Harvey C Friedentag

The Stock Option Income Generator

How to Make Steady Profits by Renting Your Stocks

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Produktbeschreibung

A straightforward guide to generating consistent income by selling call options on selected stocks The Stock Option Income Generator outlines a low-stress approach to making predictable profits no matter what the state of the overall market. Harvey Friedentag, a registered investment advisor who has been successfully using this strategy for more than thirty-six years, shows how to pick stocks and then sell call options against those stocks to generate a constant source of income. With this book, you'll quickly learn to * Make consistent profits in the stock market and increase your gains * Protect stock holdings from price declines, cutting your losses * Profit from big market moves as well as sideways moves * Receive a controllable tax shelter from an option income portfolio * Buy more stocks for less money Friedentag's strategy is ideal for anyone who wants to generate better returns than the overall market averages, with less risk, and receive the benefits of tax-advantaged investing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 159mm x 233mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9780470481608
• ISBN-10: 0470481609
• Artikelnr.: 26432823

Autorenporträt

HARVEY C. FRIEDENTAG is an investment adviser and money manager. He is certified as a Federal Court expert witness on stock trading, options, and other derivatives. Specializing in covered call writing, Friedentag has been managing money since 1986 and has consistently generated annual returns of more than 15%. He is also the author of the book Investing without Fear, which has been called, "a gem of a book for serious option writers." Friedentag serves as President of the Contrarian Investment Club in Denver, Colorado.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1 Fear and Ignorance. The Stock Market
Crash of 1929. Investment Knowledge + Stock Market = Profits. Understanding
Investor Behavior. The Crash of 2008. What To Do First. My First Stock
Purchase. Insider Trading. Mutual Funds Self Management a Better Way.
Summary. Chapter 2 Invest with Confidence. What Is Investing? Asset
Allocation. Risk versus Reward: Finding Your Balance The Three Strategic
Factors. Stocks: The Long-Term Core. Defining "Investing" and "Fear".
Market Madness: Black Monday October 19, 1987. Market Anxiety Is Caused by
Many Factors. Year 2008: The Collapse of the Stock Market. Investment
Policy Statement. Discipline Can Be Really Good for You. Chapter 3 An
Overview of How to Invest. Inflation. Investing in Stocks. Contrarian
Investing. Growth Stock Investing. Common Sense Stock Selection. Dividend
Income Stock Investing. Keep in Mind. Chapter 4 Stock Picking, Research and
Annual Reports. Questions for Investment Decisions. Sources of Investment
Information. Trade Press. Investment Clubs. Reading the Annual Report. The
Quarterly Report. Changing the Rules. Annual Meetings. Stock Selection
Summary. Chapter 5 How to Read the Financial News. Guide to the Economy and
the Stock Market. Your Wallet Can Be a Leading Economic Indicator. Chapter
6 The Art of Investing, Risk and Reward. Stocks or Bonds. Market Timing.
Anytime Is a Good Time to Start an Investment Portfolio. Avoid Common
Investment Risks. Risk Breeds Fear. General Investment Strategies. The
Tools of Contrarian Investing. Classic Stock Market Statements. Madness of
Crowds. The Madness Continues. Take Advantage of the Pros. Insider
Information. Insider Trading Is Not Always Illegal. Buy, Sell or Hold.
Performance Records. Investing Considerations. Transaction Costs Compared.
To Make Money in the Stock Market Don't Lose Any. Chapter 7 Dividend
Reinvestment Plans. Dividend Reinvesting Plans and Dollar Cost Averaging.
The Compounding Effect. DRPs: Advantages for the Investor. DRPs: Advantages
for the Companies. Using DRPs to Select Stocks. Safety with a Small
Investment. Dividend Reinvestment Plans and the "Compounding" Effect. The
Dividend Debate. Chapter 8 Picking and Dealing with a Stockbroker. We
Invest to Make Money. The Buck Starts Here. Shocking Facts: Is Research
from Wall Street Useless, or Worse? The Stocks in the Dow Jones Averages.
Today's Bargains Can Be Tomorrow's Winners and Today's Winners Can Be
Tomorrow's Losers. Why Use a Discount Broker? Understanding Procedures.
Chapter 9 Advanced Investing and Goal Setting. Financial Failure. Money x
Return x Time = Your Goal. Your Money. Your Return. Your Time. Investment
Risks. Risk Reward Relationship. Chapter 10 Building Your Portfolio. How
the Pros Choose Stocks. Benjamin Graham the Value Investor. How Other
Professionals Invest. Value vs. Stock Price. Buying and Selling Stocks. Use
Market Orders Only When You Absolutely Want a Transaction Completed.
Portfolio Management Guidelines. A Reliable Way to Invest. Chapter 11 Basic
Investment Guidelines. The Realities of Investing: Mind Over Matter. Don't
Panic. Do Not Try to Predict the Market. Capitalize on Stock Market Anxiety
and Euphoria. Remember, No One Becomes Poor Taking a Profit. Understanding
Bankruptcy. Key Considerations. Always Remember. Chapter 12 Options and the
Stock Market. What Is an Option? The Business of Options. Options Share
Many Similarities with Common Stocks. History of Options. Function of
Options. Factors Affecting Option Valuation. Underlying Security.
Volatility. Time Value. The Stock's Current Price and the Strike Price. The
Option Premium. The Option Strategy. What Is a Covered Call Option? What Is
a Covered Writer? Some Questions and Answers. Getting Started. Why Sellers
Sell Calls: Some Strategies. Option Exercise. Option Fundamentals. Using
Options and Margin. What Is Margin? Avoid the Premium Trap. Put/Call
Ratios. Option Quotes. Selling Options: Prudent Investing Method. Chapter
13 Options and Potential Returns. Naked Option Writing. Starting a Covered
Call Program. The Pricing of Options. Determining the Best Time-Value.
Determining the Best Strike Price. Determining the Best Underlying Stock.
When to Take Action. Understanding Published Option Premiums. Option
Symbols. The Standard Method of Using Options. My Method of Using Options.
Chapter 14 Margin: The Credit You Can Use. Advantages of Margin. The Margin
Account and Buying Power. The Margin Account Maintenance. Margin Interest.
Important Margin Principles. Opening a Margin Account. Basic Ideas and
Terminology. Portfolio Valuation. Portfolio Financials. Margin or
Maintenance Call. Converting Dividends into Capital Gains. Using Margin for
Personal Purchases. Chapter 15 Managing an Option Income Portfolio. The
Writing Possibilities. Option Selection for Option Writing. Selling Time
Value. Selling a Covered Call Option Stockbrokerage Commissions. Buy and
Write Strategy (Buy/Write). Formula for Stock and Option Selection. The
Option Buyer. The Proof an Option Income Portfolio Is a Winner.
Follow-Up-Action. Periodical Review of Portfolio Equity Holdings. Option
Income Portfolio Review Chapter 16 Option Income Portfolio as a Tax
Shelter. Investment Definitions. The Option Income Portfolio and Taxes.
Option Contract Closing Transaction. Tax Deferral. Tax Gains or Losses.
Capital Loss or Gain Bank. Chapter 17 Options: Standard Operating
Procedures. Rule of Thumb. No Time = No Time Value. Stock Price Goes Down.
Stock Price Stays the Same. Stock Price Goes Up. Selling and Buying Back
Calls, One Stock for One Year. Option Income Portfolio Procedure. Chapter
18 LEAPS. LEAPS Options for a Longer Term. LEAPS Pricing. LEAPS Symbols.
Chapter 19 Conclusions. Fear, Greed, Gope, and One's Self. Traits of the
Winner. Traits of the Loser. The Surprising New Shape of the Economy.
Madness of Crowds Returns. The Good News. Remember Time Plus Money for
Successful Investing. Appendix: Investing in Citigroup Through the Years.
Resources. Investing Books. Option Books. Information Links. About The
Author. Index.