Trading Options in U.S. Markets

Having a good foundation is important when investing.  This course will teach you how to trade in the options markets and how to research, analyze, and understand the reasons why trend directions occurred. 

If you know your exit points (when to get out of a trade) both positive and negative, then you are better equipped to become a successful trader. 

One of the biggest mistakes of novice traders is over trading.  Just because you have a feeling does not mean you should trade it. 

Knowing when and how to place a trade increases your chances of profitability. Many people trade in one direction. Their expectation is usually bullish (meaning the stock will rise in value).  This is one direction trading.  With options you can make money in bullish, bearish, and stagnant markets. 

This course is design to give you a basic understanding how to identify opportunities which can generate profits while minimizing the downside and risk. 

101 - Introduction to Interest Income - This course introduces the user to the wide world of making money in methods other than wage income.

102 - Basic Research - This introduces free tools on the internet they can use to do their basic research.

110 - Introduction to Stocks (Equities) - This course is a cursory overview of what stocks are and the basic principle behind investing using stocks as your asset.

120 - Introduction to Technical Analysis - This course is the first course of five in Technical Analysis. It introduces the user to how to use charting to gauge support and resistance levels.

130 - Introduction to Fundamental Analysis - This course introduces the user to Fundamental Analysis, which is the researching of the strength of a company, as well as its effectiveness within the industry.

140 - Introduction to Economic Events and research - This course introduces the user to the economics.

150 - Introduction to Options - This course gives a brief overview of what options are and how they relate to stocks. It introduces the user to the five basic instruments (Stock, Long Call, Short Call, Long Put, and Short Put) but does not go into detail. It talks the history of options and how the Black Scholes Model was used in deriving fair pricing for options. We also introduce the user to the orientation to the options chain and how to use it.

151 - Long Call - Optimizes a Bullish trend. The Long Call is a Debit Trade and gives the buyer the right to buy a stock, at a fixed price, within a set time frame. Our reward is theoretically unlimited and our risk is limited to the price of the option.

152 - Short Call - Optimizes a Stagnant to Bearish trend. The Short Call is a Credit Trade and gives the seller the obligation to sell a stock, at a fixed price, within a set time frame. Our maximum reward is the credit received and our risk is theoretically unlimited.

153 - Long Put - Optimizes a Bearish trend. The Long Put is a Debit Trade and gives the buyer the right to sell a stock, at a fixed price, within a set time frame. Our maximum reward is the strike of the Long Put minus the Debit and our risk is limited to the price of the option.

154 - Short Put - Optimizes a Stagnant to Bullish trend. The Short Put is a Credit Trade and gives the seller the obligation to buy a stock, at a fixed price, within a set time frame. Our maximum reward is the credit received and our maximum risk is the Short Put strike minus the credit received.

160 - Debit/Credit Trade Review - Review of Credit verses Debit Trades. A Debit Trade is when a higher priced option is bought and the lower premium option is sold (at the same time). A Credit Trade is when the higher priced option is sold and the lower priced options are bought (at the same time).

170 - Introduction to Sentimental Analysis - This course introduces the user to Sentimental Analysis which, is the emotional influence on a stock or options price.

180 - Understanding the Greeks - This course covers Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega. The Greeks are based on a mathematical model that are calculated daily to assist the trader in projecting the future theoretical valuation of an option price.

190 - Options Review - This course reviews the Put and Call positions.