Options
McMillan on Options
2nd ed.
Lawrence McMillan, publisher of The Option Strategist newsletter and former head of equity arbitrage at Thomson McKinnon Securities, wrote this shorter, more trading-focused book. It covers his practical strategies and volatility tools. For readers who want McMillan's thinking without the full reference volume.
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