Colleagues, can anyone advise a book describing not options themselves as an instrument type, but the market in general? Which exchanges in the world trade options, what are the biggest brokers, common fees structure and so on? I've read Connolly and Natenberg, not much there about it.
My personal favorite books on Options Trading are: <a href = "http://www.amazon.com/Options-Futures-Other-Derivatives-9th/dp/0133456315/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395251198&sr=1-1"> Options, Futures, And Other Derivatives </a> - by John Hull <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/Options-Strategic-Investment-Lawrence-McMillan/dp/0735204659/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395251402&sr=1-2&keywords=mcmillan"> Options as a Strategic Investment </a> by Lawrence McMillan The first book is a bit technical and mathematical, and is used in various graduate level finance classes. It may be difficult to read depending on your background, but is well worth it. ------------------------------ <a href="http://www.optionstack.com/"> Automated Options Backtesting </a>
Understand your Risk first. The Free short version https://riskdoctor.s3.amazonaws.com/OTTHRLITE.pdf A lite version, but not at all lite reading. If you can grasp it, you'll get the full version, learn it and your trading will never be the same again. Carl
Starting point for options exchanges: https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/index.php?f=1562 Starting point for brokers volume: http://www.nyxdata.com/, but I could not find in 2 minutes brokers volume from cboe or occ...
Someone posted this link a few days ago - http://www.futuresindustry.org/futures-industry.asp - and on the home page you'll see their annual survey of global futures and futures options volume: top contracts, exchanges and comparisons to a year ago. Equity futures and options are included here, but not options on individual shares or ETFs. That would come from another trade association but I don't know which one.