I actually read them all before. I love to be able to trade vol. I was referring to @PoopyDeek's statement that I could trade vol after solving all homework problems in Hull. I don't recall reading or solving any vol trading problems in Hull. Do you know where in Hull discusses/teaches vol trading? Thanks.
Like an initiation. Did that to me when I first joined. We newbies/amateurs need a sense of humor and thick skin to survive ET.
I am not saying futures are better than options, just better for beginners. There is one thing they have in common - the market. It will take the same amount of time to learn the market, then add the amount of time to learn options. I started out with options. It takes a while. With options you have a lot more to consider than just market direction. WAY MORE. With futures you only have direction. With options, the spreads are variable. In futures, the spreads are usually 1 tick. You really need to understand how all the variables affect the price of an option.
It sounds like you are comparing options trading to daytrading futures and making a LOT of assumptions on how to trade them.
If that is true, then it makes my point. Options are very complicated and not suitable to absolute beginners.