Unlike many of the investment books on the market today, this one was not written by a stockbroker, market maker, professional money manager or some other individual making their livelihood buying or selling securities. This book was written by two experienced businessmen who were concerned about how to retire successfully given the extremely low returns available in today's low interest environment. Both authors are financially conservative, and neither are prone to jump on the latest bandwagon. This book is a product of their learnings and experience, and they are happy to share what they believe to be a realistic approach to income generation in retirement or just general portfolio growth for those not ready to take the retirement leap. If at times the book seems redundant, that is intentional. It takes a few iterations to understand the concepts. This purpose of this book is to provide you with the information to begin trading options successfully, we have resisted the impulse to include every possible permutation of each example trade or sharing information that would be 'helpful someday, but not today.' Options are like an onion with layers and layers of complexity and alternative choices. That is one of the things that makes options trading so much more attractive to us than stock ownership. In this book we are offering up basic strategies, and, as you begin to trade with options you will learn the many variables and alternatives available to you. For now, master the basics and the rest will come with time. You can be a successful options trader just using the basics outlined in this book.