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Options Trading for Rookies: Basic Stock Options Strategies

Name: Options Trading for Rookies: Basic Stock Options Strategies
Rating: 4.6 (2671 reviews)

Part 2: Learn to Trade Verticals, Iron Condors and the Five Golden Rules of Option Trading

Created byKal Zurn, SharperTrades LLC

Last updated 1/2026

English

What you'll learn

Understand the basic fundamental elements of options trading
Learn what vertical call and put options are and how to trade them correctly
Learn how to effectively trade short call and put verticals
Understand how profits and losses work when selling call and put verticals
Learn how to effectively trade long call and put verticals
Understand how profits and losses work when buying call and put verticals
Learn how to use the five golden rules for trading verticals successfully
Learn basic iron condor strategies
Manage your own Financial Future
Trade basic option strategies profitably and with confidence

Course content

12 sections • 65 lectures • 3h 0m total length

Are you Missing all my FREE Stuff?!1:09
Course Introduction1:19
Risk Disclaimer0:17
Which Trading Software is used in this presentation?0:48
You are Important1:29
Exercise: Introduce Yourself to the Class0:27
Basics of Option Trading Recap1:58
Nothing like a quick refresher before we get into the heavier stuff
Option Trading for Rookies: Understand Options Completely0:35
What is a Vertical?1:00
Defined here, explained soon

"Shorting" or Selling Call Verticals2:42
Call Verticals explained
Visual Illustration of Short Call Verticals1:24
Short Call Verticals explained on a Trade Page
Deeper Look into How Short Call Verticals Work3:29
Short Call Verticals Explained in depth
How Profits and Losses Work when Selling Verticals1:52
So did I make any money or not?
Selling Naked Call Options Compared to Selling Call Verticals2:41
Why Verticals are so much safer than Naked Options
"Shorting" or Selling Put Verticals2:16
We learned about Short Call Verticals, so here's the Put side of things
Visual Illustration of Short Put Verticals2:32
Short Put Verticals explained on a Trade Page
Selling Naked Puts Compared to Selling Put Verticals2:00
Why Verticals are so much safer than Naked Options
"Be Your Own Boss, Make Your Own Money!"3:15
Selling Verticals

"Long" or Buying Call Verticals2:46
We know how to Sell Verticals now, so let's look at Buying them too
Achieving Financial Freedom0:48
Visual Illustration of Long Call Verticals1:08
Long Call Verticals explained on a Trade Page
Deeper Look into How Long Call Verticals Work4:20
Long Call Verticals Explained in depth
Buying Call Options Compared to Buying Call Verticals2:53
Spend less and have a better chance of Making Money? Tell me more
"Long" or Buying Put Verticals1:41
And back to the Put side again
Visual Illustration of Buying Put Verticals2:02
Long Put Verticals explained on a Trade Page
Buying Puts Compared to Buying Put Verticals2:02
Spend less and have a better chance of Making Money? Tell me more
Recap: Call Verticals and Put Verticals1:45
Let's look at all of our choices again and why we choose one over the other
Buying Verticals

Table of Contents: Learning to Trade Verticals0:56
Table of Contents for what we're going to learn moving forward
Trading Rule #1: Time3:02
Trading Rule #1 of Vertical Trading
What is Volatility?3:15
How are Options actually priced? We need to understand this in order to Trade
Trading Rule #2: Volatility Rank1:49
We are Volatility Based Traders, so we need to understand Volatility Rank in order to know how to trade
Trading Rule #3: Tastyworks, the Magical Trading Platform2:21
Tastytrade (formerly "Tastyworks" and formerly formerly "Dough"), the magical trading platform

"Learn to Fish" Here!2:43
Trading Rule #4: How to Sell Call Verticals5:15
The parameters around Selling Verticals
Trading Rule #4: How NOT to Sell Call Verticals2:49
Discipline is the key. We must follow our Trading Rules to make money.
Call Verticals: High vs Low Volatility and Our Trading Rules3:11
Rules are not meant to be broken in this case
Trading Rule #4: How to Sell Put Verticals2:30
The parameters around Selling Verticals
Trading Rule #4: How NOT to Sell Put Verticals1:44
Discipline is the key. We must follow our Trading Rules to make money.
Put Verticals: High vs Low Volatility and Our Trading Rules2:32
Rules are not meant to be broken in this case
Trading Rules are Rules for a Reason2:13
Get too cute, and you lose your money
Golden Rules of Selling Verticals

5 Trading Rules for Buying Verticals3:11
The 5 Golden Rules of Buying Verticals that will lead you to success in trading
Visual Illustration of Buying Call Verticals3:38
Long Call Verticals explained on a Trade Page
How Profits and Losses Work when Buying Verticals1:33
So did I make any money or not?
Buying Verticals is a Stock Replacement Strategy4:52
How to essentially "Buy Stock" for a small percentage of the purchase price
Adjusting Call Vertical Strike Prices to Fit our Rules3:01
Just because the Price is correct doesn't meet it fits our rules. Here's how to make sure ti fits our rules.
Buying Calls Compared to Buying Call Verticals2:34
Spend less and have a better chance of Making Money? Tell me more
Trading Rule #4: How to Buy Put Verticals2:31
The parameters around Buying Put Verticals
Adjusting Put Vertical Strike Prices to Fit our Rules3:05
Just because the Price is correct doesn't meet it fits our rules. Here's how to make sure ti fits our rules.
Get Your Essential Options Trading Guide and FREE Course!2:04
Please type in the link exactly, as it is case sensitive.
Trading Rules Checklist for All Verticals3:41
Print it, Cut it out and Paste it on your wall next to your computer.
These 5 Golden Trading Rules will lead you into becoming a successful and profitable trader
Golden Rules of Buying Verticals

Let's Make a Real Trade: Buying Call Verticals4:57
It really is this easy, and can be done this quickly.
Buying Verticals: Price isn't everything3:02
Know your Trading Rules and how to use them correctly
Let's Make a Real Trade: Buying Put Verticals3:15
It really is this easy, and can be done this quickly.
Trading Rules Checklist for All Verticals3:37
Print it, Cut it out and Paste it on your wall next to your computer. These 5 Golden Trading Rules will lead you into becoming a successful and profitable trader

Requirements

Everyone is welcome
Desire to learn
A computer or tablet to watch the videos
Pen and paper for taking notes
Nothing else is needed, everything you need to learn to how to trade options is included in the course

Description

*****Join our family of over 18,000 happy Udemy students who have enrolled in this course*****

Investing Strategies and Options Trading:

Do you want to learn how to trade options effectively?
How to trade in the stock market without losing your shirt?
How to increase your profits while limiting your trading risk?

In this Udemy option course, you will learn:

All you need to know about the Call & Put Vertical option strategy (both short and long)

What they are and how to trade them correctly
How to effectively trade short call and short put verticals
How to effectively trade long call and short put verticals
How profits and losses work when selling call and put verticals
How to reduce your risks while maximizing your probability of profit
The Five Golden Rules for trading vertical options successfully
Iron condor option strategy
and so much more!

Options trading is made easy.

This course is packed with practical, insightful and educational option material. You will learn all about stock options, option investing strategies, call options, put options, buying options versus selling options and other option strategies for income.

Learning how to trade options has never been easier. We cover successful option trading strategies, options basics, how to do options trading and how to trade options for income.

We use option trading examples and visual illustrations of practical options strategies, to help you better understand options trading and how to trade them correctly.

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This course will teach you how to Trade Options and Earn Consistent Returns in the Stock Market for the Rest of Your Life. It will start where "Option Trading for Rookies: Understand Options Completely" left off and take you all the way to trading effective option strategies, such as Verticals and Iron Condors.

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This is Part Two of a 3-course option bundle:

Understand Options Completely (Part 1)
Basic Option Strategies (Part 2)
Make & Manage Profitable Trades (Part 3)

In these three courses I will teach you how to trade options and earn consistent returns in the stock market for the rest of your life.

I will take you from absolute ground zero of stock option trading knowledge (i.e. "what is an option?") all the way to trading different option strategies in only a few courses.

There is no frivolous information here. Our goal is to get you up and trading right away, so everything you need to know is here and presented in a straightforward and easy to understand format. All the information is laid out and explained thoroughly on slides, and then illustrated on live trading platforms to show you how to use it in reality.

Myths will be busted:

1) Trading is not as complicated as professionals would lead you to believe, in fact it’s pretty easy

2) Trading does not take a lot of time. You can do it from work or home in less than 15 minutes a day

3) Trading does not take years to learn, I am going to teach you in only a few courses

No Fundamental or Technical Analysis is used or needed. This program is based on strategy. And strategy can be applied to any stock at any time.

Please also visit us at SharperTrades .com and take one of our FREE Webinars/Courses on Options.

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I'm a firm believer that "Nobody Cares About Your Money More Than You Do." I want to teach you how to manage your own money, so you don't have to pay exorbitant fees to Money Managers who get paid whether they make money for you or not.

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Our Sharper Trades team is always available to answer any question you might have regarding this course. Answers are given in less than 24 hours!
Your trading success is our goal!

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Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in trading options
Anyone interested in investing using stock options
Anyone interested in learning how to effectively and successfully trade the market using option strategies
Anyone who wants to generate income trading vertical options
Anyone who want to refresh their option trading knowledge
Anyone who want to learn how to options really work
Tastytraders who are having a hard time get up to speed on understanding what is going on. This will get you up to speed quickly.

Options Trading for Rookies: Basic Stock Options Strategies

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Course content

Introduction to Vertical Options9 lectures • 9min

"Shorting" or Selling Verticals9 lectures • 22min

"Long" or Buying Verticals9 lectures • 19min

First 3 Golden Rules For Selling Verticals5 lectures • 11min

Fourth Golden Rule for Selling Verticals8 lectures • 23min

BONUS: Iron Condor Option Strategy3 lectures • 11min

Fifth and Most Important Rule for Selling Verticals3 lectures • 10min

Selling Verticals: Real Live Trading Examples2 lectures • 10min

The 5 Golden Rules of Buying Verticals10 lectures • 30min

Buying Verticals: Real Live Trading Examples4 lectures • 15min

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