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Options As a Strategic Investment (4th Edition Study Guide)

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I'm amazed at the responses to this book, which is clearly identified as a STUDY GUIDE! That means it's not a paperback version of the hardcover book, which should come as no revelation to those who choose to buy it. Indeed, look at the number of pages. What many of these reviewers need is not a book on options trading, but a course in reading comprehension.

This book is written in clear, easy to understand language with examples that go further to clarify what a specific strategy/technique is. It is not a boring, academic book. The only drawback that I have run into is that the commissions for trades are far in excessive of what is available through internet brokerages. The impact is that sometimes the book will stress that commissions will make a big difference in outcome whereas that is not generally true in my experience. I immediately learned about using in the money covered calls that either produce income or significantly lower the cost per share of a security and profitably but this to use.

Requested gift item from MBA family member who considers this the "bible of options." He opened the book immediately and read thru the holiday. This finance book is large and heavy and arrived in perfect condition, appropriately packaged.

Please note, if you order paperback, it is not the text of the hardback version, but only problems to work on.

This is an excellent book for the serious option's trader. Very detail and in depth explanation of all different types of option trading strategies. Recommended!

I have great admiration for the parent text (Options as a Strategic Investment), however this study guide smells of a publisher's naked attempt at milking the brand for a few more quick bucks. I found it to be lazy in its inception. Like some summer intern was assigned the job of putting it together. Is it just me or are some of the answer key entries wrong? I found that very frustrating. I strongly recommend the text. You'll miss nothing by skipping the study guide.

Options as a Strategic Investment was exactly what I thought it would be. An look for an investor who knows what options are and wants to learn more.

The 2 reviewers before me praise this book highly. So I ordered it. When I got it - it is not at ALL the book the other reviewers claim it to be! This is just a bunch of "quizes" to take AFTER you read the REAL book. The title on Amazon is deceptive, it makes it look like you can choose between softcover & hardcover, but the hardcover is the "real" book*, the softcover is JUST the "Study Guide" so not only are the reviewers deceptive but the title is deceptive. Now, maybe after I get a copy of the real book I will decide I *like* the Study guide as well, but don't buy this book thinking that the Amazon title is correct. Look at the picture very carefully - you'll see the difference between the real book & this "not the real" book.
*Of course, in the future there may be a softcover version of the real book, so when you read this review, check other softcovers to see if you can now get it in softcover. This review is Oct 2002)

I thought I had ordered the book not the study guide. I ordered the book as recommended reading of an instructor of mine, so I was very careful about my selection. I live in Mexico and it has taken over a month for the book( a study guide to the book) to arrive. I am completely dissappointed and at a complete loss as for what to do...

If anyone from Amazon reads this review, please consider this my request for you to send me the correct book, at the same address as before.

thanks ???

WARNING !!! This book is not the real Book, but just a study guide (has got solutions to the orginal book). Some parts of the description of the book gives an impression that this is the paperback edition of the hardcoer version (# ISBN-10: 0735202389 # ISBN-13: 978-0735202382) And in one of the options in the Hardcopy page this product is shown as the paperback version of the hardcopy. Fact is that both the books are different.