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Disclaimer - Please read before continuing.
Stocks, Options, Investment Ideas or any other mention of assets is NOT investment advice.
The content is for information purposes only.
Basic introduction of Call and Put Options and their components.
Relationship between the following
Strike Price and Call Option Premium
Strike Price and Put Option Premium
Time remaining on Contract (days to expiration) and Call Option Premium
Time remaining on Contract (days to expiration) and Put Option Premium
How to break down the options premium in two primary components - intrinsic and extrinsic value
Relationship between Options and Strike Prices - when is an option considered the following
In the Money
At the Money
Out of The Money
Learn how investors use stock options for achieve the following objectives:
Leverage
Risk management
We'll answer these two questions -
What is an Option Chain?
What is 'exercising' in the world of stock options?
Whiteboard Session on Call Options - price simulation to gauge potential profits and loss based on price movement in the underlying stock
Learn how to read the details of a call option on a simpler interface such as the Robinhood investment app.
Whiteboard Session on Put Options - price simulation to gauge potential profits and loss based on price movement in the underlying stock.
Learn how to read the details of a put option on a simpler interface such as the Robinhood investment app.
Learn a use case of put options: how to use put options as insurance on your investment.
Profit and loss zones visualized for both - call options and put options.
Live Demo of how call options and put options look like on yahoo finance.
How the premium (or price) of call and put options on the same stock change over time.
What is 'selling' or 'writing' stock options?
Things to consider while writing stock options
Price simulation to estimate profit and loss while selling covered call options.
Price simulation to estimate profit and loss while selling cash secured put options.
How to sell put options as a strategy to buy stocks cheaper.
Comparison of this strategy vs placing a limit order.
Learn about the Option Wheeling Strategy to generate income on a regular basis by buying and selling stock options.
Introduction to the three greeks used to comprehend stock options - delta, gamma, theta.
Their relationship to strike price and time remaining on contract
Learn about the concept of implied volatility, and how it can be used to estimate a price range of stock in the future.
Introduction to the fourth Greek 'Vega'
Demo of what an advanced trading terminal looks like.
How to place orders to trade call and put options on ThinkOrSwim terminal.
The world of stock options can be confusing, even intimidating, to be honest. No wonder more than 80% of people never buy or sell stock options in their life. Have you been wanting to learn more about stock option trading? You are in luck! We have created a course that is perfect for a beginner in the world of stock options.
In 2 hours, you should be able to understand in detail what call and put options are, what to consider before buying and selling stock options. With well paced lectures, whiteboard sessions, and live walkthroughs, learning about stock options will be a cakewalk for you.
The final quiz (15 questions) at the end will help you test your understanding of the key concepts.
You also get a completion certificate to show your accomplishment!
The course includes video content worth approximately 2-hours, broken down into 7 modules as outlined below.
Module 1
Contract on a Condo: How to benefit from price rise with just a fraction of the cost. (5 min)
Module 2
Introduction to Call Options and Put Options (3 min)
Option Premium vs Strike Price, Option Premium vs Time (5 min)
Premium breakdown – Intrinsic and Extrinsic Values (6 min)
Module 3
Why Should I care About options (6 min)
What is an Option Chain (5 min)
What is Exercising Option – Difference Between American and European style
Module 4
Whiteboard Session Call Option – stock price simulation to evaluate profits and loss on call option, identifying the breakeven point of call option (7 min)
Walkthrough of Call Option on a simple interface (Robinhood) (3 min)
Whiteboard Session Put Option – stock price simulation to evaluate profits and loss on put option, identifying the breakeven point of put option (6 min)
Walkthrough of Put Option on a simple interface (Robinhood) (2 min)
How can Put Option be Used as insurance (6 min)
Visualization of profit and loss zones on call and put options (4 min)
Walkthrough of Options on Yahoo Finance (7 min)
Module 5
The other side of the trade: Writing and Selling Options – what to consider before writing options (7 min)
Whiteboard Session: stock price simulation to evaluate profits and loss while selling covered calls, identifying breakeven point (7 min)
Whiteboard Session: stock price simulation to evaluate profits and loss while selling cash secured puts, identifying breakeven point (7 min)
How to buy stocks cheaper by selling cash secured puts (5 min)
Option Wheeling Strategy (5 min)
Module 6
Meet and Greet the Greeks – Delta, Gamma, Theta (7 min)
Implied Volatility and the Greek Vega (6 min)
Module 7
Walkthrough: Buy a call and put option on an advanced interface (ThinkOrSwim) (9 min)