About the Author

Senior Commodity Market Strategist and Broker, STOCKS & COMMODITIES Magazine Columnist, TheStreet.com Contributor, and Author Carley Garner is an experienced futures and options broker with DeCarley Trading, a division of Zaner Financial Services, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her commodity market analysis is often referenced on Jim Cramer's Mad Money on CNBC and she is a regular guest on Bloomberg Television's Options Insight segment with Abigail Doolittle. Garner is a regular contributor to TheStreet.com and its Real Money Pro service and is also a regular on the speaking circuit and can be found at TradersEXPOs and MoneyShows throughout the country. Garner is also an award-winning commodity futures and options trading book author. In addition to Trading Commodity Options with Creativity, Garner has authored Higher Probability Commodity Trading; A Trader's First Book on Commodities (three editions); Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets; and Commodity Options. Her e-newsletters, The DeCarley Perspective and The Financial Futures Report, have garnered a loyal following; she is also proactive in providing free trading education at www.DeCarleyTrading.com. Carley is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, from which she earned dual bachelor's degrees in finance and accounting. Carley jumped into the options and futures industry with both feet in early 2004 and has become one of the most recognized names in the business. Carley authors a monthly column in Stocks & Commodities magazine and has been featured by several major media outlets. Visit Carley at www.DeCarleyTrading.com.

Reviews

"A great read for both beginner and advanced commodity traders. Carley nails the seemingly impossible task of leveling the playing field by imparting vital concepts in easy to digest bites ...she doesn't leave out the harsh realities and heartbreak many overzealous speculators face." -- JON NAJARIAN, co-founder NajarianFamilyOffice.com "I love the book... it's an MBA in trading for the price of a few cups of Starbucks! I have been in financial markets for 30 years and I learned many new strategies and ideas...Bravo!"--Tobin Smith CEO & Founder Transformity Media Inc., Former Co-star of Bulls and Bears on Fox News "... the new 'bible' of futures trading. Garner tackles every nuance of commodity tradingand does it well; margins, spreads, seasonal patterns, technicals, speculative and commercial players - there isn't a thing she's seemed to have left out. She gives real world strategies too, a few which even this old dog is going to keep as new tricks"-- DAN DICKER, Senior contributor RealMoney.com and Oilprice.com and Author, Shale Boom, Shale Bust: The Myth of Saudi America "Carley's introductions to different types of technical analysis helps remove some of mystery of chart interpretation and in pattern identification. Often we need to be reminded that trading futures has big advantages but not without some significant risks. It's refreshing to read a book that stresses practicality and fundamental product knowledge."-- JIM IUORIO, 30-year market veteran and CNBC contributor. "An outstanding reference for traders of all levels ... it tackles some of the common themes in commodities. It is an exceptional starting point for traders and investors new to the industry." -- DANIELA CAMBONE-TAUB, Editor-in-Chief and Anchor, Kitco News; Contributor to TheStreet.com and Forbes "If you are only going to read one book on the futures market this has to be it." -- PHIL FLYNN, FOX Business Contributor, Senior Market Analyst at The PRICE Futures Group