Trading Commodity Options

Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity takes readers on an unfamiliar voyage destined to simplify the options on futures markets and arm market participants with the knowledge to employ smarter commodity market strategies.

Many books have been written on options trading, but most focus on the academic side of options suggesting there are black and white answers and reliable mathematical formulas to determine profit and loss. Yet, options traders must be ready and willing to deal in gray areas, approximations, and guesswork. Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity bridges the gap between traditional options trading literature and real-life trading examples. Through tough-learned lessons, this book tackles the nearly impossible task of streamlining the process of developing an appropriate options strategy for any market environment and risk tolerance, then making the necessary mid-trade adjustments to improve the odds of success.

The authors a frequent contributor of commodity market analysis to CNBC's Mad Money TV show hosted by Jim Cramer. She is also a regular guest on the Options Insight segment on Bloomberg Television with Abigail Doolittle. Garner has been a futures and options broker, where for over nearly two decades she has had a front-row seat to the trials, tribulations, and victories traders have been dealt by the commodity markets.

Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity is Garner's fifth title. She is a best-selling author and has been praised for her knack of portraying complicated subject matter in an easy-to-read and entertaining format. Readers will undoubtedly walk away with the tools needed to utilize options, tame the treacherous commodity markets, and create custom-risk and reward profiles to meet the needs of traders regardless of size and experience.

"If you are looking to get rich quick, keep looking. Carley Garner's latest effort outlines the brutal consequences that come with lackadaisical risk management in commodity trading. Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity opens readers' minds to imaginative and unconventional option strategies intended to reduce the hazards of speculation as well as help businesses improve the efficiency of their hedging activities. If you are willing to think outside of the box and put in the legwork, this book is essential for those searching for a smarter way to participate in the futures markets."-James Cramer, Host of Mad Money, CNBC

"The authors one of the premier voices on trading options and commodity futures. She is as authentic as she is knowledgeable. Trading Commodity Options...with Creativity is the perfect combination of her expertise and personality and it as engaging as it is helpful. This book is a fantastic real-world guide on how to how trade commodity options with finesse."-Abigail Doolittle, Options Insight Host, Bloomberg Television

"Carley breaks down commodity options trading with a precision that only a seasoned pro can do. The well-thought-out format showing the pros and cons of different strategies provides a consistent template essential for learning. The biggest bonus is the unexpected wealth of information on everything from seasonals to expirations. The subtleties take the book well beyond a pure textbook. Nice job!"-Linda Raschke, Professional Trader

"One of Carley's greatest skills is the ability to make complex topics easy to understand. Trading commodity options with...Creativity is another example of her skill. Carley's ability is to demystify the sometimes-intimidating world of options trading is amazing and valuable to every level of trader. Veteran traders view options as part math and part religion. Once you are indoctrinated into this world you won't trade without them."-Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services and CNBC Contributor