Review of The Index Trading Course (Wiley Trading) (Hardcover)

I've read several books by Fontanils, and have attended his workshops as well. The books are excellent, and. if anything, contain too much information. He does a good job of staying on top of things, so that he can give you the latest available information and thinking on the subject of options.

But what clinched it for me is that this book is recommended by Tom Sosnoff at Think-or-Swim. That says it all. He's a master at index trading. You may be able to fool the general reader or trading amateur, but you can't fool Tom Sosnoff. If he recommends anything, just buy it. You'll always be safe. And, by the way, if you want to trade options or any option-related product, open a Think-or-Swim account. We have, and we don't regret it. For options trading it's simply the best platform out there. (I have no connection with TOS, and have nothing to gain by saying this.)



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Review of Trade Options Online (Trading for a Living) (Hardcover)

Wow!A book that really delivers the goods.

Starting out with Online Investing 101. and moving on to Online Trading Resources Fontanills introduces the world of cyber trading. Then he moves to introduce theoptions basics strategies. In particular he concentrates on VerticalSpreads.and Covered Writes to show how to trade online.

Then he movesto his trademark of Delta Neutral Strategies. The book covers Ratio Spreadsand Backspreads, Sideways Spread Strategies.Now we got tothe bits that I really was thrilled by the Cybervesting from A to Z. Thisis a complete analysis of all the investment web sites that options tradersneed to know.If it is not here then forget it.This is an exhaustivereview of all the players on the web for option trading.

As a frustratedoption trader I was enthralled by his review of all the brokers and theirrankings. He is candid and brutal in his rankings. he concentrates on theirperformance not their marketing.I was surprised by his choice for bestbroker.

He wraps up with good sections on Living Online, Appendices andof course a Glossary.

This was a great read that will live on my desk asa reference guide for my trading.It is the Fontanills trademark of beingeasy to understand, practical and written for the average reader not thePHD. This man can really write so others can grasp the complex strategiesthat he conveys.

I like the candid story of his life, cancer victim,Harvard MBA etc. and now a money manager for a living.

Great read andinvaluable guide to how to trade options online.

Alison Pearlman



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Review of The Volatility Course (Hardcover)

Readers would buy this book assuming that they will be able to master the concept of volatility, and use it in their options trading, but this is far from being the case.
One would expect a book that deals with an advanced concept such as volatility, to take it as a given that the readers are already familiar with all the basics such as "an option gives the buyer the RIGHT not the OBLIGATION" etc.Iestimate that about 2/3 of the book deals with such beginner stuff.
On top of that, the authors don't even try to conceal that their primary purpose in writing the book is to deliver traffic to their premium web service.
I did learn a few things about volatility, but I was left with the feeling that I was tricked



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Review of The Stock Market Course (Hardcover)

Great idea for a book, but poor execution. The idea is to introduce novices to the stock market and teach them all the fundamentals. But this book is so poorly organized and biased that novices will be only confused, and more knowledgeable investors disappointed. The authors are the sponsors of a web service for options traders, and they never fail to recommend their service. The book is biased toward options trading, technical analysis, momentum trading, and chart analysis: not strategies for beginners.

The organization is extremely confusing, seemingly random, and with lots of repetition. For example, the chapter on option trading comes before the chapters on market analysis. At the end of each chapter there is a summary of the main points of the chapter; great idea, but the only problem is that the chapter summaries do not accurately reflect the chapter contents. For example, the chapter summary for "fundamental analysis" lists the PEG ratio as a key point of the chapter, but the chapter doesn't even mention the PEG ratio! PEG ratio isn't mentioned until a later chapter on "analyzing company reports." In that chapter(p. 237-8), the authors suggest that a P/E ratio of 143(!) is quite acceptable for a growth stock (EMC corp) and that a stock with such a P/E would make a good investment!! EMC Corp. fell from $101 in 2000 to $4 in 2002. It's trading now around $10, with a P/E of 21 (July 2006). On a similar note, Enron is described as a "green" or environmentally friendly stock.

Even worse, the book presents no coherent program for investing in stocks, just a bunch of random, often contradictory advice. It turns out that all the indicators for avoiding a stock are also good indicators for buying the stock if you are a "contrarian" investor. Hardly a coherent trading program for novices.



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