Options Basics & Trading With Small Capital! - Level 1

Name: Options Basics & Trading With Small Capital! - Level 1
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Learn everything you need to know about options while having a budget friendly and profit maximizing strategy!!

Created byGabor Paroczai

Last updated 7/2016

English

What you'll learn

Possess the most budget friendly perspective to start trading options
Choose the right options to trade
Learn about the basics of options and how you can make money

Course content

1 section • 19 lectures • 2h 6m total length

Introduction2:20
Course overview!
So, what are options? - Formal definitions1:47
In this lecture we explore what the formal definitions of options are.
How we can make money on options7:20
PUT option example3:02
A visual approach!4:49
A visual approach to what options are and how they work in the background.
100% profit sounds great! What's the catch?7:30
We need to know what the forces that are against us as options buyers.
States of Options and Delta7:35
In this lecture we learn what "states" are options can be upon first purchasing them.
Meet the rest of the Greeks!7:54
Meet the greeks that determine the parameters of your options.
Who is in the game?5:22
Picking the right Options for the right Stocks11:58
In this lecture we pick good stocks to buy options from.
thinkorswim download links - See attachment0:07
Setting up a trading platform! (thinkorswim)12:34
We are ready to download our practice trading platform
Charting5:16
Things to know before entering a trade10:27
Some useful terminology of entering and exiting trades. We will also learn about profit/loss diagrams and probability curves.
Placing our first trade!15:29
Placing our first trade in thinkorswim. Excellent trading platform.
Trading accounts you may want to open8:25
In this lecture we will learn the about the different banking accounts you may wish to open to trade options with.
Do's and Don'ts when trading5:17
A simple guideline to the fresh trader. Common pitfalls to avoid.
Looking ahead!8:06
Material you want to look up once you have a very firm understanding of the previous content. Practice trading in the paper account before proceeding!
Closing remarks0:59
Thank you for choosing my lectures!

Requirements

You don't need to know anything about options but should be familiar with what stocks are

Description

Welcome to Options Basics!

Are you looking to make money while the market is going up, down or sideways? If so, options are the way to go.

This introductory course will teach you how you can trade options with the best practices to follow when starting out in the confusing world of options trading. The material is taught in text/graphical format while I provide backing explanations during each video lecture. If you are looking for alternatives to trading expensive stocks or you're perhaps not comfortable dishing out thousands of dollars on a single trade, look no further. My course offers a budget friendly and profit maximizing approach to inexperienced traders whom wish to generate additional income via options. By the end of this course you will be comfortable with the concept of options and you will have the confidence to make that first trade!

This course teaches you the following in a simple, effective and very friendly way:

What options are and how you can make money on trading them
Charting - How to read stock charts to analyze trends
Picking the right stocks to trade options on
Picking desirable options that are within budget
Trading platform (software) you can use to trade
Various bank accounts that you may need to consider opening
Do's and Don't of trading
Opening a practice (paper money) account
Looking ahead once you get comfortable with the basics

Who this course is for:

This course is meant for beginners who are not familiar with options and/or are not comfortable investing a lot of capital when starting
You should take this course if you want to learn the safest approach to trading options
This course is NOT meant for students that want to learn about different tools, analytics and startegies that help predict market trends.