George A. Fontanills (Miami, FL), who received his MBA from the prestigious Harvard Business School, is the cofounder and President Emeritus of Optionetics, the world leader in options education, with offices around the globe specializing in teaching high-profit, low-risk, low-stress options trading strategies ([...] Additionally, George's reputation as "the dean of options trading" has led to numerous guest appearances on television and radio shows across the country. A retired hedge fund manager, he has written and cowritten many books on trading, including The Options Course, The Stock Market Course, and The Volatility Course, all published by Wiley. He is also author of the forthcoming Trading Options for Dummies.

Introduction: Online Trading in the Twenty-first Century.

Chapter 1 The Options Market Today.

Chapter 2 Online Investing 101.

Chapter 3 Online Trading Resources.

Chapter 4 A Primer for Trading Stocks and Options.

Chapter 5 Basic Option Trading Strategies.

Chapter 6 Vertical Spreads.

Chapter 7 Delta Neutral Strategies.

Chapter 8 Ratio Spreads and Backspreads.

Chapter 9 Sideways Strategies.

Chapter 10 The Futures Market.

Chapter 11 Online Trading from A to Z.

Chapter 12 The Quest for the Ultimate Online Brokerage.

Chapter 13 Order Processing.

Chapter 14 Ready, Set, Engage.

Appendix A Useful Tables, Data, and Strategy Reviews.

Appendix B Market Analysis Terminology.

Appendix C Financial Software Guide.

Appendix D Financial Web Site Guide.

Appendix E Online Brokerage Directory.

Index.