Options Trading in plain English for beginners

Learn basic to advanced Options Trading concepts and techniques in clear and simple terms

Created by: Options in plain English
Options Expert

What Will I Learn?

• Access the Options Market and trade Options Strategies efficiently and profitably
• Master the most widely used Options Strategies: Buying and Selling Calls, Puts, Covered Calls, Call Spreads, Put Spreads, Strangles, Iron Condors, among others
• Understand the foundations of Options in the Financial Markets and their practical uses as Strategic, Protection, Speculation, Leverage and Income Instruments
• Create a demo account and download an Options Trading platform to gain access to the Options Market and follow along with the examples using real data
• Understand the options exercise and assignment processes
• Understand the concept of Volatility and its importance for option pricing
• Explore all the factors that determine an Option's Price: Underlying Price, Strike Price, Time to Expiration, Implied Volatility, Dividends and Interest Rates
• Use Option Greeks (Delta, Theta, Gamma, Vega) to measure and monitor your options strategies and understand their exposure to known risks
• Get a quick overview of how options can help current Stock Traders better achieve their goals
• Learn how to determine and implement the most efficient options strategy based on your outlook and current market conditions
• Monitor, roll and adjust existing Options Positions to more efficiently achieve your profit targets
• Determine your options position's Probability of Profit easily and accurately to help you make better and more informed trade management decisions
• Estimate and take appropriate actions due to the impact of dividends and other distributions on long and short Options positions (Calls and/or Puts)
• Learn to trade the VIX by using VIX Futures, VIX ETFs and ETNs and VIX Options
• Manage your Options Portfolio efficiently in order to maximize profits and minimize risks.

Requirements

• There is no financial, mathematical or trading-related requirement to take this course and become the best Option Trader you can be

Target audience

• Anyone wanting to take control of their personal finances using Options to achieve it
• Beginners in the Financial Markets wanting to learn to trade Options with no previous knowledge at all
• Anyone familiar with Financial Markets wanting to add Options Trading to their portfolio
• Active market participants wanting to complement their financial activities with Option Trading
• Option traders wanting to expand their knowledge about Options Strategies and add new ones to their Portfolio
• Students of Finance, Business or similar programs wishing to complement their academic and theoretical knowledge with practical Option strategies traded in the market