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Options Trading for Rookies: Understand Options Completely
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Options Trading for Rookies: Understand Options Completely

Part 1: Learn everything you need to know about options, what they are, how they work, buying vs. selling and more!
Last updated 1/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand options and how options work (strike prices, bid-ask spread, etc.)
  • Learn the foundation of options trading (leverage, POP, etc.)
  • Learn the differences between calls and puts
  • Learn the difference between buying options and selling options
  • Learn how to trade calls and puts effectively
  • Understand and use the most important rules in options trading
  • Learn the basics of trading verticals, the Almighty of option trading

Course content

8 sections64 lectures2h 35m total length
  • Are you Missing all my FREE Stuff?!1:09
  • Course Introduction2:17

    This is the introduction to this options trading course.

    You will learn how stock options work, how to use leverage, probability of profit, time to expiration, strike stock adjustment to your advantage and how to trade options effectively and profitably.

    I will teach you the foundation for creating option strategies for consistent income, and option trading for a living.

    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.

  • Risk Disclaimer0:17

    This lecture is about understanding the risk of trading.  What we share in this course is for education purpose only.


  • Which Trading Software is used in this presentation?0:48
  • You are Important1:29
  • Exercise: Introduce Yourself to the Class0:27

    You will learn how stock options work, how to use leverage, probability of profit, time to expiration, strike stock adjustment to your advantage and how to trade options effectively and profitably.

    I will teach you the foundation for creating option strategies for consistent income, and option trading for a living.

    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.

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 30,000 happy Udemy students who have enrolled in this course*****

In this course, you will learn 

  • What Options Are - We define them so you can finally understand them :)

  • How stock options work

  • How to use leverage, probability of profit, time to expiration, strike stock adjustment to your advantage 

  • How to trade options effectively and profitably

  • and so much more!


In this Udemy option course I will teach you the foundation for creating option strategies for consistent income, and how to do option trading for a living.

Options trading is made easy.  

This course is packed with practical, insightful and educational option material.  You will learn all about stock options, what they are, how they work, buying vs. selling and more!.

Learning how to trade options has never been easier.  We lay the foundation here for options so we can ultimately teach you 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.

This is a foundation course designed for those interested in learning the basics of trading options effectively and for anyone hungry to learn how to trade options.

This course is also for TastyTrade folks.  If you are a Tastytrader struggling to get up to speed, all my courses are designed to get you up and running in the minimal amount of time.


Taking the Fear out of Options:

  • What exactly are Calls & Puts

  • How do they work

  • Buying them vs Selling them

  • Risk vs Reward

  • And much much more!


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This is Part One 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.

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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.  

Young or old, everyone can learn to trade.  All you need is the calculator on your phone and you have all the tools necessary to take this course and learn a skill that can make you money for the rest of your life!

This course is for all levels: beginners, intermediate and advanced traders! All you need is an open mind and a passion to be successful!

Enroll in this course now and start trading the market successfully!

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

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All our Sharper Trades courses come with:

  • 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee

  • Unlimited lifetime access at no extra costs

  • All future additional lectures, bonuses, etc in this course are always free

  • 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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Over 90,000 students have already joined Sharper Trades courses. Join a large community of successful traders.

Click "Take This Course" and Start Trading Successfully!


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 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.