Option

I was so down about the stock market. Just could not win. After reading Mr. Yarborough's book, making money became so easy. The book taught me how to analysis a stock in terms that I could understand. Not a bunch of mumbo jumbo. And more importantly, how to add to my profits by selling the options. It is a must read for anyone who is just sick and tired of lossing money.

I was a skeptic but have been converted. Already this year I have been paid $...FOR CALLS THAT i HAVE SOLD AND i STILL OWN THE UNDERLYING STOCK. Not too bad for beginner.
My advise read the book at least 3-times then call Tom Yarborough and put your toe in the water. See how you like it [bet you will]
Jim Atkins
Tallahassee Florida

I was thinking of buying a book on options and one on technical analysis but this covered all bases. It was so easy to understand and I have read other books on options but had a hard time grasping the subject. I am using the strategies now.

New advances in cancer treatment are exploding on the scene, and Dr. Dooley and Marian Betancourt have outlined them clearly in this book. It's cutting-edge science, explained in plain English.

I purchased this book for an associate intending to skim through it. It is very well written and "user friendly." I found myself reading the entire book. The chapters direct you to the specific site of cancer the individual is interested in. Standard treatments are discussed but the newer exciting, promising developments for all cancers are detailed. One can find the expert physicians and cancer centers where clinical trials are ongoing. Web sites and telephone numbers are given as contact information.Support groups are detailed. It is uplifting and provides hope. Don't read this book if you are looking for "quackery". I hope the author provides updates with a second edition! Thanks a lot.

This book was a wonderful help to me and my family. A very close friend told me that she had lung cancer. She was told by her doctor to wait and see. I told her about this book and gave her a copy. She was able to find the latest treatments for her type of cancer in the book. It even had the name of the specialist doing that work in her city. "The Coming Cancer Breakthroughs" gave her hope and she felt empowered by the information she found in this wonderful book. She was able to ask her doctor all of the right questions, and with him, find an experimanetal new treatment for her disease. Without this book, she would never have started the process that eventually heped her so much.

This book is a collection of Merton's papers published between the 70's and 90's with slight modification to fit the format of a book. Although today's research papers still refer to Merton frequently, seldom are they direct extension of Merton's works. With today's more powerful math tools and more sophisticated financial models, we may find Merton's papers too simple, just like Newton's calculus. But every time I open this book, I am always full of amazement: before Merton, only very primary math tools were applied to finance, how beautifull he fitted practically every area of finance and financial economics into the framework of modern math, and today's more beautiful works all start from there. This book is definitely a better biography of this legendary men.

PS: if you are a quant, don't forget to thank him for creating your job.

This book is a collection of thier(most of the parts are Merton's) papers written during the past 25 years. The papers are little bit changed so as to be cross-referenced through the book. Also You can find some comments in the book for the recent literatures. As you know, Dr. Merton introduced continuous-time approaches into the finance. This book deals with basic mathematics for the continuous time finance, portfolio selection, option pricing, and theory of intertemporal equilibrium. The value of this book is greater than that of papers copied separately in the library. Also it is a great pleasure to see how his theory has been evolved through the book.

I think the Nobel Prize was not enough to thank Professor Merton for his thought. The absolute and necessary book to approach continuous time Finance.

First Business Start-Up by William L. Russell is a solid, "user friendly", how-to guide specifically and accessibly written for non-specialist general readers of all experience levels in the business world wanting to launch their own commercial enterprise. Solid information and coherent step-by-step worksheets help the reader to evaluate whether or not their business idea is solid, and offers guidance in selecting the best business team in order to increase the odds of success. Regardless of the product to be produced or the service to be offered, First Business Start-Up is a "must-read" for anyone seriously interested in becoming their own boss!

So you think you want to go into business for yourself; well, this is commendable, but have you the basic or rudimentary knowledge so necessary to make a go of it? Yes, you have spoken with your father-in-law and your Uncle Jess once or twice and maybe some other tycoons or captains of industry, but are you really sure that their paternal or avuncular advise will be enough? Could it be that they have left out some important considerations such as formulating a business plan or securing venture capital?

Hopeful entrepreneur, do not go into the dark woods alone! William L. Russell's First Business Start-Up is a down to earth, no-nonsense approach to help you create and develop your own business dream or venture. It is a valuable guidebook designed to help you succeed. Mr. Russell has had his fair share of bumps and burses over his fifty years of owning and managing a variety of businesses, and he is willing to show you his painful scars and provide you with invaluable information so that you will not experience his pain and make the same costly mistakes. In short, William L.Russell's First Business Start-Up is a must read if you are really serious about making your dreams a reality and becoming a successful business owner and operator.

First Business Start-Up is written in a very interesting and easily understandable style. The usual topics, such as evaluating your business ideas, market analysis, business plans, financial reporting, and so forth, are covered in both real life story form and descriptive detail - which both drives home the points and makes for enjoyable reading of normally dry subjects. However, the surprise bonus for the reader is the chapters on business failures and "Failure Hall of Famers." Drawing from his personal experiences, Mr. Russell adds in story fashion a dimension that will enable future entreprenuers to recognize paradighms and pitfalls that may result in severly shatterd income statements and wallets.

While the information is practical and informative, the real and insightful stories that highlight the applications are worth the price of the book.

Wow, wow and more wow! This book totally rocks the house! Talk about some solid partial differential equations... this one really socks it to ya! I couldn't put it down. I wouldn't put it down. I couldn't believe that anyone would write a book as wickedly clever, funny, witty and engrossing as this.

I've read all of Feeney's works... and I mean ALL of them. This one is clearly the best... no question. No question at all. If you want to read some great finance... if you're really ready to enjoy the best there is... then you're ready to read Feeney.

Great ready for the read of your life. Get ready to see the world a different way. Get ready to go really, really deep into the financial corners of your mind. Travel to your limits and push past them to where you thought it was impossible to go. Learn about yourself, learn about the world, learn about what it takes to be a financial guru.

Feeney - the great mind of finance bringing us insights to share with the next generation. Bravo!

Perhaps the most interesting and compelling finance book I've read in decades. Feeney takes even the most complicated ideas and brings them down to levels that even I could understand. Very well written, insightful and full of telling comments on the markets from one of its true masters. I highly, highly reccomend this book to anyone even remotely interested in the world of finance. I, and all of my colleagues who have read the book, can hardly wait for the sequel... sure to be as fabulous as this version. Two Thumbs Up!

This book is useful for someone looking to either learn about or brush up on the financial derivatives markets

Anne Rambo writes from the best possible perspective. Both mother and expert she gives clear information, and lots of it, in a readable and empathetic way. Her book is a pleasure to read. Ms Rambo gives detail and further contacts and lets us know our rights and responsibilities. She shows how other parents go through the things we do. She gives hope and practical ways to get through difficult times. Did you know you can request assessment for your child at any time and your school must respond? Did you hear of Wardolf schools? Anne Rambo gives all sorts of interesting information and has you feeling she's your own concerned expert.

I work with families who have experienced difficulties with their children while in school. This book has been written as a helpful tool for any parent with children in a U.S. school. The book is easy to understand and follow: the chapters can be read separately or all together. Dr. Rambo's professionalism comes through as she helps parents understand their children's experiences with the school system. Another valuable asset of the
book is that Dr. Rambo has provided URL web page addresses, phone
numbers, and addresses to get additional specific information on
what has been discussed in each chapter. That is very handy for the readers. My suggestion for those who don't know what gift to get their loved ones is to buy this book. Parents will not regret
buying and reading this book.

Dr. Rambo's I Know My Child Can Do Better is a marvelous book for young parents wanting to help their children in school ---- caring, concrete, humorous, and totally free of jargon and diagnostic labels.
We bought three copies to pass on, and, after seeing the book and reading the enticing table of contents, so did six of our friends who wanted to lend a helping hand to their school-age grandchildren.

This Series "Schwager on Futures" is the biggest work has ever been written on futures trading. As a Futures Trader I advise everybody to read these books before to starts any real trading in Futures, that if not taken in the proper way can be very painfull. As a Member of IFTA(International federation Of Tecnical Analisys)I suggest you to read it joint with John Murphy's "Technical Analisys f Futures Markets" and "Intermarket Technical Analisys" this will give you a integral knowledge of Futures Environment that is what you need on your Trading philosophy. I always let these books on my desk because I need them so many times during my trading day. THEY ARE A REAL REFERENCE. The good thing of this series is that you can test your comprension by the various study guides. Reading the book about "Managed Trading" You can even get able to judge the returns of the various CTA and decide when it is better to invest in them and to whom give your money.Probably you are not be interested in the Fundamental analisys book but remember, especially in the commodities markets, EVEN IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRADE TECHNICALLY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND FUNDAMENTAL ANALISYS!!! Thank you very much to have spent all this time for read me. If you still have some doubts do not hesitate to contact me at my E-mail. Buon Trading!!!

An excellent book, not for the amateur. Prospective readers should also be aware that CTA requirements are very high; running into millions of dollars. The next best choice are pools. However even these will require at least $25,000. This is a great book for would be hedge-fund investors as well. Schwager's ideas on monthly rebalancing and investing during drawdown periods are great examples of how counter intuitive ideas are very often the correct ones in the world of investing.

Jack Schwager is one of the best writers around on the subject of futures and trading. Let me begin by saying that this is one of my picks for the three best books of 1996. Why? First of all, it is one of the few books on futures trading that is statistically sound and sensible. There are three main themes:

1. Performance numbers are often not what they appear to be.

2. Past performance is far less predictive of future performance than generally believed.

3. There are investment strategies that can be used to enhance expected portfolio performance.

In my opinion, no one should include managed futures in a portfolio without this book. And the techniques of measurement and analysis described here set the standard for those who would be Commodity Trading Advisors. I recommend it highly!

This book can be recommended to anyone whose life has been changed forever by a diagnosis of NHL. If one is filled with trepidation, not wanting to read the cold, hard facts, he/she can be reassured that reading this particular book will only help one understand and cope with the disease, not scare them to death.

Had it been available when I was first diagnosed, I would have found in one place all the information it took me over two years to gather on my own. It sits by my computer, as necessary as my dictionary for reference. Thank you, Lorraine Johnston, for writing this!

This is a wonderful, must-have book for any NHL patient. It reads like almost like novel, giving accurate, easy to understand information. I especially like the quotes and antecdotes from the patients themselves; people who have been through it, who "get it"...in their own words. A fantastic resource.

How I wish this book had been available when I first received my diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 1996. It would have answered all those questions I did not even know were lurking in my mind and have taken nearly three years to answer! This book is beautifully and sensitively written; the information is right up-to-date; all aspects of NHL are well-covered. I honestly do not think that the job of communicating about this particular variety of cancer could have been done better. Bravo Lorraine!

This is quite possibly the most well written novel I have ever read in my entire exsitance on this planet.

"This is a real page turner" ~ New York Times

"Bone chilling, puts needles in you skin" ~ Chicago Tribune

5 gold stars for you Mel!

my grandfather's book is excellent and everyone should read it

Big business, crime, crisis and mayhem, and in the middle of it all, a new hero rises to the challenge. Tight, fast-paced, but thick enough to sink your teeth into, this is the take-a-flight, take-to-the-beach, take-a-break must for any summer reading list!

Can't wait for the next one!

I am delighted to read an account of what is possible and how everyone wins as a result. This is such a positive book! As a woman business owner I am inspired that there are others who care about what big business is doing today, and by someone who has principles and the credentials to take it on. I applaud Mr. Delves!

This is a book that will make you think about who pays when executive compensation, principally in the form of stock options, is not in synch with with the law of supply and demand. The answer is that we all do: stockholders, employees, customers, suppliers and the general public. The author makes a compelling case that pay and incentives should be based on critical measures of company performance. It is not in our interest to create doubt about our corporate governance. Executive compensation planning needs to incorporate higher standards and we can no longer ignore whether stock options are an expense on the income statement. This book does a masterful job of laying out the most important considerations for the guardians of the corporate pocketbook.

It's about time, a balanced approach to corporate accountability focused on stock options but giving clear principles that will direct the thoughtful board and officers to assure that their companies receive appropriate value for dollars spent.