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The options market is highly specialized, intricate, and often misunderstood. The reputation of options as high risk is only partially deserved. In fact, options products may be structured to suit any investment profile, from very high risk to very conservative, or to be used strictly to hedge risks in equity positions.
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Thomsett, M.C. (2018). Market Overview. In: The Complete Options Trader. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76505-1_2
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