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Where to buy a book press?
I need to get a book press for my brother’s school. He is in a Autistic non-profit school and they have a book hospital where they try and fix all of the books they get donated to them. The problem is, they are doing it by hand and it takes a consderable time and effort to do it. I’m looking on-line for one but I come up with millions of pages of books and no presses. Does anyone know where I can buy a affordable one online? Thanks! Mindy
What is the best/cheapest language book and dictionary to learn Italian?
I am using Berlitz…an old paperback book, but I am looking for the best one. I also am interested in finding the best and most complete dictionary (book and online) to learn Italian.
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4 Comments »Options Trading Strategies – Book Review – Sheldon Natenberg, Option Volatility and Pricing
As with most books on the topic of how to trade options, the amount of material to get through can be daunting. For example, with Sheldon Natenberg’s Option Volatility & Pricing, it is about 418 pages to digest. There are adequate reader reviews on Amazon and Google Book Search, to help you decide if you will get the book. For those who have just started or are about to read the book, I’ve summarized the core concepts in the larger and essential chapters to help you get through them quicker. The number on the right of the title of the chapter is the number of pages contained within that chapter. It is not the page number. The percentages represent how much each chapter makes up of the 418 pages in total, excluding appendices. 1 The Language of Options. 12, 2.87%.2 Elementary Strategies. 22, 5.26%.3 Introduction to Theoretical Pricing Models. 16, 3.83%.4 Volatility. 30, 7.18%.5 Using an Option’s Theoretical Value. 14, 3.35%.6 Option Values and Changing Market Conditions. 32, 7.66%.7 Introduction to Spreading. 10, 2.39%.8 Volatility Spreads. 36, 8.61%.9 Risk Considerations. 26, 6.22%.10 Bull and Bear Spreads. 14, 3.35%.11 Option Arbitrage. 28, 6.70%.12 Early Exercise of American Options. 16, 3.83%.13 Hedging with Options. 16, 3.83%.14 Volatility Revisited. 28, 6.70%.15 Stock Index Futures and Options. 30, 7.18%.16 Intermarket Spreading. 22, 5.26%.17 Position Analysis. 32, 7.66%.18 Models and the Real World. 34, 8.13%. Focus on chapters 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17 and 18, which makes up about 66% of the book. These chapters are relevant for practical trading purposes. Here are the key points for these focus chapters, which I’m summarizing from a retail option trader’s perspective. 4 Volatility. Volatility as a measure of speed in context of price in/stability for a given product in a particular market. Despite its shortcomings, the definition of volatility still defaults to these assumptions of the Black-Scholes Model: 1. Price changes of a product remain random and cannot be engineered, making it impossible to predict price direction prior to its movement. 2. Percent changes in the product’s price are normally distributed. 3. As the product’s price percent changes are counted as continuously compounded, the product’s price on expiry will become lognormally distributed. 4. The lognormal distribution’s mean (mean reversion) is to be found in the product’s forward price. 6 Option Values and Changing Market Conditions. Use of Delta in its 3 equivalent forms: Rate of Change, Hedge Ratio & Theoretical Equivalent of the Position. Treatment of Gamma as an option’s curvature to explain the opposite relationship of OTM/ITM strikes to the ATM strike having the highest Gamma. Dealing with the Theta-Gamma inverse relationship, as well as Theta being intertwined synthetically as long decay and short premium with Implied Volatility, as measured by Vega. 8 Volatility Spreads. Emphasis is on the sensitivities of a Ratio Back Spread, Ratio Vertical Spread, Straddle/Strangle, Butterfly, Calendar, and Diagonal to Interest Rates, Dividends and the 4 Greeks with specific attention on the effects of Gamma and Vega. 9 Risk Considerations. A sobering reminder to select spreads with the lowest aggregate risk spread versus the highest probability of profit. Aggregate Risk as measured in terms of Delta (Directional Risk), Gamma (Curvature Risk), Theta (Decay/Premium Risk) and Vega (Volatility Risk). 11 Option Arbitrage. Synthetic positions are explained in terms of manufacturing an equivalent risk profile of the original spread, using a mix of single options, other spreads and the underlying product. Clear caution that transforming trades into Conversions, Reversals and Adjustments are not risk-free; but, may raise the trade’s nearer-term risks even though the longer-term net risk is lowered. There are material differences in the cash flows of being long options versus short options, arising from the Skew bias unique to a product and the interest rate built into Calls making them disparate against Puts. 14 Volatility Revisited. Different expiry cycles between near-term versus longer-term options creates a longer-term volatility average, a mean volatility. When volatility rises above its mean, there is relative certainty that it will revert to its mean. Likewise, mean reversion is highly likely as volatility drops below its mean. Gyration around the mean is an identifiable characteristic. Discernible volatility traits make it essential to forecast volatility in 30 day periods: 30-60-90-120 days, give the typical term to be short credit spreads between 30-45 and long debit spreads between 90-120 days. Reconciling Implied Volatility as a measure of consensus volatility of all buyer/sellers for a given product, with inconsistencies in Historical Volatility and predictive constraints of Future Volatility. 15 Stock Index Futures and Options. Effective use of Indexing to remove single stock risk. Distinct treatment of the risks for stock-settled Indexes (including impact of dividend/exercise) separate from cash-settled Indices (absent of dividend/exercise). Explains logic for Theoretically Pricing the options on Stock Index Futures, in addition to pricing the Futures contract itself, to determine which is economically viable to trade – the Futures contract itself or the options on the Futures. 17 Position Analysis. A more robust method than just eye balling the Delta, Gamma, Vega and Theta of a position is to use the relevant Theoretical Pricing model (Bjerksund-Stensland, Black-Scholes, Binomial) to scenario test for changes in dates (daily/weekly) before expiration, % changes in Implied Volatility and price changes within and near +/- 1 Standard Deviation. These factors feeding the scenario tests, once graphed, reveal the relative ratios of Delta/Gamma/Vega/Theta risks in terms of their proportionality impacting the Theoretical Price of specific strikes making up the construction of a spread. 18 Models and the Real World. Addresses the weaknesses of these core assumptions used in a traditional pricing model: 1. Markets are not frictionless: buying/selling an underlying contract has restrictions in terms of tax implications, limitation on funding and transaction costs. 2. Interest rates are variable, not constant over the option’s life. 3. Volatilty is variable, not constant over the options’ life. 4. Trading is not continous 24/7 – there are exchange holidays resulting in gaps in price changes. 5. Volatility is linked to Theoretical Price of [...]
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I read it in 2007 or 2008 and was really popular then. I think it was on the bestseller list or Oprah’s list but couldn’t find it there. It was writen by an African American woman who went through hell most of her life with drugs, prostitution, and crime. She turned her life around as an adult. It either has something about cake in the title or her name.
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Product DescriptionAfter two bestselling series examining the Civil War and WWII, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War. Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington’s army. The action focuses on one of the most iconic events in American history: Washington cross – ing the Delaware. Unlike the bo… More >> To Try Men’s Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom
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In an age of new media where the rules are changing faster than we can write them, it would make sense that publishing rules are changing too, wouldn’t it? Does it still make sense to query an agent, go to conferences and network with other writers? Or should you just sit home and blog and hope someone finds you online? Truth be told, it’s a combination of all of it. Sites like Twitter have really leveled the playing field. If used effectively, Twitter can really help you to leverage your market. You don’t have to be a superstar when you start on Twitter but you can certainly become one by being on it. Then of course there’s blogging, and social networking, video and on and on. So what should a budding author do to get noticed? Or, perhaps you have self-published a book and want to get a mainstream house to pick it up. The key here is to first identify your goals, then find ways to go after them both online and off. Queries, do they make sense?Yes they do. Publishing still lives by a few standards and this is one of them. There is a process and you should still respect it. This doesn’t mean that you won’t wake up someday to an email from a publisher or agent who has read your blog and wants to publish it (yes, some publishers will publish blogs) but until that happens, the submission process is a sacred, old world tradition that isn’t likely to go away anytime soon. Does networking matter?Yes but here’s the good news. You don’t have to fly around the country to every conference to do this. You can network right from your own home. The key is to find a network that works, and stay connected. That network could be on Twitter, Facebook, Squidoo, it could even be through your blog, other blogs you follow or, an old fashioned email connection. Whatever it is, it’s easier than ever these days to stay in touch with people without having to hop a plane to do so. Facebook strategies, what will get you noticed?Social networking is a great way to get noticed but if you’re using the page as your own personal go-to site for friends and family, then you’re not using it to its full potential. Design your Facebook page to support your work: make sure your blog is feeding to Facebook, keep the site updated with current projects, events, you can even use it to become a filter if necessary. The key is, use Facebook as your professional resume. You should also consider “friending” people who are in similar industries, you can even go in and friend a publisher or two, you never know where this Facebook friendship could lead. What’s considered a “good” online presence?A good online presence is one that helps build your platform. So a web site and blog, a social networking page and if you’re really ready to push yourself online, maybe even a Twitter account. You should also consider a newsletter sign-up on your home page or an RSS feed to your blog. Publishers like to see when authors are building their tribe and once you start adding subscribers, you can also mention this to the publishers you’re pitching. What are the key pieces that publishers find attractive in a new author?Your book is your resume: if you decide to self-publish as a means to get the book out there and/or find a publisher, remember that your book really is your resume. You would never send a resume to a potential employer that was full of typos, right? You should never send a book out into the world that isn’t letter perfect. The quickest way to get noticed is by publishing quality work, the quickest way to get dismissed is by producing junk. Second, they want an author who knows his or her market and, if you’re connected to it online, all the better. Do publishers really care about all of this stuff?You bet they do. When a publisher is considering an author, they will often look at the author’s “reach” or platform, you can start pulling this together by working your Internet base, building your followers and getting buzz going on your book or topic even before it’s published. So what can I do right now to get started?1.) Get a web site 2.) Start a blog 3.) Get to know your online community, where do they hang out, what blogs do they read. You should be reading and commenting on those blogs. Get to know your virtual neighbors. 4.) Find out how you can be of service. This is particularly true of non-fiction authors: find out what the need is and figure out how to fill that need. There’s no quicker way to becoming a trusted resource than by becoming a trusted source. The Internet has really leveled the playing field when it comes to getting published, getting noticed, and building a platform. With some marketing and careful effort, you can build your platform/audience base, and gain some much needed attention for your work. The years of sitting in some publisher’s slush pile are gone. Now, thanks to sites like Facebook, Squidoo, and Twitter you can cultivate a voice, audience and, if you’re lucky, even a publisher! 7 Things to do Before, During and Right After a Networking Event 1.) Make sure you have enough business cards. I know this sounds sort of like a no-brainer but you’d be amazed how many times folks show up without business cards. 2.) Make sure and have a pen with you at all these events. When you talk to someone and get their card, jot a few quick notes on the back so you remember what you talked about. If you don’t I can almost guarantee you’ll forget by the time you get home. 3.) If there is a meal served, be sure to sit with people you don’t know and introduce [...]
What company published the old hardcover Disney books?
I remember these from my childhood, (late 80′s, early 90′s). The books all had white hardcovers with the front picturing the stories characters. The inside of the covers had blue paper pasted to it, with various Disney characters. I don’t believe they are currently published anymore, but I can’t remember who published them, or if the books had a certain series name. Any help appreciated.
Top Ten Teen Books You Must Read?
Hi, just want to know any good teen books to read If ur gonna put a saga of books please count that as one on your list Thanks!