Options 101 Course

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• 1. Introduction to Options

  
  1. What are Options?
  2. The Right, not the Obligation
  3. Types of Option - Calls and Puts
  4. Types of Calls and Puts
  5. Exercise (or Strike) Price
  6. Expiration Date
  7. Summary of Options Definition
  8. Why Options?
  9. LEAPs

• 2. Risk Profile Charts

  
  1. Risk Profile Charts
  2. Steps to creating a Risk Profile Chart
  3. Short Stock Risk Profile
  4. Option Risk Profiles
  5. Put Option Risk Profile

• 3. The 4 Basic Option Risk Profiles

  
  1. 4 Risk Profiles
  2. Long Call Risk Profile
  3. Short Call Risk Profile
  4. Long Put Risk Profile
  5. Short Put Risk Profile
  6. Risk Profiles Summary

• 4. The Valuation of Options

  
  1. Valuing Options
  2. ITM, OTM and At the Money (ATM) Calls
  3. ITM, OTM and ATM Puts
  4. Intrinsic and Time Value for Calls - Example 1: ITM
  5. Intrinsic and Time Value for Calls - Example 2: OTM
  6. Intrinsic and Time Value for Puts - Example 3: ITM
  7. Intrinsic and Time Value for Puts - Example 4: OTM
  8. The 7 Factors affecting the Pricing of Options Premiums
  9. Put / Call Parity Explained

• 5. In the Market Place - Traded Options

  
  1. Contracts
  2. Margin
  3. Placing your Order
  4. Trading Tips
  5. Expiration
  6. Exercise and Assignment
  7. Understanding Option Symbols

• 6. The Greeks Part I

  
  1. Introduction
  2. Delta - Δ
  3. Delta Neutral Trading
  4. Other points to remember
  5. Delta Trading
  6. Why Does Speed Matter?
  7. Delta Picture Summary
  8. Gamma - Γ
  9. Gamma Picture Summary

• 7. The Greeks Part II

  
  1. Theta - Θ
  2. 4 ways to combat Theta (Time) Decay
  3. Theta Picture Summary
  4. Vega - Κ (also known as Kappa or Lambda)
  5. Implied and Historical Volatility
  6. About Volatility
  7. Volatility Smiles and Skews
  8. Vega Picture Summary
  9. Rho - Ρ
  10. Rho Picture Summary