Option

I loved that book! With that book you can master electronictrading, I already have traded using that book as a guide and it helpsme with all my trading. Thank you Scott!

A friend of mine who took a college class about covered call writing taught by the author recommended this book. It was a real eye opener for me, as I hadn't had any exposure to covered calls before as is probably true of most people. I have enough assets to comfortably invest in the stock market, but not enough to diversify adequately through individual stocks. The discussion about the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) and the Diamonds-Dow Jones Average Tracking Stock (DIA)solved this problem for me. At a time when I have no confidence in mutual funds, I was able to use these two Exchange Traded Funds as the foundation for my investment portfolio. They ideally suit my risk profile. The ability to write covered calls on them was icing on the cake. I've written two sets of calls so far, so now I can appreciate the simple beauty of this investment strategy through firsthand experience. It worked out great. I also plan to study the chapter on technical analysis in more detail to help plan timing decisions in the future on whether to write out-of-the-money or in-the-money covered calls. Fortunately the book does an excellent job of making all of this completely intelligible for an investor at any level of understanding about the markets. The covered call feature creates an immediate stream of income and provides protection in case of a downturn in the market. I highly recommend this book for any investor who is looking for a better way to achieve investment goals rather than just owning mutual funds or stocks alone. Owning the Qs and Diamonds is a great way to participate in the stock market and get instant diversification through one or two securities. Also, the income from covered call writing is just what I needed to supplement my other income sources.

For a graduate student in finance with an interest in derivatives, this is an excellent introduction to
* structural credit risk models (starting from Merton 1974, guiding the reader to very recent models)
* change of numeraire techniques
* the extension of structural credit models for option valuation.

Although - at first sight - it seems to be very technical, this is definitely the most accessible book in this area I have ever seen!

The book provides alot of intuition and explaination for a topic that is usually not explained well. i would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in marketing of exotic derivatives.

Personally, the more technical a book is, the more I like it. This is especially true in this installment of Tubby Raymond's series. Although many coaches will not use the playnames or the language of Delaware, it is good to see the package's internal logic explained fully. This is a great introduction into the triple-option offense and a flank-attacking philosophy can make any defensive coordinator have an instant panic attack. It complements the rest of the series and is a must-read if you want to truly utilize the wing-T.

This book gives me the opportunity to take the checklists with me as I visit facilities. I am pleased to see an administrator talking about what is really going on in facilities with such concern and compassion. I have seen several other books and I must say the design of this book is easy to follow and the large print is perfect. Overall I feel it is the best overall review of someone living at home or living in a facility. I loved it!

Although there are probably as many theodicies as there are people in the world, Stephen Davis does a fine job selecting scholars who represent various, major viewpoints on the classic problem of evil to elucidate their positions. John Roth represents a theodicy of protest whereby it is insinuated that God may not be totally good. God, says Roth, has a dark side and so must be persuaded by human protest and prayer to do what is right. Hick, of course, represents the position of an Irenean theodicy where God is portrayed as simply unable to stop all evil since evil is born our of free will and God cannot contradict the free will He gave us (lest it cease being free will). More than that, however, God has created a world in which trouble and evil exist in order that, by virtue of our free will, we might grow in character through the hardship. God, says Hick, is in the business of soul-making and has an overall plan for us as His creation to grow into spiritual maturity through the joys and sufferings of this life. Davis takes the classic Christian perspective position that evil is the result of human sin, that Jesus died to redeem us of that sin. We are responsible for the evil in the world, but God has created a way to redeem the world by taking sin on Himself in the form of Jesus Christ. By recieving Christ into our lives, not only are we promised a future in eternity without evil, but we are able to grow through the sufferings of life instead of shun them as worthless. He argues that there is no logical contradiction between the Biblical God (omnipotent and omnibenevolent) and the existence of evil in the world. Griffin represents the process theology position that God is evolving with the creation and so is learning as He goes. Matter, says Griffin, is eternal like God and has its own kind of "free will." Complexity in the arrangement of matter, furthermore, is tied to the amount of free will something has. Thus a rock can do less evil and yet God is less able to use it for good, but something as complex (and thus having more free will) as a human is capable of doing much more evil by resisting God and much more good by submitting to God. Finally, Sontag takes a highly skeptical position about God's goodness. God is unpredictable and violent at times and all we can do is hope for the best. We must acknowledge God's existence and power, but Sontag's god is semi-demonic in nature which explains evil in the world and why he doesn't stop it.

Of course, this small review doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the indepth and well written arguments of each of these scholars. The book is complex enough for college and graduate classes but written with the lay-person in mind as well (the writers are careful to define their terms in most cases). Also, I really enjoyed the fact that each contributor has the opportunity to critique the other's theodicies and then the chance to defend against the other's critiques. This point/counterpoint approach was excellent and informative.

My only critique of this book is the subtitle ("Live Options in Theodicy"). While the five views represented in this book are indeed reflective of five major worldviews of the problem of evil, they are not the only *live* options. To suggest so implies that any theodicy significantly different than those represented in the book is not a valid option. But because the problem of evil is more of a mystery and less of a logical problem to be solved with a fancy syllogism, it can be approached in a number of ways -- not just five.

Collaboratively written by author/editor Cheryl Kimball and certified financial planner Faye Kathryn Doria, The Everything Get Out Of Debt Book is a straightforward, eminently practical, do-it-yourself, "user friendly" guide to dealing with debt and specifically designed for readers of all skill and experience levels when dealing with money matters. From how to obtain and read one's credit report, to assessing one's earning power, to determining when credit counseling services are needed (and how to spot the crooked ones), coping with joint debt, filing for bankruptcy, home equity, the advantages and drawbacks to credit cards, insurance, taxes, and so much more, The Everything Get Out Of Debt Book is a first-rate and highly recommended resource -- especially for the non-specialist general reader unfamiliar with the complexities of America's financial system.

A concise and very readable book on incentive stock options and how to get the most out of them. Lots of practical information on what they are, the tax issues, ways to exercise them and more. I especially liked the discussion on using margin to do a 'cashless' exercise and then holding the stock for long term capital gains.

My instructor gave this book to me long ago after I had began teaching courses in women's self defense. Especially eye opening was the section on the subliminal & psychological issues in our culture, of which both genders are often oblivious. I re-read it before each new session and place it on the top of my reading list for new black belts! The techniques enclosed can be utilized, adapted or the "budo-centric" instructors can use their own styles and take the book for its valuable advice and materials. It is a MUST DO for the male teacher who might not even be aware of the degree of abuse they may be dispensing to the female students.