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How to become a profitable options trader and go full time
3 students

How to become a profitable options trader and go full time

Learn the complete A-Z modules of options trading in 8 hours and become a profitable trader in Indian stock markets
Created byBalachandran Viswaram SEBI RIA & RA
Last updated 3/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn Advanced concepts and theoretical frameworks in Financial Markets
  • Become a full time options trader and earn monthly income by deploying strategies
  • Learn algorithmic trading and automate trading strategies to make money from the financial markets
  • Become an expert in speculation, hedging and trade futures and options

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 7h 58m total length

  • Derivatives, Futures, Options and Role of Technical Analysis45:52

    · Why Derivatives were invented – Risk Management & Price Discovery.

    · What is a Futures Contract – Commodity, Equity, Index, Currency Futures.

    · What is an Options Contract – Commodity, Equity, Index, Currency Options.

    · Importance of Technical Analysis in Derivative Trading

  • Leverage, Margin, Margin calls, Risk-Payoff and Collateral Pledge39:04

    · Introduction to Leverage

    · Introduction to Margin & Margin Calls

    · Concept of Risk and Payoff

    · Introduction to Collateral Pledge

  • Expiry Day Trading, Mark to Market and Settlements42:15

    · Concept of Expiry & Expiry Day Trading

    · Mark to Market

    · Settlements

  • Index Futures, Index Options, Option chain and Strike Prices38:27

    · Index Futures

    · Index Options, Option Chain, and Strike Price

    · Cash Settlements

  • Probabilities of Profits, Beta and Open Interest35:14

    · Cost of carry

    · Concept of Beta

    · Concept of Open Interest

  • Calls and Puts, Buying and Selling Options, Multi-leg strategies30:01

    · Introduction to Calls and Puts

    · Buying Options

    · Selling Options

    · Multi-Leg Combination of Buying & Selling Strikes

  • Premiums and Discounts, Intrinsic Value, Time Value and Volatility28:35

    · Concept of Premium and Discount

    · Intrinsic Value

    · Concept of Time Value

    · Concept of Volatility

  • Option Greeks - Delta, Theta, Vega and the Black Scholes Merton Pricing model38:47

    · Delta – make money by trading the direction

    · Theta – make money with time decay

    · Vega – make money by playing volatility

    · Black-Scholes option pricing model

  • Single and Multi Leg Advanced Strategies + Concept of Non-linearity1:07:21

    · Single Leg strategies

    · Multi-leg strategies

    · Concept of non-linearity

  • Role of Technical Analysis in the Selection of Option Strategies31:25

    • Technical Indicators

    • Combine TA with Option Strategies

  • The ultimate guide to making money via options trading43:28

    • Collateral Pledge

    • Shifting to Demat MF for pledging

    • Shortlist just 3 trades

    • Firefighting Losses

  • Backtesting, Forward testing, API Linking and Algorithmic Trading Guide37:51

    · Concept of Backtesting

    · Concept of Forward Testing

    · API linking Broker with Algo Platform

    · Executing Algo Trades

Requirements

  • No prior experience required in stock markets, but if you have some exposure, you could utilize the program better.

Description

Profiting in options trading is not that simple, yet people come to the stock market to make quick money. The real reason options trading is more difficult than regular stock trading is the option Greeks like delta, theta, and vega. Basically, the factors that determine profits are not just the market's direction but also time and volatility.

If you learn the theoretical concepts clearly, then you stand a better chance than amateurs to make money from the options trading market. It might require more than 7 hours of learning, and that's where this course will benefit you. This program is designed as 12 modules, with each module building on the previous one. It is highly recommended that you go through the same in the same order of precedence.

Options trading gives you the chance to make money in all three directions of the markets - Bullish, Bearish, and Flat, and it's a significant step over the normal buy-low-sell-high only strategy in stock trading.

At the end of the program, you would be given the Top 10 principles to be printed and kept at your desk to become a Top 1% Elite Trader, they are:-

1. Define max loss before entering the trade.

2. Opt for Sell-side strategy to get time on your side.

3. Do not trade in Illiquid contracts.

4. Max loss should not exceed 2% of your capital.

5. Maintain a trading journal.

6. Not taking a trade is also a good trade.

7. Wait for the right setup, do not commit early.

8. Follow your trading system, no matter what.

9. The amount won is your capital. Do not consider it as disposable capital.

10. You will discover your trading edge by following the 9 rules above.

Who this course is for:

  • People who wish to start trading the financial markets. People looking to take up options trading as their primary and full time earning source.
  • People who wish to learn trading in stock markets
  • People who wish to choose options trading as their full time job

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