Russell Stultz has written 60 books on computer technology, management, and investing. Many are distributed in 18 languages. This is his fifth options book. The second edition of his highly successful The Only Options Book You'll Ever Need and his The Option Strategy Desk Reference from Business Expert Press were both released in early 2019. Upon completion of his military service in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service, Stultz attended college and worked in the electronics industry, including Dallas-based Texas Instruments Incorporated, as a technical writer, instructional designer, and department manager. He later wrote several management and technology books for Prentice-Hall, Inc.'s college textbook and trade divisions and founded Wordware Publishing, Inc. where he served as Wordware's CEO for 27 years. After the sale of Wordware in 2009, he took a series of formal market trading courses and became a full-time market trader specializing in options and futures.