====================== Good points, especially to buy right/timely; book section,top green line this page have some helpful ones. Especially 3 top trader books by Jack Schwager; stocks, derivatives.
Even then. Preferrably you understand common strategies and risk management of the underlying as well. If buying books is an issue use eMule.
============ Scotts; And with all your getting , get understanding; and get BIG Trends book by[watch this name ]Price Headly, stocks,derivatives. That book lives its name.
Quote from WD40: I hope you have already understood -- that you DO need to know how to trade stock before you can profit with options. I mean you do need to have a prognosis of where the stock is going (up, down or sideways) before applying an appropriate option strategy. ---------------------------------------------------------------- I have a good background in trading equities - 10 years experience. It's the maths that are a bit difficult.