Get Rich With Options: Four Winning Strategies Straight from the Exchange Floor (Agora Series)

Book Description

In order to survive and thrive in today's financial markets, you must seriously consider the use of options in your investment endeavors. Options allow you to reap the same benefits as an outright stock or commodity trade, but with less risk and less money on the line. The truth is, you can achieve everything with options that you would with stocks or commoditiesat less costwhile gaining a much higher percentage return on your invested dollars.

After numerous years as a market maker in the trenches of the New York Mercantile Exchange, few analysts know how to make money trading options like author Lee Lowell. In this well-rounded resource, Lowell shows both stock and commodity option traders exactly what works and what doesn't.

Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Get Rich with Options provides you with the knowledge and strategies needed to achieve optimal results within the options market. The book quickly covers the basicshow options are priced, strike price selection, the use of Delta, and using volatility to one's advantagebefore moving on to the four options trading strategies that have helped Lowell profit in this arena time and again: buying deep-in-the-money call options, selling naked puts, selling option credit spreads, and selling covered calls. Using these strategoes decisively, he says, is the fastest route to riches in the options trading game.

Get Rich with Options is packed with real-life examples of actual trades and detailed discussions of how options can be used as a hedging, speculating, or income-producing tool. You'll learn how to set up a home business with the best options trading software, tools, and Web sites. And you'll begin to see options in a whole new light and discover how to become part of a small group of investors who consistently win.

Customer Reviews:

A little hype-y, but a very good introduction on how to use options..........2007-08-29

The majority of books I've read on investing in the stock market are focused on buying and selling of actual shares of stock. I vaguely know of options, using puts and calls to leverage blocks of stock for small amounts of capital. But Get Rich With Options: Four Winning Strategies Straight from the Exchange Floor by Lee Lowell does a good job in explaining how that all works, and how best to structure your option trading to incur minimal risk and maximum gain. It just takes a little bit to get past the "over the top" title...

Contents:
Part 1 - The Option Basics: It's All About the Calls and Puts; How Options Are Priced; Option Volatility; Stocks versus Options; Why Option Selling Is Your Key to Success
Part 2 - The Strategies: Buy All the Stock You Want for Half the Price; Getting Paid to Buy Your Favorite Stock; Option Credit Spreads - The All-Star Strategy; A Day in the Life of the Market Maker; Put Your Stocks to Work - Sell Covered Calls; A Bonus Strategy - Ratio Option Spreads
Part 3 - Getting Ready to Trade: Tools of the Trade; Brokers and Commissions
Conclusion; Index

Lowell has experienced the option trading life as both a member of a brokerage firm and as an independent trader. His experience comes into play in the book, as there are detailed analyses of some of his trades that illustrate the different strategies. Part 1 was perfect for someone like me who has heard of options, and perhaps knows the bare basics, but doesn't understand why and how they are priced. Now all those things like volatility and deltas make sense. Part 2 is where he gets into the strategies he uses to buy and sell options. A couple of them are pretty easy to understand once you have the basics down (like the covered calls). In fact, it's hard to imagine why more people don't do that. A few seemed more complex and confusing, such as the ratio option spreads. Perhaps with a few more readings, it might have sunk in. But I'm not sure I was prepared by the end of the book to execute those strategies...

The main knock I have against this book is that everything's successful and works in his examples. He's pretty clear as to where the risk lies in each of the strategies. And it's easy to see how options *do* mitigate your potential loss risk while giving you a much better chance of walking away with some profit. But unless you're trading thousands of option contracts with plenty in your brokerage account to cover your exposure, the average trader is going to be walking away with a few hundred or so in profit from these techniques. Not quite "rich", but far better than watching your stock plummet or stagnate over the years. And I *really* would have liked to see him show some of the trades that *didn't* go well. He alludes to nothing being perfect or a sure bet, but you certainly won't see him dwell on the imperfections here...

Overall, this is a good book that covers a complex topic in an understandable fashion. I would have preferred a bit less hype and salesmanship, but it's not so bad as to detract from some good information and advice.

easy to understand.......2007-08-23

I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about options. It is easy to read and understand and will give you a good foundation.

great for more conservative investors interested in options.......2007-08-12

I thought this book did an excellent job of explaining some more conservative option strategies - such as buying a deep in the money call instead of buying the stock outright. Covered calls and put-sells are also covered plus 2 other strategies I doubt I would ever use. This book does not go into exotic and very risky option techniques. By the way, the title just does not fit the book.

I loved this book!.......2007-07-27

I recently started trading options successfully. The book is right on the money! As it clearly states, you must be right on the time and direction of the market, guessing won't cut it, unless you opt for the delta neutral strategies. I've read many options books and this one is the one I like the most, I highly recomend it.

Worth reading but lacks specifics.......2007-07-12

Mr. Lowell presents useful discussions of option basics as well as his favorite option trading strategies. He gives many examples of profitable credit spread trades, although all involve options on futures rather than securities. There is no explanation as to why options on securities are not included. I was also left wanting for some specifics on how he selects spreads with the highest expectation for returns, and how the he determines when to exit the spread trades prior to expiration. The information on available internet data sources is very good.

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Killing Floor
Much to Recommend Despite the Flaws
Killing Floor
Re-Reading Reacher
Great debut novel introducing a hero for the ages

Killing Floor
Lee Child
Manufacturer: Jove
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0515141429

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When Jack Reacher suddenly decides to ask a Greyhound bus driver to let him off near the town of Margrave, Georgia, he thinks it's because his brother once mentioned that the famed blues guitarist Blind Blake died there. But it doesn't take long for the footloose ex-military policeman to discover that there are plenty of strange--and very dangerous--things going on behind Margrave's manicured lawns and clean streets that demand his attention. This first thriller by a former television writer features some of the best-written scenes of action in recent memory, a crash course in currency and counterfeiting, and a hero who is just begging to be called on for an encore.

Customer Reviews:

Killing Floor.......2007-10-13

If I could give this book 3 1/2 stars I would. I felt like the first 1/2 of the book moved too slow for me. However, I do like how Jack Reacher gets the bad guys in the end. Lots of action and killing throughout the book, of course -- If that is your cup of tea, you'll love the book.

Much to Recommend Despite the Flaws.......2007-09-07

While on a cruise recently I started talking books and authors (especially mysteries) with an Englishwoman who I met one day at the breakfast table. When I mentioned I am a Michael Connelly fan, she suggested Lee Childs. Having heard his name before, I gave him a try. Always on the lookout for a new series, I picked The Killing Floor, the first installment of the Jack Reacher books.

Having finished this book, I am impressed with Lee Childs' writing ability potential. It begins with a great scenario as Jack Reacher, a military police officer, who recently left the service to wander about the country in a hobo-like existence. When a brutal murder is committed in a small Southern town, Reacher finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, hauled into the police station, and then thrown into jail despite what (as the reader knows) his obvious innocence. Things are harrowing there for a while, but he does get out and then puts his experience into action as he joins in on the investigation, finds a romantic interest too and continues his adventures. Jack Reacher is a very unique, interesting, and promising character with a macho, loner, wise-guy, and cerebral persona that always does well in the mystery genre. Terrible things are happening in this town and who is on the good or bad side keeps the reader guessing.

At this point, Childs was off to a great start and I was excited to have found a winner. Unfortunately, this five-star setup does not live up to its promise. As many others reviews have stated, The Killing Floor is full of plot holes, situations, relationships that are not credible, and incomplete character development. These flaws multiply and accelerate as the plot moves on to its conclusion and I felt as if I was being led by the nose and manipulated. However, my time with The Killing Floor was not wasted. Despite all my criticism, I did enjoy it and intend to read the next installment of the Jack Reacher series. Although full of annoyances, The Killing Floor has a spark that may turn into a great series for me. This review has gone on far longer than I originally intended and I find it difficult to find concluding words. I will simply leave it by stating that The Killing Floor was a book that I could not stop enjoying despite its many flaws.

Killing Floor.......2007-08-05

Jack Reacher roams from place to place and this time he's come to a small town in Georgia on a whim. He's eating breakfast when the town's finest blow in and arrest him for murder. It's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's a shocker for Jack when he discovers the identity of the guy he's supposed to have killed. People keep dying and it's becoming a blood bath. Jack sticks around to see justice done, but it's a scary ride all the way.

Re-Reading Reacher.......2007-08-03

We walk with Reacher down a new road. No baggage. No hassles. Striding out happily with the big man, who yearns only to be invisible, craves solitude, anonymity, a loner who can fit his possessions into a zip loc bag.

This is the first Lee Child novel, and having read virtually all the Jack Reacher thrillers, I revisited this road again, thinking I would reread the book that turned me on, that excited me to start with, The Killing Floor.

Lee Child weaves action, suspense, mystery, raw power and a killer plot into his debut novel. Still on the Amazon best seller list, which begins as Reacher, a drifter, six months out of an elite military police unit, gets off the bus in Margrave, Georgia with only a vague plan, a whimsical pilgrimage to discover the roots of a long dead guitar player named Blind Blake. He finds an old lady who sang with him. And a whole lot more he didn't bargain for.

An almost dozen books later, I'm more than acquainted with the man who simply calls himself, Reacher. This book is the beginning. Maybe the best in the series, and a good place to start. Maybe years from now, after reading Reacher a couple dozen times, you will reread this first novel too, forgetting how good it was that first time.

Great debut novel introducing a hero for the ages.......2007-08-02

Killing Floor was Lee Child's first book featuring ex-military cop and all-around hero Jack Reacher. Published in 1997, Child's debut novel (and especially his rugged-individualist protagonist) struck a nerve with audiences in the U.S. and in his native England and established him as a new force to be reckoned with in the emerging thriller genre. Even a decade later, anyone reading this book will immediately see why.

Jack Reacher is the consummate thriller hero. He's the ultimate man's man--unflinchingly brave, an unapologetic warrior for justice, street-smart, handsome, and huge (six-five)--and with just enough of a soft, sensitive side to capture any woman's heart. He's John Wayne meets Jack Bauer meets Dirty Harry, a literary hero whose exploits and adventures (and misadventures) are just plain fun to read about.

And the hero is far from the only thing to enjoy about Lee Child's writing. From its opening line ("I was arrested in Eno's diner"), Killing Floor is engaging and intriguing. The first-person narrative with short sentences and a strictly linear plot make for fast, enjoyable reading, and the setting (small-town Georgia) seems familiar enough to put the reader right into the action. In some ways the novel is a formula book (the lone gunman rides into town, identifies injustice, defeats it, gets the girl, and rides off into the sunset), but the writing is good enough that it doesn't matter. Child allows the suspense to build throughout the story and provides a real sense of small-town community, politics, and corruption.

The story opens with Jack Reacher's arrest in Margrave, Georgia, for a crime he knows he didn't commit. Right away the reader is treated to Child's evident research as Reacher silently critiques the arresting officers' mistakes in apprehending a man they believe to be a murderer. As the local authorities rush to put together the pieces of what happened outside of town, Reacher must clear his name and then track down the real criminals. Along the way, he teams up with a veteran detective and a beautiful female police officer to apprehend a villain who turns out to be much closer than anyone could have predicted.

Killing Floor is exceptionally entertaining, and though it does contain some fairly graphic descriptions of brutal violence (the cover art is a bloody handprint) and a few rather modest sex scenes, there is hardly any foul language, and the overall worldview is one of good over evil and justice for all. It is without question an "R-rated" book, but it's more like Die Hard than Quentin Tarantino. There's no spiritual content to speak of, but the underlying morality of the central characters could present opportunities for discussion. Highly recommended for readers who can enjoy a thriller with a conscience, set in a purely secular world.

The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders (A Marketplace Book)

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No secrets
Great read...
Mandatory Reading, Excellent
buy this right now dont waste time
Boo Hiss...Horrible

The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders (A Marketplace Book)
Jack D. Schwager
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Praise for THE NEW MARKET WIZARDS

"Jack Schwager simply writes the best books about trading I've ever read. These interviews always give me a lot to think about. If you like learning about traders and trading, you'll find that reading this book is time well spent." -Richard Dennis, President, The Dennis Trading Group, Inc.

"Jack Schwager's deep knowledge of the markets and his extensive network of personal contacts throughout the industry have set him apart as the definitive market chronicler of our age." -Ed Seykota

"Very interesting indeed!" -John Train, author of The Money Masters

"Successful trading demands longtime experience because it requires firsthand knowledge. If there is a shortcut to this requirement, however, it is in reading about the experiences of others. Jack Schwager's book provides that shortcut. If you find yourself sweating upon occasion as you read, then you're as close to the trading experience as you can get without actually doing it yourself." -Robert R. Prechter, Jr., editor, The Elliott Wave Theorist

THE NEW MARKET WIZARDS

Some traders distinguish themselves from the herd. These supertraders make millions of dollars-sometimes in hours-and consistently outperform their peers.

As he did in his acclaimed national bestseller, Market Wizards, Jack Schwager interviews a host of these supertraders, spectacular winners whose success occurs across a spectrum of financial markets. These traders use different methods, but they all share an edge. How do they do it? What separates them from the others? What can they teach the average trader or investor?

In The New Market Wizards, these wildly successful traders relate the financial strategies that have rocketed them to success, as well as the embarrassing losses that have proven them all too human.

Meet the Wizards of Wall Street:
* Stan Druckenmiller, who, as manager of the Soros Quantum Fund, realized an average annual return of more than 38 percent on assets ranging between $2.0 and $3.5 billion
* William Eckhardt, a mathematician who, in collaboration with trader Richard Dennis, selected and trained the now-legendary circle known as the Turtles
* Bill Lipschutz, a former architect who, for eight years, was Salomon Brothers' largest and most successful currency trader
* Blair Hull, a one-time blackjack player who began an options trading company with

Asking the questions that readers with an interest in the financial markets would love to pose to the financial superstars, and filled with candid appraisals, The New Market Wizards takes its place as a classic.

Customer Reviews:

No secrets.......2007-10-01

Jack does a nice job as usual. Have a plan, stick to it, and don't let your emotions control your trading.
Everyone loses in the beginning, so you need cash to keep going.

Great read..........2007-09-22

I am far from a great trader and definitely in the category of novice. My brother recommended I read this book and its predecessor. The knowledge I picked up from both books coupled with a lot of reading and research spawned by what I found in the book have allowed me to generate decent returns on investments that have been stagnant for about a year. Within a three week time period I was able to go from being in the hole 6% in unrealized gains to being up over 10% in unrealized gains. I have since realized those gains and re-invested them looking to turn some more profit.

So I would say this is definitely a worthwile read for those interested in finding out how the big investors/traders became who they are and trying to come up with your own methodology for not falling into some of the pitfalls the market holds for the novice investor.

Mandatory Reading, Excellent.......2007-03-07

This book is excellent, mandatory reading for all aspiring traders and interested fans of the financial markets. A joy to read, covering everything from the nuts and bolts to the philosophy/psychology of the supertrader.

buy this right now dont waste time .......2007-01-12

thats all there is too say just buy it now and dont think twice

Boo Hiss...Horrible.......2006-11-25

This is one of the worst books on investing I've ever read. I read his first one from the library and loved it. This one stinks to high heaven. Grammatical errors, misspelled words are really tough to get past. I can see one or two, but...!!!!!

On top of that, the content is empty and very disappointing. If you're looking for a book similar to the first, forget it. This one does not measure up at all. If I could get my money back, I would in a second.

Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders

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Excellent read...great for traders at all levels
Very Insightful!
Real market insights of real market pros
Insightful and entertaining
Great book for understanding tactics of successful traders

Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Stock Traders
Jack D. Schwager
Manufacturer: Collins
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0066620597
Release Date: 2003-04-15

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Newcomers to Jack Schwager's series on top traders, as well as fervent fans of his first two entries Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards, will find that Stock Market Wizards offers another revealing look at a wide spectrum of trading styles through the eyes of 15 extraordinarily successful individuals. Transcripts of incisive Q&A sessions between Schwager and traders--including Michael Lauer, Dana Galante, Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher Jr., and Claudio Guazzoni--examine the ways each approaches their specialty, whether it be value stocks, mutual funds, short selling, options trading, or other market niches. After brief but interesting introductions that place the subjects' trading practices into perspective, Schwager coaxes from them penetrating observations on setting goals, finding opportunities, learning from mistakes, and operating on a day-to-day basis. While some participants refuse to divulge proprietary practices, and Anthony admits that many traders' activities hold little relevance to individual investors, the basic doctrines nonetheless contain nuggets of wisdom that can be applied by many nonprofessionals. And, in the final "Wizard Lessons" chapter, Schwager details the 65 overarching principles (such as Trade Your Personality, Be Willing to Take a Loss, and The Importance of Setting Goals) he culled from these extensive conversations. --Howard Rothman

Book Description

The third in the bestselling Market Wizards series, this time focusing on the barometer of the economy – the stock market.

It has been nearly a decade since the publication of the highly successful The New Market Wizards. The interim has witnessed the most dynamic bull market in US stock history, a collapse in commodity prices, dramatic failures in some of the world's leading hedge funds, the burst of the Internet bubble, a fall into recession and subsequent rumblings of recovery. Who have been the ଡrket wizardsߤuring this tumultuous financial period? How did some traders manage to significantly outperform a stockmarket that during its heyday moved virtually straight up?

This book will feature interviews with a variety of traders who achieved phenomenal financial success during the glory days of the Internet boom. In contrast with the first two Market Wizard books, which included traders from a broad financial spectrum – stocks, bonds, currencies and futures – this volume will focus on traders in the stockmarket.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent read...great for traders at all levels.......2007-07-02

It really doesn't matter at what level and style that you trade at, I think you'll find this an interesting read. Most likely you won't use the specific tips provided in the book, but advice about what mentality and behavior it takes to be a successful trader. Enjoy!

Very Insightful!.......2007-06-20

This book was hard to put down....offering great insight and backgrounds on the various traders interviewed for the book. The author did a great job of showcasing each traders strengths and weaknesses...pulling enough inforamtion and details out of each interview so as to be helpful but not boring!

Real market insights of real market pros.......2007-01-17

Kokop put it perfectly. You have to be able to read between the lines and read the interviews as they were said and extract the insights in principles and guidelines that are successful.

Granted that each professional trader mentioned can't expel EVERY trading secret or methodology, you can take alot of the experience and wisdom gleened from these top traders by not only saving yourself all of the time and money necessary to acquire such wisdom and knowledge, but also by analyzing the particular styles of each trader and see how it either compliments or contrasts against your own style.

Trading is both a science and an art. Investing same thing. The difference between the top traders and those of us who have bowed out lies in the interpretations they have made based on historical facts and patterns over time. Once you understand these interpretations and apply them to today's market, you will definietly be better versed in riding the tides and avoiding major mistakes that you might have made had you otherwise not been exposed to this professional wisdom.

Take it for what it's worth, evaluate it on your own merits, use your own criteria, and I can almost guarrantee (99%) that you will improve your trades and limit your drawdowns as they are called. (there is jargon in any discipline)

Insightful and entertaining.......2006-04-23

A natural continuation in the outstanding series that derives so much valuable coaching from America's most noteworthy market speculators. (I wish there were an "options wizards" book.)

This volume focuses on stock trading. As an aspiring daytrader, I wish there was more in the way of intraday-trader interviews. There really was only one, and that guy traded S&P futures contracts, so it was about trading the entire market as a whole rather than individual equities. There exists a community of stock daytraders who work from their home office, some of whom make over $1 million per year very steadily. Too bad none of those guys were interviewed - hey, maybe another book?

Most of the traders interviewed were money managers and/or long-term position traders. Still, it's a great read that is chock full of thought-provocing content just like all the books in this hopefully not-yet-complete series.

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Great book for understanding tactics of successful traders.......2006-03-08

This new edition interviewed 13 markets wizards including sole-traders work at home office to someone employs more than 100 traders. The common thing among them is their ability to achieve superior return (average over 100% per annum) over a long period of time usually over 5 to 6 years.

They are willing to share their trading methods & strategies for the readers. Although some refuse to disclose their trading systems, the reader can still benefit from learning their logic of thinking.

However, in this 2nd edition of the book, the writer deleted 2 market wizards from the 1st edition. I don't know the reason of it but for those want to read all 15 wizards, they are reminded to find the 1st edition to read.

Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing

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A "must read" for hardwood do-it-yourselfers
Great book. Very helpful
This is a great book.
Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
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Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing
Don Bollinger
Manufacturer: Taunton
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0942391624
Release Date: 1990-10-01

Customer Reviews:

A "must read" for hardwood do-it-yourselfers.......2007-09-28

Author Don Bollinger stares in, writes, or is quoted in just about every video or book about installing, sanding and finishing hardwood flooring. I came across his video 15yrs ago while researching my first hardwood project. Of the four books I checked out from the library on the topic he was pictured and quoted in all of them. He is a master of his trade and in this book he lays out the very basic and clear steps to a beautiful floor. I read this book again before every flooring project and finely I just bought it. It takes all the uncertainty (but none of the hard work) out of laying and finishing a hardwood floor. Like most do-it-yourself books this one covers the basic principles and standard practices for the first timer as well as instructions and ideas for the adventurous. What sets this book apart from the others is the focus on common and not so common mistakes that will always result in a expensive disappointment. Once you nail down a wood floor you will realize it's never coming up again. That's a bad time to discover you should have read this book first.

Great book. Very helpful.......2007-07-10

I bought the book and the DVD and both provided information very useful for my first DIY install of hardwood flooring.

Like many projects it's the prep work that pays off in the end and it's also true with installing hardwood flooring. A sub-floor that is flat and secured to the joists along with that straight first row goes along way in ensuring a successful install.

This is a great book........2007-05-13

This book is very informative. If you are going to lay flooring then this will be very helpful.

Hardwood Floors: Laying, Sanding and Finishing.......2007-01-10

An informative book, but I merely learned how to install hardwood flooring in the author's house after reading it and watching the DVD (extra $). Really important topics, such as initial measuring and layout, were skimmed over.

I wound up hiring a professional to install my flooring instead. ugh!

Check out Hai Nguyen review.......2007-01-01

Click on Read all my reveiws for this guy... He hates everything.

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The book is in Metric and uses British Codes!
design prestressed floor
design prestressed floor

Post-Tensioned Concrete Floors
Martin Williams , and Sami Khan
Manufacturer: Laxton's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0750616814

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Post-tensioning is the most versatile form of pre stressing, a technique which enables engineers to make the most effective use of the material properties of concrete, and so to design structural elements which are strong, slender and efficient. Design in post-tensioned concrete is not difficult and, if done properly, can contribute significantly to the economy and the aesthetic qualities of a building. Post-tensioned floors have found widespread use in office buildings and car park structures, and are also frequently employed in warehouses and public buildings. However, in spite of this, most prestressed concrete texts devote comparatively little attention to floors, concentrating instead on beam elements. This book answers the need for a comprehensive treatment of post-tensioned floor design.

Customer Reviews:

The book is in Metric and uses British Codes!.......2004-07-28

Post-tensioned concrete floor design is not taught in my graduate school. I bought the book because I have a project that I may need to design a post-tensioned floor system. The book measurements are mosly in metric units and the authors mostly referred to BT Codes NOT ACI. Though well written, I found it not very practical to my application.
Joseph, Los Angeles

design prestressed floor.......1999-04-01

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design prestressed floor.......1999-04-01

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The Threshing Floor: How to Know Without a Doubt that God Hears Your Every Prayer

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$200,000
The Threshing Floor
The thrashing floor... the Prophetess knows her stuff!
Great
An eye opener

The Threshing Floor: How to Know Without a Doubt that God Hears Your Every Prayer
Juanita Bynum
Manufacturer: Charisma House
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$200,000 .......2007-09-20

Now that she on her way to divorce she states on her site an emergence, she wants you to send her $200,000 bucks to build a new threshing floor. Too bad she spent Millions on a wedding that didn't take or she could have paid cash for her little emergence. hay wait how much was that wedding ring ??? pawn shop time !

The Threshing Floor.......2007-09-11

The Threshing Floor is an awesome book. Even though I already have a strong prayer life it offered me ways to make it even stronger. Juanita Bynum is truely an anointed woman of God who dont mind allowing the Lord to use her to reach out to others.

The thrashing floor... the Prophetess knows her stuff!.......2007-09-08

This book is a real knockout. This is solid information that will floor you with a punch of truth right to the face. Prophetess knows her stuff when it comes to empowering women and living your faith. And this book proves it. You just can't beat Juanita Bynum when it comes to hearing and the will of God. That's right you too can hear God's will, even if you have to do it with a cauliflower ear. Just like her ex-husband and current business partner Bishop Thomas Weeks, Juanita Bynum pulls no punches! So enjoy this hard-hitting look at the loving, intelligent and sophisticated manual for modern living that is the Old Testament, and don't forget to keep watching Miss Bynum and Bishop Weeks on your TV set! Everytime you tune in, you are giving that old Devil two black eyes! (And remember, if your man is mistreating you, Juanita Bynum would tell you to pack up and leave. But if you have a lucrative business enterprise together, don't go too far. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer, don't you know.)

Great.......2007-09-04

The books were great, great condition just like it was advertised and arrived in a good time frame.

An eye opener.......2007-07-20

To God be the glory. This writing has blessed many in the Body of Christ, including myself.

Often times we don't really understand how to get a prayer through - this writing is a great revelation.

A Guide to Designing the Elegant Medical or Dental Office...The Largest Marketing Tool of Your Career

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A Guide to Designing the Elegant Medical or Dental Office...The Largest Marketing Tool of Your Career
DDS, MBA Mark Tholen
Manufacturer: Advanced Medical Design, Inc.
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Maximize The Potential of Your Practice! Order the book that reveals self evident truths about your office and practice. As the former CEO of a leading medical and dental office design firm, Dr. Tholen has written a fact packed book that will demonstrate how your office can speak to your patients to increase case acceptance. Not only will the information in this book save tens of thousands in the cost of your new office, this advice can assist in generating hundreds of thousands in increased production. Office design has never been so easily or completely explained as in this 139 page book of great photos and concise explanations of how to create successful designs. It is an imperative read for you or your design staff! Good luck with the office of your dreams!

The Complete Guide to Flooring (Black & Decker)

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Too simplistic
Floor guide
Helpful
Great flooring book
Something To Stand On

The Complete Guide to Flooring (Black & Decker)
Creative Publishing international , and The Editors of Creative Publishing international
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The Complete Guide to Flooring is the only truly comprehensive flooring book available, combining information on using flooring as a design element with complete step-by-step instructions for installing virtually any type of flooring-classic standards to the newest materials. The book covers ceramic tile, terrazo, natural stone, terra cotta, hardwood, wood laminate, floating plank, carpet, vinyl sheet, resilient tiles, cork, carpet tiles, leather, and the new plastic laminates. In addition, readers will learn how to repair problems with all types of flooring, how to soundproof and insulate floors, how to refinish hardwood floors, and how to create decorative paint finishes on wood floors. Flooring is one of the most visible finish surfaces in a home, and serves to unify the entire interior design. With this in mind, The Complete Guide to Flooring opens with an exciting idea section that shows the many ways in which flooring can enhance the appearance and function of a home. Following this is a chapter that introduces all types of flooring, discussing their merits and limitations. Next, a planning section shows all the preliminary steps-measuring, removing old flooring, evaluating and repairing the subfloor, estimating and ordering flooring. Then comes the heart of the book-complete instructions on how to install all types of flooring, with complete, easy-to-understand, step-by-step details. With no aspect of home flooring left unexamined, The Complete Guide to Flooring is destined to become a home improvement classic.

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Too simplistic.......2007-07-27

I've bought this book for my laminate floor project. The book turned out to be a disappointment: it gives no more information than I found on a leaflet from a laminate crate. With great details and pictures it explains very basic things, like it targeted for a 6-years old doing his school science project. But it omits really important details and nuances: how to calculate a layout so you wouldn't end up with the 1-inch wide last row, where to use which molding and how to install it, and so on. And if some unexperienced and not technically-inclined person starts his project using only this book, he very quickly may find himself in the troubles, with lot of materials and time wasted.

Floor guide.......2007-05-13

This is a great book for the do it yourself person. Great full color pictures. Complete step by step details on how to do a particular job. Have looked at several books like this and the Black and Decker book was tops. Not only does this book give you step by step instructions for a project, it also gives you a list of items needed prior to starting project. FYI I am fenmale and feel I can do any floor job with the aide of this book.

Helpful.......2007-01-05

I'm a novice DIYer and new homeowner of an old place, and I like to get all the help I can before talking to experts. This helped me get informed on some flooring options, and was certainly helpful with illustrating to my carpenter what I wanted in different areas of my current renovation project. I probably would rate it higher if I've had the chance to do the work myself, but that's for later.

Great flooring book.......2005-05-25

I've only helped a neighbour lay a wooden floor before so I needed all the help i could get. This book is informative with good pictures and ideas. It details everything from the tools you need to the different types of flooring and how to lay them
I now feel confident to embark on purchasing and laying my own wooden floor. Highly recommended for a beginner

Something To Stand On.......2004-04-28

I suspect that one of the most insane decisions in my life is deciding to redo my kitchen - on my own. This makes all kinds of practical sense, given what labor costs. But I am incorrigibly un-handy. But in a fit of pseudo-parsimony (you never really save any money doing something yourself - you just buy tools instead of labor) and a determination to recover my macho I have sailed into the unknown of plumbing, cabinetry, plastering, tiling, and, worst of all, flooring.

No sooner did it become obvious that replacing the floor was inevitable than I realized that I was completely clueless about what to use and how to go about it. Of course there is no lack of people who will tell you what they would do, but this is one of those things that you live with forever and it needed to be wholly what I wanted. At this point I scanned the shelf of the local handyman's heaven and found this little cheery volume.

For the most part it's quite practical. Chapters on planning, design, and preparation nurse you through the start up and dreaded removing of the old floor stages. Then there are chapters on hardwood floors, ceramic and stone floors, resilient flooring, and carpeting. More follows on finishing and repair. More than enough to answer the basic questions of how to close the knowledge gap and make a sensible decision about how to proceed.

There are countless photos, and the writing style is clear, even if it is a bit dull. Of course, dull is a good thing when making a major household change. One gets excited when the day is over and the job done, not by unexpected drama in the kitchen. This seems as good a reference as any I've seen, and covers far more than I ever wanted to know. I expect that someday soon my cats will be walking on something entirely new. Complaining as they go, of course.

The Tax Guide for Traders
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Full of Useful Information But Needs an Editor

Everything you wanted (and need) to know...

Read it before visiting your CPA

The Tax Guide for Traders
Robert A. Green
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Taxes play an integral role in trading success, yet no book today clearly and adequately explains the tax issues that are unique to active traders and investors. The Tax Guide for Traders provides traders with practical material on how to minimize the impact taxes have on their hard-won profits.

Written in a hands-on style that appeals to traders as opposed to accountants, it discusses the best ways to set up a trading business, key tax forms and how to use them, tax treatment for specific types of securities, what to do in case of an audit, and much more.

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Customer Reviews:

Full of Useful Information But Needs an Editor.......2006-09-14

This book is full of useful information and strategies for active traders and investors. However, it is poorly written. The author repeats himself often, while omitting important information that I guess he assumes the reader knows (for example that the mark to market election can only be changed once chosen with the specific consent of the IRS). Sections and subheadings are poorly organized. Often the author writes something like: "we recommend X for the following reasons" and no reasons follow. The book desperately needs editing. If you are prepared to put up with this and have a good understanding of the basics of the tax code as they apply to investing already then this book is very worthwhile reading. I am just starting Ted Tesser's book on taxes for traders. It is a MUCH better read. I have yet to see if it is as useful.

Everything you wanted (and need) to know..........2005-01-29

If you are an active trader, this book MUST find its way into your hands. It covers every issue necessary to help you in filing your taxes with trader status. If you can file as a trader, a whole new world of business expense deductions will be open to you. I found that this book answered every question I had, along with some I hadn't even thought of yet.

If you are familiar with author Robert Green's Green Company website, you know how much information and detail he has to share. And if you've read the many pages on his website or his articles in "Active Trader" magazine, then you know how Mr. Green is able to take the otherwise complicated and confusing (and sometimes boring) subject of taxation and present it in a way that almost anyone can follow.

You will find chapters dedicated to important topics such as entity selection and formation for traders, mark-to-market accounting, retirement planning, and tax planning, along with several examples of IRS forms filled out for various types of traders. Mr. Green recommends simple, legal, and proven techniques for reducing the number one cost of traders -- taxes. And he doesn't use risky "tax avoidance" or "multiple-entity" schemes.

This book was written just a few months ago, so it is very up-to-date. In addition, the book promises to publish free updates on Mr. Green's website. So while the tax code may constantly change, this book should always be current.

I don't think this book should be thought of as a replacement for a qualified tax professional familiar with the needs of traders, although I suppose some folks may be able to file their taxes correctly with this book's help. The tax law is just too complicated and the rules are constantly changing from court decisions and lawmakers in Washington. But this book will help you run your trading like business in a way that will allow you to maintain trader status and make life easier at tax time.

I have read every book and website I could find on the subject of trader taxation and entity formation. This book, "The Tax Guide for Traders", is the best yet. I highly recommend it.

Read it before visiting your CPA.......2004-12-15

The book discusses issues that should be considered before filing as a trader. It also discusses factors that traders should consider before electing mark-to-market accounting. The guidance here is consistent with what I've read and heard from other credible sources.

A chapter is devoted to choosing the form of entity--single member Limited Liability Company, sole proprietor, etc. The book mentions several times that a tax professional should be consulted before selecting a form of entity for the trading business. This point cannot be overemphasized.

Another chapter includes the author's recommendations for establishing retirement plans that traders who have established a business entity may find useful. The book also discusses allowable deductions for traders.

The chapter on proprietary trading discusses considerations when trading a firm's capital instead of your own, and what to consider before associating with a firm as an employee or independent contractor.

For the most part, the book uses examples to illustrate key points effectively. The chapter on IRS audits includes a couple of cases studies--an audit of a part-time trader and an audit of an unprofitable trader. Illustrative Schedule Cs (Profit or Loss from Business)--for a sole proprietor and an LLC--are presented and discussed in some detail. The chapter on futures and commodities trading seemed to lack the level of detail that was present in other parts of the book, although it does provide a good overview of the relevant issues. As for taxation of equity, index, and ETF option trades, the book does not offer any guidance at all in this area.

The author is a CPA, and CEO of an accounting firm that provides services to traders and investors. This edition of the book was published in late 2004. Readers are invited to log on to the accounting firm's web site to get updates on issues that were not included in the print edition when it went to press. The web site also has links to journal articles published by the author that will be of interest to active traders.

I was somewhat bothered by the Introduction to the book, where the author appears to take a dim view of other tax professionals who serve trader/clients or want to get into the business of serving them. We are told, for example, that unless your local CPA or tax attorney handles "dozens" of traders, they probably will come up short in their advice to you." Dozens? Oh, come on now.

That said, I believe the book is a good starting point for active traders who are considering making a business out of it. With this information at hand, you should be able to ask good questions of your local CPA. He or she should be able to put you on the right path or, if appropriate, refer you to another tax professional with experience in this area.

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