Keys to Investing in Options and Futures (2nd ed) (Barron's Business Keys) [Paperback]

Nicholas G. Apostolou (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995 | Series: 2nd ed) (Barron's Business Keys

Barron's Business Keys have gained a deserved reputation as easy- to-read books of sound advice for consumers and non-experts. These brief, fact- filled volumes cut through business and financial jargon and speak to consumers in plain English. They offer information and advice on saving, investing, protecting one's assets, coping with taxes, and prudent management of personal finances. This volume describes options and futures investments as high-risk ventures with potentially high rewards. The authors discuss both the complexities and the risks in detail for those investors who can afford to place some of their capital at risk.

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Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Crumbley, a certified public accountant and professor at Texas A&M, provides a concise, easy-to-read, and well-written no-nonsense guide to the operations of the IRS and what the taxpayer can do when notified that all or part of his or her tax return for a specific period of time is going to be audited. In lay terminology he discusses penalties, rights of the taxpayer, appeals, and various aspects of the tax law with respect to audits. He also gives considerable attention to how to behave at an audit. A very helpful glossary is included. Tax lawyer Daily provides similar information and, like Crumbley, sticks to the facts. But he wants the reader to come out a winner and he offers advice in a light, readable tone with cartoon-like illustrations as well as a glossary, some 800 numbers, and a means to contact him personally. While Keys to Surviving a Tax Audit is a good choice because of its price, Daily's book along with Holmes Crouch's Winning Your Audit ( LJ 12/90) can help ease a reader's fears.
- Steven J. Mayover, Free Lib. of Philadelphia
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

[back cover]
Fourth Edition

Titles in Barron’s Business Keys series present easy-to-understand advice on prudent financial planning, saving, investing, getting loans and mortgages, buying real estate, and other aspects of money and property management. Thoroughly revised to account for current market trends, this book offers sound advice and important caveats for investors interested in learning more about the high risks but potentially large rewards connected with buying and selling options and futures. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc; 2nd edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812090055
• ISBN-13: 978-0812090055
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,466,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good review of options and futures trading, October 25, 1999

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Steven Gould (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keys to Investing in Options and Futures (2nd ed) (Barron's Business Keys) (Paperback)

Good review of options and futures trading. Each section is just 2-3 (short) pages, usually with an example or two, which makes the book very easy to pick up and read a little at a time. Since each section is so short, it also serves as a useful quick reference.

For more detailed reading on options/futures trading, I'd suggest finding another book. Use this mainly for quick reference, or as a refresher.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Review, February 11, 2007

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Abel A. Gutierrez (San Diego, CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keys to Investing in Options and Futures (Barron's Business Keys) (Paperback)

short, concise, and to the point. I'm not a 5 star person so I may be a bit harsh