Options
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
10th ed.
John C. Hull
John Hull is Professor of Derivatives and Risk Management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and this is his widely used derivatives textbook. You learn the theory behind pricing models, futures and options. For students and readers who want the academic foundation, not a trading manual.
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Sheldon Natenberg
Sheldon Natenberg traded options as an independent market maker on the CBOE and the Chicago Board of Trade, and he has been on the education team at Chicago Trading Company since 2000. You learn how volatility drives option prices and how professional traders think about pricing and risk. For serious readers ready for a demanding text.
Euan Sinclair
Euan Sinclair, a professional option trader who designs quantitative trading strategies, explains pricing theory and the hedging and volatility techniques built on it. A practical companion to Natenberg. For advanced readers.
Jeff Augen
Jeff Augen, a former IBM executive turned private investor and writer, spent more than a decade building software for the technical analysis of derivatives prices. He shows how to look for volatility distortions in option prices. A niche title for advanced readers.