Course Highlights
  • Master the basic nuts and bolts of Options trading
  • Understand the theory and mathematics behind Options
  • What are the factors that affect Options pricing
  • How are Options different than Stocks
  • How you can use Options even if you invest in Stocks and create superior Combo strategies
  • Anyone interested in learning about Options trading
  • LIve trades using Thinkorswim platform
  • Art of adjusting Single Options strategies
Curriculum

18 Topics
History of Options Definitions of Options and a Call Option
Introduction to Call Options
Understanding Call Option details through a Real estate example
What are In-The-Money (ITM) At-The-Money (ATM) and Out-of-The-Money (OTM) Options
Buyer and Seller risk profiles Risk Graphs Seller advantages
Option screens option chains Expiry series and Call Option layout
Choice of expiry series and ITM ATM and OTM Options when looking at AAPL Options
Call Option performance in real-time and on the day of expiry
Risk Graphs of ITM ATM and OTM Options
Option Sellers risk profile
A real-world example of Put Options - Buying Insurance
Introduction to Options Quiz
Put Options quotes and screens on a Trading platform
More examples of Option Chain Parameters for Put Options
Older example of AAPL Put Option sellers
Using Put Options spreads to limit risk
Introduction to Options Quiz 2
CONCLUSION OF INTRODUCTION TO OPTIONS SECTION

13 Topics
Explaining Time Decay in real-world examples of Real estate and Insurance
Time Decay Quiz
Explaining Implied Volatility in real-world examples of Real estate
Implied Volatility computation - How is Implied Volatility reflected in Option Prices
Implied Volatility in action - CAT and NFLX Options. Buyer / Seller implications
Implied Volatility Quiz
Option Greeks primer
Option delta (The king of Greeks)
Option Gamma
Option Vega
Option Theta
Option Greeks quiz
CONCLUSION OF OPTIONS FOUNDATION PART OF BUNDLE

5 Topics
Long Calls (Buying Call Options). Live trade on CMG (Chipotle Mexican Grill)
Short Call trade on GLD (Gold ETF)
Long Put trade idea and entry on FXE
Short Puts (Selling Put Options) using GS (Goldman Sachs) as example
Criteria for Long Options Quiz

8 Topics
Order types Transaction costs market Makers role etc
Bid-Ask spread Expiry series Exercise and assignment Volume and Open Interest
The four strategies BOX - Call and Put Options
Pitfalls of Short Calls and Short Puts
Four Strategy choices - 2 Bullish and 2 Bearish
Strategy Case study - S&P 500 Index and GOOG AAPL and PCLN
Strategy case study - Linkedin Trade idea
Strategy Case study - CAT Trade idea

5 Topics
Philosophy of Adjustments
Adjustments for Long Call positions
Adjustments for Short Calls Long Puts and Short Put positions
Trade Management using sophisticated Conditional Orders
Strategy and Adjustments Quiz

5 Topics
Using Options to buy Stock at much lower prices than what its currently trading for
Using Options to sell Stock at much higher prices than what its currently trading for
Using Options to hedge Stock that you already own
CONCLUSION OF BUYING AND SELLING CALL AND PUT OPTIONS
BONUS LECTURE - DONT MISS !!

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