - most sellers sell it for over R7000. The cheapest one online that I can find is R3600.

Don't Miss out on Today's Hottest Trading Arena: Commodity Options!

"The authors have written the definitive work on trading commodity options. Their in-depth knowledge of this subject is legendary among industry professionals and expert traders alike, and their ability to relay their knowledge through text, pictures, and the spoken word is unparalleled in our industry." --Lan Turner, CEO, Gecko Software, Inc.

"This book captures the realities of commodity option trading in a simple and easy- to-read presentation that will be beneficial for traders of all sizes and skill levels." --Chris Jarvis, CFA, CMT, Caprock Risk Management, LLC

"Even the most experienced investors often overlook the fact that options on futures are fundamentally different from options on stocks. This book fills that gap and sets the record straight with clear and concise descriptions that are easy to understand. Guaranteed to become a true source of value creation for anyone interested in trading commodity options." --Jeff Augen, author, The Volatility Edge in Options Trading

Trading Investors worldwide are discovering the enormous opportunities available through commodity options trading. However, because commodities have differing underlying characteristics from equities, commodity -options behave differently as well. In this book, two of the field's most respected analysts present strategies built from the ground up for commodity options. Carley Garner and Paul Brittain begin with a quick primer on how commodity options work, how they evolved, and why conventional options strategies often fail in the commodity options markets. Next, using detailed examples based on their own extensive research, they show how to leverage the unique characteristics of commodity options in your own trades. You'll walk through trades from "top to bottom," master both long- and short-option approaches, and learn powerful strategies usually ignored in options books. For example, the authors introduce synthetic swing trading strategies that systematically reduce volatility from the market. This book's easy-to-use trading strategies are strategically employed by the author's clients every day: With Commodity Options, you can work to put the odds in your favor, too! - Why commodity options are different-and what it means to you

Understand key differences in the underlying assets and the logistics of market execution - Systematically rewrite the odds in your favor

Four ways to make winning trades more likely-and losing trades less common - When to trade short options-and how to manage the risk

Why careful option selling may improve your odds of success - Master strategies designed for diverse market conditions

Combine long and short options to create the right strategy for any market opportunity - Exploit short-lived trends through "synthetic" swing trading

Get the advantages of futures contracts without the volatility

Written by veteran investment advisor and MSN Money columnist Jon Markman, The New Day Trader Advantage offers successful strategies for discovering, tracking, buying and selling the strongest companies in the best sectors of any economy. This hands-on guide introduces each trading method with compelling, real-life examples that show how the techniques work-then dives into the details of the actual trade from start to finish. You'll learn how to:

Profit on the popularity of a stock's sector, which accounts for up to 60% of its movement

Know which stocks historically trade way up or way down in particular months of the year-or before or after their quarterly earnings reports

Buy new IPOs from previously bankrupt companies and make a fortune

Find information on new offerings and corporate spin-offs and effectively trade them in the first week, month, and year

Use the author's proprietary stock-rating system to buy five to ten winning stocks a month for six-month holds

Gain valuable insight by observing a stock's relationship to its ten-month moving average

Recognize local, national, and global "ecosystems," and determine where the greatest short-term value is being created

Sell or sell short at the right time to capture maximum profits

No other book offers the same depth of coverage and expert insight into short-term market forces. By learning how to profit at the right time in the right markets, you can gain The New Day Trader Advantage. 

Gurus covered in the book are: Benjamin Graham; John Neff; David Dreman; Warren Buffett; Peter Lynch; Ken Fisher; Martin Zweig; James O'Shaughnessy; Joel Greenblatt; and Joseph Piotroski.