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Options Trading for Beginners: Learn Everything About Option
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Options Trading for Beginners: Learn Everything About Option

Complete education in simple language for investing in options: basic strategies for buying & selling, planning, & more
Created byArdi Aaziznia
Last updated 6/2023
English
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What you'll learn

  • 3 dimensions of options: long, short, and speed
  • Calculating implied moves from implied volatility
  • What to know when using debit spreads
  • Option selling and option buying in different volatility regimes
  • Basic option strategies
  • What to know when using credit spreads

Course content

1 section6 lectures1h 49m total length
  • Why Options14:30

    Learn why options offer defined risk and cost efficiency, and grasp pricing, intrinsic and extrinsic value, implied volatility, Greeks, and core strategies like calls, puts, cash-secured puts, and covered calls.

  • Lecture 1 Quiz
  • The Basics15:44

    Explore the basics of options trading, including buying and selling calls and puts, payout diagrams, and margin impact for capital efficiency.

  • Lecture 2 Quiz
  • The Greeks15:38

    Master the greeks—delta, gamma, theta, and vega—while learning time decay, liquidity, and open interest to build your foundation in option trading.

  • Lecture 3 Quiz
  • Implied Volatility9:51

    Differentiate realized from implied volatility, explain VIX and 30-day expectations for S&P 500, and convert annualized values to monthly or weekly or daily terms for buying or selling volatility.

  • Lecture 4 Quiz
  • Buying and Selling Options28:22

    Learn bullish and bearish option strategies by buying calls, selling puts, buying puts, and selling calls, with risk management, margin, probability, and implied volatility considerations using real-world stock examples.

  • Lecture 5 Quiz
  • Vertical Spreads25:44

    Explore vertical spreads, including debit and credit strategies, in the option chain. Debit spreads bet on fast moves and long volatility, while credit spreads rely on decay and short volatility.

  • Lecture 6 Quiz

Requirements

  • No trading experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know

Description

I understand options can be complicated and overwhelming. When to buy or sell,  what to buy, and what is the best strategy for different market behaviour are all valid and big concerns of many new traders, including myself when I started options trading years ago. But how do you make sure that you know all the critical knowledge of options trading and are prepared to save your hard-earned money from market volatility? The goal here is to have you get started in your options trading journey after this course and have you prepared to safely invest in options.


This course is designed for those who have no experience with options trading. However, I am covering strategies that many experienced traders and myself leverage every day. Options are very capital efficient and using them will allow you to gain exposure to much bigger returns, without needing a bigger account size. Like any investment, there are risks involved which you can control by using the right strategies and skillsets. These tools are what I am offering you in this course.


In this course, you will learn the alphabet of options trading. The course covers key concepts such as option pricing, implied volatility, selling and buying options and vertical spreads. Each lesson is short and easy to understand and is followed by a short quiz to make sure you have completely learnt the content. I am confident this course will add valuable tools to your investment knowledge base. Happy trading!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner traders
  • Day traders
  • Retail traders
  • Retail investors
  • Finance professionals looking to expand their skillset