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Acknowledgments. Foreword (William J. Brodsky). Introduction. Part I The Basics of Option Greeks. 1 The Basics. 2 Greek Philosophy. 3 Understanding Volatility. 4 Option-Specific Risk and Opportunity. 5 An Introduction to Volatility-Selling Strategies. 6 Put-Call Parity and Synthetics. 7 Rho. 8 Dividends and Option Pricing. Part II Spreads. 9 Vertical Spreads. 10 Wing Spreads: Condors and Butterflies. 11 Calendar and Diagonal Spreads. Part III Volatility. 12 Delta-Neutral Trading: Trading Implied Volatility. 13 Delta-Neutral Trading: Trading Realized Volatility. 14 Studying Volatility Charts. Part IV Advanced Option Trading. 15 Straddles and Strangles. 16 Complex Spreads. 17 The Trader’s Thought Process. Index.